Eye to eye with a hippopotamus in the hippo house, one of the many attractions at Hanover Zoo
The "Busstop" designed by Alessandro Mendini gives the square in front of the Anzeiger high-rise a new look
In view of the 1,500 workplaces behind 18,000 panes of glass, the Nord/LB appears surprisingly delicate
Evening illumination of the large fountain in the Great Garden of Herrenhausen
Firefighter on duty at a major fire on the former Expo site
Prof. Madjid Samii, shown here during brain surgery at the INI, is a world-renowned expert in neurosurgery
The Russian Antonov-An-124 is the largest transport aircraft in the world, bringing 2000 real palm trees and desert sand to the EXPO
The kitchen garden pavilion in the old city cemetery on Lindener Berg, surrounded by a carpet of blue stars in March
A joint ride of the former break masters on the chain carousel is a tradition of the Schützenfest
Costume design graduates present their final projects in the old stairwell of the Cumberland Gallery
Musician and producer Mustafa Gündogdu alias Mousse T. with his sister Ayse in the recording studio on the Expo grounds
Martin Kind is Managing Director of Kind-Hörgeräte-Akustik and is club president of Hannover 96
Bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff with brother Michael and friend Dietrich zur Nedden at home over coffee
Axel and Philipp Bree, managing directors of the bag and leather goods manufacturing company of the same name
The Eilenriede was donated to the city over 600 years ago and is Hanover's "green lung"
View from the perspective of the destroyed palace across the central axis of the Herrenhausen Baroque garden
View from the Leibniz House through Kramerstraße to the Marktkirche
The architect Günter Behnisch designed the glass architectural sculpture of the Nord/LB
The station forecourt is a city's calling card
The "Busstop" designed by Alessandro Mendini gives the square in front of the Anzeiger high-rise a new look
Countless boats have moored at the jetties off the northern shore of the Steinhuder Meer in Mardorf
LBS data center for 170 savings banks and 63,000 ATMs at Kronsberg
The Finanz IT building on Kronsberg is 380 m long and was considered the "office building of the future"
The outdoor facilities at Finanz IT am Kronsberg are also popular with children
Flea market at the foot of Niki de Saint Phalle's Nanas
Winter maintenance at Hapag Lloyd at Langenhagen Airport
Engines are maintained at the MTU Maintenance plant at Langenhagen Airport
Potash mining with heavy equipment at a depth of one kilometer: Sigmundshall plant near Wunstorf
The Duprès&Co sparkling wine cellars are located in the vaults and casemates of Schloss Landestrost in Neustadt am Rübenberge
The Hindenburg lock in the Mittelland Canal near Anderten was put into operation in 1928
Lock keeper Matthias Schöne controls the barges between Berlin and the Ruhr region from a modern control station
Racehorses or hat fashion - which is more important at the gallop race on the Neue Bult near Langenhagen?
The most important race day and show day for hat fashion is the annual Ascot race
On several summer weekends, the village of Maspe is the hub of the German polo world
Intervention on a cow - the veterinary college was founded in 1778 under the name "Rossarzney School"
Lecture hall for anatomy and pathology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Two top athletes from the Hannoverscher Ruder-Club von 1880 on the Maschsee
The soprano Carmen Fuggiss at a concert in the Marienburg hall near Pattensen
The sumptuously furnished interiors of Marienburg Castle near Pattensen provide an ideal setting for classical concerts
Timm Ulrichs in front of his "dancing trees" in the park of the two manors in Lenthe, 2008
"Monte Müllo" is the name of the green landfill hill in Lahe, here on Discovery Day there is brass band music
More than 130 pilots met in 2008 at the "Bussard" airfield near Lehrte with their remote-controlled large-scale models
Farmer Hermann Even from Sehnde-Rethmar with his freshly baled bales of straw
The lawnmower tractor races in the Burgwedel village of Thönse already have cult status
The successful Webelsgrund Trakehner stud farm is located on the southern slope of the Deitsers
Shooting festival in Wennigsen
On four days today, Wennigser companies armed with wooden rifles parade through the community and collect donations
The free shooting is reminiscent of the times of Duke Julius von Braunschweig, who created a citizens' militia in the Calenberg region at the time
A rotor near Sehnde was decorated with lights by French artist Patrick Raynaud as an EXPO art project
Roping up is mandatory when maintaining wind turbines
in 2003, Wladimit Klitschko loses his fight against Corrie Sanders in front of 14,000 spectators in the TUI Arena
High above the River Leine stands the Marienburg Castle of the Guelphs, a gift from the blind King George V to his wife Marie
The former glassworks near Steinkrug is listed as an outstanding industrial building
Glass was produced in the 15-meter-high glass melting furnace in Steinkrug/Bredenbeck until 1928
There is a special stone on the Deister Kammweg, the legendary Alte Taufe
Barsinghausen Convent is the oldest of the five women's convents in the former Principality of Calenberg
The Sisters' Liturgy of the Hours in the Protestant women's convent Kloster Wülfinghausen
Cutler Lars Scheidler makes his fine Nesmuk knives in the village of Großheidorn
Fritz Weber comes from an old family of millers, here in his windmill in Wichtringhausen
The Barsinghausen coal mine, which was abandoned in 1960, was opened to visitors in the monastery gallery
Crocus blossom in March in the garden paradise behind Ruth and Peter Hübotter's winding wooden house in Kirchrode
A successful experiment: living among grasses and flowers in the 72 houses of the grass roof development in Hanover-Lahe
City planning officer Uta Boockhoff relaxes a little on the grass roof of her house in the Lahe grass roof housing estate
The sweet alphabet, the letters of Russian bread, has been rolling off the production line at Bahlsen for over 100 years
Bread is still baked very traditionally at the small Bundschuh bakery in Stöckendrebber
In the village schoolroom of the Seelze Museum of Local History, discipline and order still reign as they did in the days of the emperor
The African fashion designer Oumou Sy showed her models at the Masala World Music Festival in 2004
Up to 25,000 spectators celebrated in front of the summer fairytale screens at the Waterloo Column in 2006
World Cup atmosphere on the fan mile at the Waterloo Column, 2006
Cube, crescent and cylinder, the architectural sculpture of the DG-Bank on Berliner Allee
King Ernst-August on horseback in front of the main station
Copper mythical creatures on the opera gable, the harp and Pegasus winged horse stand for creativity

Hannover and its region 2004 - 2008

"Hanover is the most beautiful city in the world!" A somewhat bold title perhaps, as Hanover has suffered from the image of a boring city for decades. But that is deceptive. Whether it's the gardens or parks, the water zones, the quality and diversity of the residential areas, the cultural and leisure facilities. Hanover combines the attractions of a big city with the friendliness of a small town, offering (almost) everything to (almost) everyone. To show this, the photographer spent several years roaming through our very green state capital, looking behind the scenes and into factory halls, illuminating everyday life and portraying its inhabitants. in 2005, the volume (author Udo Iwannek) was published by KaJo-Verlag and, together with the aerial photo volume "Himmel über Hannover" (see aerial photo) and "Region Hannover -Kennen wir uns schon?" (2008, together with HAZ journalist Bernd Haase), it was the start of a 610-page illustrated book trilogy. For many Hanoverians, the extended region was often still unknown territory. The last of the volumes attempts to change this and takes us into monasteries, deep into potash mines, to hidden monuments and other special places in our region. A portrait of our greater Hanover region, a snapshot at least,