This is a photo from 1930s superimposed over today's photo, my grandfather being the little child in the middle. I did something similar with a relatives photo from Belarus.
Throughout the centuries, Tuchola would swap hands between the Germans and the Poles [1], and it's produced a somewhat unusual (if subtle) mix.ISO 200, 23mm, f/8.0, 1/350s.
These are graves of the Soviet soldiers involved in removing the Germans from Nazi-occupied Poland, and their presence here and elsewhere generates some controversy due to the post-war political events.ISO 200, 23mm, f/8.0, 1/210s.
My dad mentioned that cutting grass really low (as is customary in Poland alongside roads) renders the grass helpless in the face of summer heat, and it dries out.ISO 200, 23mm, f/8.0, 1/340s.
Around Tuchola, they've traced events of a medieval battle, and you're invited to hike or cycle around them to imagine the Polish-Teutonic conflict of the 15th century.ISO 200, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/1500s.
I was more interested in what I remembered somewhat vividly from my childhood: a local range of hills referred to as Heksenbergi (from German Hexenbergen, meaning Mountains of the Witches).ISO 200, 23mm, f/8.0, 1/70s.
My mum and I dared the ravines, as I texted my friend Ammar to inquire about the supposed geological origins of this area. To my surprise, most local people did not use or even know the name Heksenbergi.ISO 200, 23mm, f/8.0, 1/60s.
We found trees broken by strong winds, more and more which have been happening here in the recent years; one of them tore off my grandmother's roof.ISO 200, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/105s.
The reserve is here to protect the conifer trees, their beauty recognised centuries ago, and the German forest ranger Wilhelm von Block is buried here.ISO 1250, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/60s.
The Głęboczek lake in Tuchola. Turns out, there are tonnes of lakes named the same in Poland, the name meaning deep (kind of).ISO 200, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/1100s.
I had a pretty rough landing where the drone refused to land in my hand. I had to land on another roof, and get onto it through a window!ISO 100, 4mm, f/2.6, 1/400s.
My grandfather wasn't massively religious, but he did sculpt this and other figures in wood, some of which are on displays in museums.ISO 250, 23mm, f/2.0, 1/60s.
