Kolmanskop. The little ghost town in the midst of the Namib Desert. I can remember when I was 5 years old, my parents, my sisters and I went on Holiday to Lüderitz. We stopped over at Kolmanskop to have a look at this magical place which has a completely indescribable aura to it. It left such an impression on little me, that, when I was asked to take photos at the beautiful wedding of Natascha and Max in Lüderitz, I was overly excited to be able to visit Kolmanskop again. I was not sure if it would bring up the same feelings as it did back when I was a child or if it would create the same impressions it did so many years ago. But the minute I arrived it was there again: this eerie feeling, mixed with curiosity and wonderment on the details and thought that went into building, maintaining and living in a small settlement in the middle of nowhere 112 years ago. It were the little attributes and features that caught my eyes when I was 5 years old and 27 years later it was exactly those elements that struck my eyes again.


That is why I focused on the details in my photo series "Kolmanskop - Details Create the Big Picture", showing the abstract views of an abandoned little town that has so many stories to tell.

Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,
Sonja Kilian Art and Photography, Sonja Kilian Photography, Namibia, Creative Photography, Details,