Vanished World 2024 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Christian Herrmann under Media

2024 is already the third year of the war against Ukraine. Russia’s barbaric aggression continues. With this calendar, I would like to remind you that people are still dying every day in Ukraine, cities are being destroyed and the country’s cultural heritage is being devastated – even if the war has disappeared from the headlines or is overshadowed in the public consciousness by other wars and conflicts.
The calendar can be downloaded free of charge and contains the main Christian and Jewish holidays in a German and English edition. Most of the pictures were taken while travelling in Western Ukraine in December 2022 and July 2023.

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Vanished World 2023 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Christian Herrmann under Lithuania, Media

2021 had been a difficult year for me and I hoped for a better 2022. The hope was in vain. On 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine, a country where I have many friends, where I have travelled a lot and which I love. I had also planned a trip to Ukraine for spring 2022. It was not possible. Instead, I went to Lithuania twice to take photos for my book “Grenzland | Borderlands”, which will be published in early 2023. However, the trips to Lithuania were more than a substitute for Ukraine. The country looks back on an incredibly rich Jewish history. A selection of the photos taken during these trips can be seen in the new Vanished World calendar. May 2023 be better than 2022!

Vanished World Calendar 2023 - September

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Vanished World 2022 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Christian Herrmann under Media

2021 was not an easy year. The pandemic continues to have a firm grip on us and for me it was also a year of personal losses. Travelling remains difficult and is risky. But all these difficulties and losses make me look at the topic of giving with a changed perspective. Many people have given to me in the past year. They have stood by my side when I needed them. They have given me comfort or simply held my hand when there were no more words. Now it is my turn to give something. The Vanished World calendar for 2022 is now available for download and can be printed at will. The subject for 2022 is Jewish heritage in Ukraine and is largely based on a trip I undertook in August and September 2021 – one of the few trips that were possible at all last year. Have a great 2022, stay safe and healthy!

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Vanished World 2021 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Christian Herrmann under Belarus, Media

Considering the past year, I assume we all deserve a small gift. I would like to give a gift to all who followed my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present. A calendar for 2021 with some of my photos is now available for free download. In solidarity with the brave Belarusians who fight a terrorist dictatorship, I was using exclusively photo motifs from Belarus for this year’s calendar. They were taken in spring 2019 – a time when traveling was still possible and nobody thought of a pandemic to come. The images may remind us how much Belarus is part of a European and global culture.

Vanished World calendar 2021

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Vanished World 2020 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Christian Herrmann under Media

It’s already December and with all its holidays this month is for many of us a time of gifts. I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present – either in person or by following my experiences through the Vanished World blog or social media. A calendar for 2020 with some of my photos is now available for free download. It is mainly based on the images I exhibited in 2019 in Kyiv and Cologne. Some were taken in Ukraine – Galicia and Podolia – others in Belarus. You may produce the calendar on your own printer or at an on-line shop of your choice. Enjoy and have a great 2020!

Vanished World calendar 2020

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Vanished World 2019 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Christian Herrmann under Media

December is coming closer and with all its holidays it’s for many of us a time of gifts. I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present – either in person or by following my experiences through the Vanished World blog or social media. To me, 2018 was an exceptional year – I published a photo book, visited Hungary for the first time and guided a tour through Ukraine and Moldova in spring. A calendar for 2019 with some of my photos reflecting all these events is now available for free download. You may produce it on your own printer or at an on-line shop of your choice. Enjoy and have a great 2019!

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Media coverage of my new book, an award and more exhibitions

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Christian Herrmann under Exhibition, Media

A lot happened since my last post in July. On 4 September, my new book “In Fading Light. Traces of Jewish Life in the East of Europe” was released. Since then, the book was kindly recepted by the media. And there was more: On 2 September, I was awarded with a “Key to the City” in Lviv. Bookstore and gallery Böttger exhibits a selection of my photos in Bonn and there are plans for a bigger exhibition in Augsburg.

Cover “In Fading Light”

In Fading Light

Jüdische Allgemeine, print edition

Screenshot “NDR”

Screenshot “Der Spiegel”

“Key to the City”, photo: Jay Osborn

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“In Fading Light” will be released in September

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Christian Herrmann under Media

Next week, I will fly to Warsaw to be there when my new book will be printed. The book is the essence of years of travelling in Eastern Europe and of trying to find and document what is still visible of the Jewish heritage.

Cover “In Fading Light”

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Vanished World 2018 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Christian Herrmann under Media

December is coming closer and with all its holidays it’s for many of us a time of gifts. I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present – either in person or by following my experiences through the Vanished World blog or social media. A calendar for 2018 with some of my photos is available now for free download, consisting of photos from Jewish heritage sites in Ukraine, Moldova and Poland. You may produce it on your own printer or at an on-line shop of your choice. Enjoy and have a great 2018!

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Working on a new Book

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Christian Herrmann under Media

Because I have not published anything on Vanished World since July, there were already worried inquiries whether I’m fine. Yes, I’m fine and I’m working on a new photo book on Eastern Europe’s remaining Jewish heritage – mainly consisting of images from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Poland. The result of countless trips. Have a first look in!