Alex Leonard

False Dragonhead When I spotted this flower in Treptower Park's beautiful "Sommerblumengarten", I just assumed it was some sort of foxglove. But it's actually a completely different genus in a different family - Physostegia. I found these flowers a delight to look at though, and what I at first thought were ants at the top of each bloom, were actually the stamen on the underside of the top-most petal. Interestingly this flower does belong to the same order as foxgloves - Lamiales - so I guess that explains their rough similarities. Buy Print

When I spotted this flower in Treptower Park's beautiful "Sommerblumengarten", I just assumed it was a foxglove. But it's actually a completely different genus in a different family - Physostegia. I found these flowers a delight to look at!

#photography #Berlin #flowers #bloomscrolling #macro

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Already over 1/3 sold, but still some gems in there ❤️

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Moon Rise With a low sun bathing the facade of Fez Berlin in a warm light, the moon rises high above the attendees of Superbooth, hanging out at the rooftop bar and looking down over the main stage. Buy Print

With a low sun bathing the facade of Fez Berlin in a warm light, the moon rises high above the attendees of Superbooth, hanging out at the rooftop bar and looking down over the main stage.

#photography #superbooth #superbooth2025 #landscape #cityAndArtchiture

ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers There will never be enough time to listen to all the music being released, even in the instrumental field; but there is enough time to check out all of the album covers.  A winning album cover imme…

ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
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Let Me In Near Volkspark Prenzlauerberg, a beautifully un-manicured park in north east Berlin, there is a bird house full of parrots and/or parakeets. We often used to pass it and would stop to see how the occupants were doing (they always seemed very well fed). Whilst of course the primary reason behind putting a bird in a cage would be to keep the birds…

Whilst the primary reason to put a bird in a cage would be to keep the birds inside from flying away, here the cage doubled as a very effective way of preventing birds outside from getting in!

#photography #birds #birding #animals #nature #wildlife

Alex See & Xin @ BYOB Berlin Just a small glimpse into one of many fantastical visual scenes displayed during the set of Alex See & Xin at BYOB earlier this year in Kühlhaus in Berlin. Hopefully we'll get another one of these nights going in the future - an absolute joy to be involved in.

Just a small glimpse into one of many fantastical visual scenes displayed during the set of Alex See & Xin at BYOB earlier this year in Kühlhaus in Berlin.

#photography #Berlin #music #concerts #gigs #Germany

Lesser Known Giant Carnival Panda A festival performer in huge panda suit striding down Frankfurter Allee as part of one of the Chinese floats at this year's Carnival of Cultures in Berlin.

A festival performer in huge panda suit striding down Frankfurter Allee as part of one of the Chinese floats at this year's Carnival of Cultures in Berlin.

#photography #Berlin #performingArts #CarnivalOfCultures #Germany #street

It is without a doubt the movie I have watched the most. Most often with my younger brother. So many wonderful little nuances that only reveal themselves with repeated watching.

Looks like the Victorians knew how to party 😁

Painting by Focus IV Another curved and distorted mirror-like surface provided a beautiful reflective canvas to experiment with shape, colour, positioning, and focus. Buy Print

Another curved and distorted mirror-like surface provided a beautiful reflective canvas to experiment with shape, colour, positioning, and focus.

#photography #abstract #art #Spain #Mallorca #macro

White Beauty I believe this is some form of Hibiscus, a flower which is often lusciously coloured, but in this case it's absolutely as white as can be. Drops from a recent rain shower linger on the the broad petals as tiny insects pop by to investigate the flower. Buy Print

I believe this is some form of Hibiscus, a flower which is often lusciously coloured, but in this case it's absolutely as white as can be. Drops from a recent rain shower linger on the the broad petals as tiny insects pop by to investigate the flower.

#photography #flora #bloomscrolling #flowers

Unfortunately the preview ignore the portrait aspect and crops it down, so make sure to click through to see the original ❤️

Autumn Golds Three weeks ago it was a stunningly warm Autumn day so we decided to skip work and get out to Plänterwald whilst there were still some leaves on the trees. I'm so glad we did - it was a beautiful and much needed walk through a richly beautiful golden yellow forest which happens to be right in the midst of a huge capital city.

Three weeks ago it was a stunningly warm Autumn day so we decided to skip work and get out to Plänterwald whilst there were still some leaves on the trees. I'm so glad we did -so beautiful. Amazing to have this in the midst of a huge capital city.

#photography #Berlin #Germany #landscape #nature

Fuck Bezos in the ear.

ACL 2025 The Year's Best Winter Music

ACL 2025
The Year's Best Winter Music

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Stazma at Superbooth III A third and final shot of Stazma the Junglechrist right in the midst of a banging performance at Superbooth 2025. His music and raw enthusiasm got everyone jumping 😊

A third and final shot of Stazma the Junglechrist right in the midst of a banging performance at Superbooth 2025. His music and raw enthusiasm got everyone jumping 😊

#photography #music #performingArts #breakcore #Superbooth #gig #concert #electronicMusic

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Already over 1/3 sold, but still some gems in there ❤️

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Vivid Costumes Well it's the first day of December, the darkest month of the year (well at least up here in Northern Europe). What better way to get rid of the S.A.D. than by remembering the vibrancy of the annual Carnival of Cultures in Berlin. Each of the participants in this group has a completely unique look, everything item of clothing is different, each hair style is unique, in fact the only unifying element is the 'sceptre' type of thing they are carrying. And yet, despite all the uniqueness they appear as a completely coherent and unified display. Wonderful!

Well it's the first day of December, the darkest month of the year (well at least up here in Northern Europe). What better way to get rid of the S.A.D. than by remembering the vibrancy of the annual Carnival of Cultures in Berlin.

#photography #Berlin #Germany #CarnivalOfCultures #performingArts

Next year will be year of the OGG, I'm sure of it.

Stochastic Moment IV Textured movement rushes towards us, and at the same time could easily be frozen in place, posing this moment until entropy takes over and dismantles everything. Buy Print

Textured movement rushes towards us, and at the same time could easily be frozen in place, posing this moment until entropy takes over and dismantles everything.

#photography #blackAndWhite #abstract #macro

Angled Motion II This follows on from a previous more rakishly tilted abstract shot. The world sometimes feels like it whizzes past us, other times it does so quite literally. Here the view from an S-Bahn train in Berlin becomes a wholly new vision thanks to a very slow shutter speed. Buy Print

The world sometimes feels like it whizzes past us, other times it does so quite literally. Here the view from an S-Bahn train in Berlin becomes a wholly new vision thanks to a very slow shutter speed.

#photography #abstract #Berlin #Germany

Rose Folds I'm not actually a huge fan of roses for some reason - perhaps something about their inherently thorny nature! But I can see why they're often the subject of photographers' scrutiny: the delicate petals fold together in a very beautiful way. Buy Print

I'm not actually a huge fan of roses for some reason - perhaps something about their inherently thorny nature! But I can see why they're often the subject of photographers' scrutiny: the delicate petals fold together in a very beautiful way.

#flora #flower #photography #bloomscrolling #macro

If you need a hand, let me know. I've done a lot of this sort of stuff (and for the stuff beyond me, I know a man who can)

I'm really hoping so. Aka trolling, aka rage baiting.

Berlin Shapes In a small courtyard near the Neugerriemschneider gallery off Linienstr in Berlin, I was stopped in my tracks by this wonderful confluence of lines, shapes, textures, light, and shadow. So many different materials, so many angles and curves, a wonderful luminescence to all the colours. It's little moments like these that delight me as a photographer. Buy Print

In a small courtyard near the Neugerriemschneider gallery off Linienstr in Berlin, I was stopped in my tracks by this wonderful confluence of lines, shapes, textures, light, and shadow.

#photography #Berlin #cityAndArchitecture #Germany #street

Poster for an electronic music & animation gig in Dublin on Saturday November 29th - Front End Synthetics and Delicious 9 - 25 years anniversary party - Of One, Colonel Modules and The Alpha Incident (live), plus Del 9 DJs - venue Curveball on Curved St

Turns out we have the venue ‘til late on Saturday, so guess who’s being wheeled out to DJ the late-late

Pair of Cormorants As autumn winds down and winter approaches, I like to remind myself that blue skies are possible in Berlin's winter. Possible, just not very frequent. Here a beautiful pair of cormorants have alighted high in a bare tree's crown and I'm sure are getting at least as much enjoyment from the sun's rays as I was! I've caught a few photos of cormorants before and always count myself lucky to have seen them - really a stunningly beautiful creature. Buy Print

Here a beautiful pair of cormorants have alighted high in a bare tree's crown and I'm sure are getting at least as much enjoyment from the sun's rays as I was!

#photography #Berlin #Germany #sunshine #birds #birding #wildlife #nature

CLEAROUT SALE: 2 Ebauche Vinyl for €6 from Supple 9 CLEAROUT SALE: 2 Ebauche Vinyl for €6 from Supple 9

A huge clearout sale of my remaining old vinyl in an effort to free up space

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Yes, two vinyl for €6 + shipping.

I'd rather these were out in the wold being listened to than taking up space in boxes here 😁

Please reshare ❤️

#ambient #electronicmusic #drone