Across Cultures

The sun is coming up, we say. But is it? As always, it depends. From my window - I live in Eastern Switzerland - I can see how it s...

Copyright @ Katja Snozzi Das Bild entstand während einer buddhistischen Gebetsstunde; es zeigt ein Mädchen aus Thailand, das in einem SOS-Ki...

© Sybille Bergemann/ostkreuz Hatje Cantz Verlag I must admit that I do have quite some reservations when it comes to polaroids by professio...

Writers do not lead interesting lives, they sit at home and write. Moreover, what they want to say they usually say in their books. So why t...

The only certainty, when interacting across cultures, is that there will be misunderstandings. Therefore, learning about the host country as...

Copyright @ Taschen Bilder erzählen keine Geschichten, wir brauchen Bildlegenden, also Worte, die uns erklären, was wir sehen, weil wir son...

„Language is a means of communication, but a good deal of language use is deliberately obscure if not actually encrypted in some form of c...