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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 (28)
Faemike55
very cool mix of colours and styles here. Great candid capture
jayfar
Another great candid shot.
renecyberdoc
nice capture.
erlandpil
Another good shot from you erland
jocko500
lot of people go there
Jay-el-Jay
A nice shot of this gathering.
Minda
Great shot sig.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
adrie
Great photoshot my friend.
farmerC
Exellente photo.
rockstrider
Fantastic candid capture Sig!
nefertiabet
Fantastic capture, love it!!!
UVDan
Super! It appears that many folks are just hanging out.
tigertim
Excellent, just hanging out waiting for the bus??.. interesting mix of people for sure!!
emmecielle
Interesting image! Excellent capture! :)
MagikUnicorn
Gorgeous shot
drifterlee
Very cool shot!
flavia49
very nice capture
Isabelle711
A very colorful image. :)))))) Love the young lady texting on her cell, and that one guys camera. :)))))) Everyone seems very busy. :)))) Most excellent capture my friend. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Sunshine Smile In Your Heart :))))
auntietk
Great shot! It's easy to fall in and forget to come back out. I love seeing all the people. Guy with the Canon jumps right out, huh? I wonder why? LOL! :)
starship64 Online Now!
There's quite a variety of people there. Great capture.
Juliette.Gribnau
great mood in this pic !, together relaxed
dakotabluemoon
I guess we never think of these kind of people having an interest in the things we do i see the one lady likes brand names coach is top of the line great shot.
virginiese
Nice capture. The young woman with the cellphone catches the eyes because she is very colorful compared to the crowd
Richardphotos
maybe the one in black is wishing she had the nerve to expose her face like the nearest one
ontar1
Cool, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
danapommet
I notice that the woman in the burka is checking out the iPhone that the girl in the foreground is using! Think about the contrast of life styles!
myrrhluz
I like your people series. This one's great. I like the composition with a mostly indistinct crowd and the 3 very interesting people in the front. The guy is interesting for his body language. He is looking intently in the distance and there is something uncertain in his look and the way his hand is lightly touching his pocket. The woman in black is interesting both for the prominent water bottle, a sign of the times against her traditional garb, and her sidelong look. I really like the girl in front. She's a great mixture of tradition and individuality. She's also very pretty. Lovely capture!