Michael Nguyen

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The World and Everyone we haven’t know - in this life (2)

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Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Nationality: German

Biography: Most of the time, Michael Nguyen focuses on small, ordinary things but through the subjective lens, he give them new perspectives, a new soul. “With my camera I capture little things that we often don't notice in everyday life. I also... MORE

Berlin, Germany # 3739 9/2022 ... south of the Brandenburg Gate.

1 of 35 © 2022 Michael Nguyen

Berlin, Germany
# 3739
9/2022
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Three young people visit the Holocaust Memorial. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, or Holocaust Memorial for short, commemorates the approximately six million Jews who were murdered under the rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The memorial, designed by Peter Eisenman, consists of 2711 cuboid concrete stelae erected on an area of about 19,000 m² south of the Brandenburg Gate.

Rothenburg o.d. Tauber, German... same age standing next to him.

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Rothenburg o.d. Tauber, Germany
# 3727
9/2022
A boy, a street musician, sits on a sidewalk, his guitar resting on his lap. A hat for gifts of money from passersby lies next to him. He looks at two girls of the same age standing next to him.

Hamburg, Germany  # 3...mp;uuml;cken at Hamburg harbor.

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Hamburg, Germany
# 3711
8/2022
Four children playing with crown corks on the promenade at the Landungsbrücken at Hamburg harbor.

Leipzig, Germany  # 3...ing. Their bodies cast shadows.

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Leipzig, Germany
# 3715
3/2022
A man and two women stand in a square and observe a happening. Their bodies cast shadows.

Salzburg, Austria  # ...Putin's war in Ukraine.

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Salzburg, Austria
# 3731
3/2022
A demonstrator with a small Ukrainian flag on her way home after the end of the demonstration against Putin's war in Ukraine.

Munich, Germany  # 37...t a man sits and takes a break.

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Munich, Germany
# 3710
9/2022
A man sitting beside the Picture Cube on a Pedestal of Euro Pallets and takes a cigarette break. The artist Angela Stauber was awarded the art prize Ramp 2019, a competition for an artwork in public space organized by whiteBoxart and boesner The picture cube stands in the entrance area in front of the boesner Künstlerbedarf store in the Werksviertel Munich. On the stairs on the right a man sits and takes a break.

Hamburg, Germany # 3691 8/2022...;uuml;cken on the Elbpromenade.

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Hamburg, Germany
# 3691
8/2022
Breakdance Culture. A young man performs at the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken on the Elbpromenade.

Hamburg, Germany #3690 8/2022 ...the man gives the woman a kiss.

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Hamburg, Germany
#3690
8/2022
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Speicherstadt Hamburg . Tourists take photos on a bridge in Speicherstadt Hamburg. A couple stands embraced on the bridge railing, the man gives the woman a kiss.

Hamburg, Germany  # 3...ion area of 5600 square meters.

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Hamburg, Germany
# 3694
8/2022
People chat at the entrance of the Alte Kunsthalle overlooking the cube-shaped building of the Galerie der Gegenwart. The Hamburger Kunsthalle is home to several important art collections and spans the ages from the Middle Ages to modern and contemporary art. The building consists of three interconnected buildings at the main train station. The structure of the Galerie der Gegenwart, designed by Oswald Mathias Ungers, consists of a sloped base in red Swedish granite and a cube in light Portuguese limestone. The five-story cube has an exhibition area of 5600 square meters.

Passau, Germany  # 36...s walking on a beach of a lake.

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Passau, Germany
# 3693
5/2021
Beach Walk. A girl enjoys walking on a beach of a lake.

Berlin, Germany # 3688 4/2022 ...s at the Olympic Stadium Berlin

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Berlin, Germany
# 3688
4/2022
Tourists take Photos at the Olympic Stadium Berlin

Passau, Germany # 3689 6/2022 ...and to take a photo. He smiles.

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Passau, Germany
# 3689
6/2022
A man is standing enthusiastically next to a green vintage car. He holds his smartphone in his hand to take a photo. He smiles.

Munich, Germany  # 36... motorcycle helmet on her head.

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Munich, Germany
# 3683
1/2022
A young woman stands waiting in a columned hallway in a short skirt, black top with free arms and a red motorcycle helmet on her head.

Hamburg, Germany  # 3...s with momentum into the water.

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Hamburg, Germany
# 3695
8/2022
A Boy feeding Swans. Two boys and two men on the promenade of the Alster Lake in Hamburg. In front of them in the water numerous swans waiting to be fed. One of the boys has a piece of bread between two fingers and is just about to throw this with momentum into the water.

Erlangen, Germany # 3677 8/202...ted in a large mirror opposite.

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Erlangen, Germany
# 3677
8/2022
A man rides his bicycle out of an underpass tunnel and turns right. He is reflected in a large mirror opposite.

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg # ...he Frenchman Alain Bourbonnais.

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
# 3639
7/2022
A cyclist rides on the sidewalk in front of the facade of the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg. The theater is a performance venue for theater, opera and dance in Luxembourg. The theater was opened in 1964. The architect of the building is the Frenchman Alain Bourbonnais.

Würzburg, Germany&...arrying a turquoise cello case.

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Würzburg, Germany
# 2566
10/2021
The Musician on the Way. A young woman walks down a desolate street, wearing colorful red shoes and carrying a turquoise cello case.

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg # ...lond hair walks past the scene.

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
# 3626
7/2022
At the entrance gate of a church, the groom kneels in front of the bride. A young woman with waving blond hair walks past the scene.

Trier, Germany # 3646 7/2022 A...s e-scooter stands next to him.

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Trier, Germany
# 3646
7/2022
A man is sunbathing on a meadow by the Moselle River. His e-scooter stands next to him.

Munich, Germany # 2090 8/2021 ...erent colors facing the street.

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Munich, Germany
# 2090
8/2021
A man passes a colorful house facade. The houses are built from containers for a cultural center and are studios for cultural workers and designers. The container complex with temporary studios has been created in Munich. The individual containers are painted in different colors facing the street.

Venice, Italy # 3692 11/2021 H...e hungry and eat while walking.

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Venice, Italy
# 3692
11/2021
Hungry Guys. Three young men walk along a sidewalk. They are hungry and eat while walking.

Berlin, Germany # 3478 4/2022 ...pen questions about the future.

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Berlin, Germany
# 3478
4/2022
Two tourists stand on the Skywalk, the roof of the Futurium Berlin, a museum, stage and forum for open questions about the future.

The Hague, The Netherlands&... station of The Hague Centraal.

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The Hague, The Netherlands
# 3473
5/2022
Two women and a child walk down the stairs from the metro station of The Hague Centraal.

Cologne, Germany  # 3...ine-Westphalia, Cologne 21.5.22

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Cologne, Germany
# 3447
5/2022
An Asian street musician stands in a blue illuminated street tunnel and plays the violin. Europe, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne 21.5.22

Cologne, Germany  # 3...ine-Westphalia, Cologne 21.5.22

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Cologne, Germany
# 3446
5/2022
Cologne custom: love locks on the Hohenzollern Bridge - Eight young women stand leaning on a small wall on the Hohenzollern Bridge and look at the locks attached to the bridge. Europe, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne 21.5.22

Düsseldorf, Germany&a...s restored with this new idea.

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Düsseldorf, Germany
# 3440
5/2022
Art in public space.
A man sits on a stone staircase in front of the artwork Rivertime by Hermann-Josef Kuhna. In 1997, the artist and professor of art Hermann-Josef Kuhna and his students created the mural "Rivertime" consisting of hundreds of thousands of colourful iridescent dots on the side walls of the staircase at Burgplatz and the adjacent Rhine wall. 20 years later, however, the artwork was partly dirty and smeared. Kuhna suggested replacing the acrylic paints with tile ceramics to avoid vandalism in the future. In 2017, the artwork was restored with this new idea.

Berlin, Germany  # 33...30s after it was built in 1927.

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Berlin, Germany
# 3363
5/2022
A young man stands with his bicycle in front of Berlin-Tempelhof Airport. The airport was closed in 2008. A huge reconstruction took place in the mid-1930s after it was built in 1927.

Munich, Germany  # 33...ice due to the Corona Pandemic.

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Munich, Germany
# 3348
4/2022
A man with a hat watches people having fun at the Munich Spring Festival 2022. It is the first folk festival on the Theresienwiese after the Oktoberfest was cancelled twice due to the Corona Pandemic.

Munich, Germany  # 32...bag on one of the window sills.

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Munich, Germany
# 3251
4/2022
A woman with a walking prosthesis stands in a pink coat on the Arnulfsteg, a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists in Munich. She places a carrier bag on one of the window sills.

Dresden, Germany  # 3...nning video artist Max Salomon.

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Dresden, Germany
# 3235
3/2022
A man and a woman at night on Prager Straße in Dresden. They follow a light staging that is projected on a wall. The art action "Erlebnis(welt)raum" on Prager Straße. The projection is by multiple Emmy award-winning video artist Max Salomon.

Salzburg, Austria # 3143 3/202... of a traffic sign can be seen.

31 of 35 © 2022 Michael Nguyen

Salzburg, Austria
# 3143
3/2022
A cyclist passes under a bridge. He passes an asphalt surface brightly lit by the sun on which the shadow of a traffic sign can be seen.

Salzburg, Austria # 2332 9/202...st the entrance to the station.

32 of 35 © 2022 Michael Nguyen

Salzburg, Austria
# 2332
9/2021
An escalator at a railway station in Salzburg leading to the platform. A man with a full beard walks past the entrance to the station.

Munich, Germany  # 11...er lips which she has just lit.

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Munich, Germany
# 117
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A woman is standing on a pavement. She has a cigarette between her lips which she has just lit.

Lindau, Germany  # 24...indow in which he is reflected.

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Lindau, Germany
# 2430
6/2022
A cyclist rides past a shop window in which he is reflected.

Berlin, Germany # 3779 9/2022 ...edrich August Stüler.

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Berlin, Germany
# 3779
9/2022
A Lady sits In Front of the Main Entrance of the Kulturforum Berlin. The Kulturforum in Berlin in the Tiergarten district of Mitte is an urban area between the Landwehrkanal, Großer Tiergarten and Potsdamer Platz, which includes museums, libraries and music halls museums, function rooms and various facilities. Museums: The New National Gallery (1965-1968, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe), The Museum of Musical Instruments (1979-1984, Edgar Wisniewski), The Museum of Decorative Arts (1978-1985, Rolf Gutbrod), The Museum of Prints and Drawings (1987-1992, Rolf Gutbrod), The Art Library (1987-1992, Rolf Gutbrod), and The Picture Gallery (1992-1998, Hilmer & Sattler and Albrecht) and the Museum of Modern Art (in planning). Event spaces: the Philharmonie (1960-1963, Hans Scharoun) and the Kammermusiksaal (1984-1987, Edgar Wisniewski based on sketches by Hans Scharoun) and the following facilities: The Berlin State Library (Haus Potsdamer Strasse), 1967-1978, Hans Scharoun; the Ibero-American Institute (IAI), 1967-1978, Hans Scharoun; the Social Science Research Center (WZB), remodeling and expansion 1984-1988, James Stirling, Michael Wilford & Associates and St. Matthew's Church, 1846, Friedrich August Stüler.

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Thumbnail of Hamburg, Germany  # 37_amp;uuml;cken at Hamburg harbor.

Thumbnail of Leipzig, Germany  # 37_ning. Their bodies cast shadows.

Thumbnail of Salzburg, Austria  # 3_ Putin's war in Ukraine.

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Thumbnail of Hamburg, Germany # 3691 8/2022 _p;uuml;cken on the Elbpromenade.

Thumbnail of Hamburg, Germany #3690 8/2022 U_ the man gives the woman a kiss.

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Thumbnail of Passau, Germany  # 369_ys walking on a beach of a lake.

Thumbnail of Berlin, Germany # 3688 4/2022 T_os at the Olympic Stadium Berlin

Thumbnail of Passau, Germany # 3689 6/2022 A_hand to take a photo. He smiles.

Thumbnail of Munich, Germany  # 368_d motorcycle helmet on her head.

Thumbnail of Hamburg, Germany  # 36_is with momentum into the water.

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Thumbnail of Trier, Germany # 3646 7/2022 A _is e-scooter stands next to him.

Thumbnail of Munich, Germany # 2090 8/2021 A_ferent colors facing the street.

Thumbnail of Venice, Italy # 3692 11/2021 Hu_re hungry and eat while walking.

Thumbnail of Berlin, Germany # 3478 4/2022 T_open questions about the future.

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Thumbnail of Cologne, Germany  # 34_hine-Westphalia, Cologne 21.5.22

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Thumbnail of Berlin, Germany  # 336_930s after it was built in 1927.

Thumbnail of Munich, Germany  # 334_wice due to the Corona Pandemic.

Thumbnail of Munich, Germany  # 325_ bag on one of the window sills.

Thumbnail of Dresden, Germany  # 32_inning video artist Max Salomon.

Thumbnail of Salzburg, Austria # 3143 3/2022_w of a traffic sign can be seen.

Thumbnail of Salzburg, Austria # 2332 9/2021_ast the entrance to the station.

Thumbnail of Munich, Germany  # 117_her lips which she has just lit.

Thumbnail of Lindau, Germany  # 243_window in which he is reflected.

Thumbnail of Berlin, Germany # 3779 9/2022 A_iedrich August Stüler.

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The World and Everyone we haven’t know - in this life (2)

Copyright Michael Nguyen 2022

Date of Work Jan 2022 - Ongoing

Updated Mar 2022

Location Germany, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Europe

Topics Documentary, Editorial, Essays, Feature, Journalism, Pandemics, People, Photography, Photojournalism, Street

In the ongoing 2nd part of „The World and Everyone we haven’t know (in this life)“ Michael Nguyen shows also people on the streets, on playgrounds, on the river banks, in the train. We meet them everywhere. We don't talk to them, we just watch them doing whatever they are doing.

We don't ask ourselves what they are thinking or what their lives are like. We just like those moments and capture these. Because we want them in our memories. And maybe those people are not strangers. Maybe we know them in other lives.The woman riding a bicycle could be our mother. The homeless man could be our husband. The girls who waiting at the bus stop could be our sisters, the workers on the boat our brothers. Maybe someday we know them again in this life or the life after. But right now we miss them.

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