Tehran: progressive new driving rules, part 1

After unsuccessfully pressing for lowering the voting age from from 18 to 15 years, the government apparently has succeeded with a radical traffic reform: looks like they lowered the eligible age for driving license holders to 12. Months, not years! The reaction of this young driver? "De do do do de da da da". We understand.
Also, my first story from Iran is online now - thanks to Jozsef and Alexander for helping me bypassing the blocked internet.
Have a nice day! Posted from Iman-Khomeini-Airport, Teheran

new photos: Iranian election campaign heating up!

Greetings from Iran! The presidential election campaign officially started here on Friday, and Ahmadinejad seems to become increasingly nervous ... as Facebook and Twitter have been blocked since last weekend!! Still, Hossein Mousavi appears to become the most serious contender and he manages to draw many young Iranians.
On my photo from yesterday you see Mousavi supporters (easily recognizable by their "green wave" ribbons) being confronted by a pro-Ahmadinejad man (center) . Within seconds the situation escalated, not least due to the walkie-talkie units which many of Ahmadinejad's people carry to request immediate support. Luckily, only arguments were exchanged. Hopefully, I will be able to post the full story soon on my webpage (uploading images seems to be blocked, too)!

martinvondendriesch.com online now

Happy to announce that my new site is finally up and running! Many thanks to the people at liveBooks for hosting, and to Rolf Wessel for setting up the overall design. Much of support I also got from New Zealand (thanks, Robin), Germany (danke, Bernd) and the United Arab Emirates (shukran, Jozsef. Eeh...hvala lepo, of course). Champagne, anyone?
What else is going to come on this blog? I'll regularly keep you posted on different aspects of my work (like, how to do street photography under the merciless desert sun). Plus, Julia will soon start a "russian corner" (in Russian language) - so check out this space whenever you find time.

final!

Our last extra-question:

how will Germany play vs. Spain tonight? Please write the exact result - just leave a comment until one hour before kick-off.

The final fan-question (see photo-above, taken at the World Cup 2006): these 2 supporters were watching another German penalty-shooting win . Question: against whom did Germany play that game?

Answer this and older fan-questions by tonight and have a chance to win a photo-book or photo-print!

Good luck,

Martin

EURO 2008 quiz: semi-final!

We are coming close to the final. To reach that, you should answer this extra-question:

Extra-question 6: how will the game Russia vs. Spain end?

Write the exact result not later than Thursday, 8pm CET, by comment - and please do not forget to leave your (User-)name.

Furthermore, here's another fan-question (see photo above of a fan at the World Cup 2006): did she support

a. Angola, b. Ghana or c. Togo?

Easy, isn't it? Just write in your comment.
Older fan-questions - see earlier posts below - you can still answer until June 29. They may give you many points needed to win prizes. What to win? My photo-book “Roll Over, Lenin!” and 3 photographic edition-prints. So, hurry up, or follow the Turkish “last-minute” strategy.

Good luck,

Martin

EURO quarterfinal Italy vs Spain

how will the game end (exact result)? Send your answer (comment) by 8 pm CET on June 22 and have a chance to win my photo-book or an edition print.

Good luck,

Martin

One more hour to go...

...before the EURO 2008 game Italy vs France starts.

Guess the result right now - simply leave a comment - and win a photo-book or print.

Good luck!

Martin

"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol; it was the worst 20 minutes of my life." (George Best)

Adnen from Tunisia watches the World Cup 2006 game of his team at Heiligengeistfeld Public Viewing in Hamburg. His team lost 1:4. Today's fan-question is easy - you should write me against whom Tunisia lost that game:

a. France, b.Germany, c. Saudi-Arabia? Easy, isn't it?

And today’s extra-questions on the EURO 2008 is:

Extra-Question 4: how will the June 17 game between France vs Italy end?! The exact result please! Leave a comment with your answers until Tuesday, June 17, 8pm CET.

Just got into this blog now?!? Don't worry - by answering all fan-questions (see also earlier posts with photos below - you can answer them until June 29!) and upcoming extra-questions (on EURO 2008) you still have a chance to win!

So stay tuned for the next questions!

Good luck!

Martin

"I do go to football sometimes but I don't know the offside rule or free-kicks - or side kicks - or whatever they're called." (Victoria Beckham)

One fan from Poland – she followed her team during the 2006 World Cup. I photographed her before (left) and after the game. Today’s fan-question:

How did her team play - a. win, b. draw or c. loose?

And to connect to the current EURO 2008, today’s extra-question (to be answered by June 13, 8pm CET):

Extra-question 3: what will be the result of the Austria vs. Poland game ??

Good luck!

Martin

game tactics

Here some tactical instructions on the game:

Rule 1: the extra-questions you better answer right away – they have a very short deadline. Game delays will be punished immediately here! And watch out for future extra-questions – I'll post 1 or 2 of them weekly until June 27.

Rule 2: check out each fan-portrait carefully and answer the attached questions. The fan-questions have to be answered latest by June 29, 17.00pm (CET), either in single comments or by one complete post. Until end of EURO 2008 I will put about 10 more fan-portraits online, so stay tuned.

Rule 3: how to get into the game? Either by subscribing with email (all new posts coming directly into your mailbox) or by marking a RSS-Feed. Or simply by showing up daily to the training session here. Wrte your answers through click on "post a comment".

Game analysis:

Until now we had 3 fan-portraits – check out carefully the questions coming with them!

- Shaun, USA (click here!)
- Cecile and Vanessa, France (click here!)
- an unidentified fan at the Hamburg public-viewing (click here!)

The current extra-questions you find here (click).

What to win? My photo-book “Roll Over, Lenin!” and 3 signed photographs from my photo-archive.

Good luck!

Martin