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Street Focus 18: Streets of the World – Berlin with Martin Waltz

01.22.2015 - By This Week in PhotoPlay

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 Street Focus 18: Streets Of The World - Berlin with Martin Waltz 

In this Streets Of the World segment of Street Focus, I am taking you to Berlin, Germany. Martin Waltz will be your guide for this adventure!

About Martin Waltz:

Photographer Martin Waltz

Martin is a portrait and street photographer based in Berlin, Germany. Find out more about his work by visiting his website where you will find links to his social media presence.

Some of the locations discussed during the episode and more:

Airport arrival:

Tegel: Use the bus standard public transportation Schönefeld: use the s-bahn standard public transportation

Central station arrival:

Start with walk 1 - Otherwise take s-bahnWalk 1 (government district, Mitte): Central station -Washington Platz - Along the river spree direction east - Paul Löbe Haus - Reichstag - Brandenburger Tor.

Walk 2 (Mitte) : S-Friedrichstrasse - Georgenstrasse - Museumsinsel - Hackescher Markt - Neue Schönhauser Strasse - Münzstrasse - Alexanderplatz

Walk 3 (Prenzlauer Berg) : U Bahn Eberswalder Strasse - Kastanienallee - Oderberger Strasse - Rykestrasse - visit Kulturbrauerei

Walk 4 (along the canal, Kreuzberg and Neukölln): U Bahn Kottbusser Tor - Reichenberger Strasse - Mariannenstrasse Paul-Lincke-Ufer - Maybachufer - Planufer - Admiralbrücke

Walk 5 (across the spree, Kreuzberg Friedrichshain) U Schlesisches Tor - Oberbaumbrücke - Eastside Gallery Warschauer Strasse - Revaler Strasse - enter RAW area to the left.

Walk 6 (the new berlin Mitte) Potsdamer Platz - Leipziger Platz visit the mall of berlin- Holocaust Memorial

Walk 7 (west berlin) U Wittenbergplatz- Tauentzienstrasse - Breitscheidplatz - Kurfürstendamm - Uhlandstrasse - Savignyplatz - Knesebeckstrasse - Ernst-Reuter-Platz

Other locations of interest: tempelhof airfield, mauerpark on sundays

Free of tourists: U Rathaus Neukölln

Recommended Berlin blogs in english language: iheartberlin.de - stilinberlin.de

Safety: Berlin is generally a safe city, so is public transportation. Use best judgement.

c/o berlin http://www.co-berlin.org/en

Museum für Fotografie http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-and-institutions/museum-fuer-fotografie/home.html

Below are images of Berlin by Martin Waltz:

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