In a few days, on 18 February, the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan (Ramazan) will begin. As in previous years, Venloer Strasse in Cologne-Ehrenfeld will be illuminated to mark the occasion.
(March 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #Ramadan, #Fastenmonat, #Islam, #Köln_Ehrenfeld

A sea of lights in the old town (fortress) of Jaisalmer/Rajasthan (India) during the Desert Festival.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #Lichter, #lights, #Desert_Festival, #Jaisalmer, #Rajasthan, #Indien, #India

Cologne – the city of numerous Christmas markets. Here is the Christmas market on Neumarkt.
(December 2015)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Weihnachtsmärkte, #Christmas_markets, #Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #Cologne

Cologne Cathedral in the evening.
(December 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Kölner_Dom, #Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots

To mark the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, festive lighting has been installed in Venloer Str. in Cologne-Ehrenfeld. Venloer Str. is also home to Cologne's largest mosque.
(March 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Festbeleuchtung, #Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #Fastenzeit, #Ramadan, #Köln_Ehrenfeld

Night shots - with and without flash.
(March 2022)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots

In the evening, after a picnic on a mountain in the Şavşat area (Artvin province, NE Turkey).
(September 2012)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #Feuer, #fire, #Şavşat, #Artvin, #Turkey, #Türkei

In einem Monat wieder für sechs Wochen im Kölner Zoo: die China Lights.
(Januar 2019)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #China_Lights, #Kölner_Zoo

Soon again: China Lights in the Cologne Zoo.
(January 2019)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #China_Lights, #Kölner_Zoo

The City Hall (left) at the Old Market Square in Poznań (Posen)/ Poland.
(July 2019)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Nachtaufnahmen, #night_shots, #Rathäuser, #town_halls, #Architektur, #architecture, #Poznań, #Polen, #Poland