Berlin is the most international city in Germany. It attracts creative, open-minded people from all over the world. Berlin is constantly changing, evolving and transforming – and people living in Berlin are part of that. The project "The World in Berlin" portrays people living in Berlin with their experiences, coming from different countries and backgrounds and shaping the face of the city.

Are you currently living in Berlin but were born in a different country? The project “The World in Berlin” displays photographs of people currently living in Berlin but were born in another country thus portraying the cultural differences of Berlins’s residents, giving the city it’s typical flair.

On August 27 and September 3, the photographers of the project “The world in Berlin” will setup a live photo-shooting at Kaffeemitte in Berlin. People living in Berlin and coming from a different country are welcome to join the photo shoot.

Busking in Berlin (By Karin Kutter)

He is not the loudest musician this sunny Sunday afternoon in August at the Berlin Mauerpark, but one, whose music you cannot escape: Singer-songwriter Padraig McLoughlins voice goes straight to your heart.

If you want to experience Berlin’s legendary attitude, you should visit the Mauerpark (literally Wall Park) on a Sunday afternoon. Situated in what was once the militarized “death strip” of the Berlin Wall that divided the city, the park has nowadays become a social, cultural, and artistic hotspot that attracts thousands of visitors every weekend. You can stroll around the flea market or just relax, listening to life music from one of those many buskers from all over the world who bring their soulful tunes to the park. Normally you need a permit for playing music on the streets in Berlin, but Mauerpark is one of the few spots, where both musicians and the community can enjoy the music due to an arrangement with the government. 

Serious photography happens usual in projects. One has an idea, develops a concept and then goes for it. It becomes more complicated, when you want to do a major project in a group. For most of us this is the first joint project, so a lot of additional things need to be considered:

320 recycled loudspeakers - old and new, big and small – put together in one massive sculpture in the form of an amphitheater: This is the current installation of US-born artist Benoit Maubrey at the Pallasseum in Berlins district of Schöneberg.