
Curious Cows, Bavaria
Panoramas by Heiner Straesser


Curious Cows, Bavaria

They were very curious, especially the one with her head in the sun. Perhaps it's boring to eat gras all day long. When I came along they were all...
Asmali Oda - Suite in the Asmali Cave House, Cappadocia

This suite in the Asmali Cave House in Uchisar is like an apartement. A few steps and you are on a big terrace with a great view into the valleys...
Turkish Ricefield, Anatolia, Turkey

When travelling in summer in central Turkey, you are in a dry brown steppe. Turning to the north in the direction of the Black Sea mountains might...
La Toscana

This was the shop of a meanwhile retired Italian who upholstered old furniture. In his exhibition room he had hundreds of exclusive italian cloth...
Barbara Cave Church (tahtali kilise), Soganli Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Entrance to the Byzantine Tahtalı (Barbara) Kilise in the Soğanlı valley. The frescoes are from the 11th century.
Malcesine, Lago di Garda, Italy

Just a small beach in Malcesine at the Italian Lago di Garda.
Canli Kilise, Cappadocia, Turkey

Ruin of the Canli church (11th century) in Cappadocia. The walls show some fragments of the historic wallpaintings.
Selfportrait of a panorama photographer

Selfportrait of the photographer in the Devrent valley in Cappadocia. Normally the shadows of the photographer and his tripod must not be visible...
Germir Panagia Church, Cappadocia, Kayseri

Germir Panagia church from the 19th century in central Turkey. - If you have any information about the church or the village etc., please contact...
Sleeping Dog in Cumalikizik, Turkey

Cumalikizik is a small village near Bursa. Many traditional houses from Greek origin survived the times. Recently tourism discovered the village...
Hidden Cave Church in Cappadocia

This is one of many hidden cave churches in Cappadocia. The front of this cave church was built of stones. Inside are wallpaintings, which are very...
Uchisar 1982, Cappadocia

This is a historical panorama I shot in 1982 in Uchisar. It is stitched from slides I have scanned 2010.
Kilistra (Gökyurt), Turkey

The modern village of Gokyurt is built on the remains of the historic Kilistra. This is one of the first villages, where the early Christians were...
Ponte dell' Accademia, Venice

View from the Ponte dell' Accademia down at the Canale Grande.
View at Istanbul from Pierre Loti

Obove the Golden Horn there is the cafe "Pierre Loti" (1850-1923). It's named after a French writer, who liked to come here many times. This is a...
Istanbul at night - Pierre Loti

Obove the Golden Horn there is the cafe "Pierre Loti" (1850-1923). It's named after a French writer, who liked to come here many times. This is a...
Istanbul at night - Eyüp

For muslims Eyüp in Istanbul is a very special place. Here is the grave of Eyüp Ansari, a friend of Mohamed and his standard-bearer. Für...
Bavarian Chapel 2, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

From this small chapel, dedicated to the lost soldiers from WWII, you have a wonderful view to the Wettersteingebirge with the highest mountain of...
Mosque of a small Village, Turkey

Inside a small mosque of a small village in central Anatolia. The village was originally inhabited by Armenians, Greeks and Turks. Each religious...
Turkish Windmills

An unexpected surprise in the Anatolian mountains: windmills!