Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (24)
Hendesse
That's what I call weight distribution. Super shot!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
flaviok
Fantástica imagem e captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
artofsouls
Great shot
Juliette.Gribnau
lovely scene
renecyberdoc
excellent take.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture
MagikUnicorn
He will be ready for a long ride :)
ontar1
Wow, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
farmerC
Fantastic shot.
flavia49
fabulous shot
Richardphotos
really gives an edge on how the life unfolds there
tigertim
Still one of the best modes of transport around such a city!!
UVDan
Reminds me of the bicycles that kept the war going by transporting goods on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Great candid shot! I have often thought of making a Ho Chi Minh trail bicycle to push my camping and prospecting gear around the wilderness.
starship64
Wonderful candid shot.
jocko500
wonder to see how these people work and live
UteBigSmile
Das arme Fahrrad hat's auch nötig, was sie immer so alles drauf packen - Lach!
dakotabluemoon
Seeing these kind of images is such a pleasure for some having such a hard life just makes us appreciate more of what it really is like to have a easy life as we do now.
Cyve
Amazing and beautiful picture !
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK!
auntietk
I like this second shot of the bridge, showing more of the construction and design. Fascinating! The way she has her bike configured seems pretty efficient!
debbielove
When you ride on over-load you need to get things just right! Excellently timed shot Sig! Rob
danapommet
I like this shot Sig although I can't figure out where she sits once her load has been secured!
bebert
c'est une autre culture :)