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Nils Laengner

I love to get in touch with people. By using photography I want to tell their stories, especially from their own point of view. That includes respect, dignity and a wide range of perspectives. In a world, which he perceives as more and more egoistic, I like to confront people and sensitize them for others in totally different circumstances and situations.

I found my very own and special way to take pictures. Also I want to break out of what I currently know and move on to new challenges.
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went mountain biking

March 30, 2021 at 05:22

Tragedy and violence certainly make powerful images. But there is a price extracted with every such frame: some of the emotion, the vulnerability, the empathy that makes us human, is lost every time the shutter is released.

Time

12h05m

Distance

178km

Speed

14.7km/h

Ascent

3,130m

Descent

3,150m

and went gravel riding

February 11, 2020 at 07:43

#18 Final stretch

Time

8h25m

Distance

136km

Speed

23.0km/h

Ascent

980m

Descent

2,200m

, and like this.

January 19, 2021

After more than two weeks and 1800 kilometers we reach our hotel in Marrakech. It feels surreal how time flies so quickly. Here in the former capital of Morocco, we can expect a bustle and an unrest that we never had to experience during the last two weeks. But our euphoria about having reached our goal

and went gravel riding

February 10, 2020 at 10:06

#17 Skoura - Agouim

Time

6h50m

Distance

111km

Speed

22.3km/h

Ascent

950m

Descent

490m

, and like this.

January 19, 2021

We are getting closer and closer to Marrakech and we notice that the population density increases and so does the end of our trip. But we have not yet achieved our goal. Until then we have to ride another 250 kilometers. We share this fraternally. The starting point of our last two days is a Kasbah

and went gravel riding

February 9, 2020 at 08:41

#16 Indiana Jones was here, maybe

Time

8h20m

Distance

145km

Speed

17.4km/h

Ascent

890m

Descent

1,710m

likes this.

January 19, 2021

We climb the mountains together but during the climb my strengths wane. It takes my full concentration and skill to hold on track and avoid falling down the cliff and end up in a wheel chair. I am exhausted and mad at my mates. Of course they can’t help it, so I get mad at myself because of losing my

and went gravel riding

February 8, 2020 at 08:48

#15 It can't get any better

Time

9h42m

Distance

92.7km

Speed

17.6km/h

Ascent

1,050m

Descent

1,280m

and like this.

January 19, 2021

Every day reveals a completely new landscape and challenge. Despite the kilometers we feel in our legs and nerves, the joy I get from cycling and our common tour is decreasing day by day. And though I am no fan of inflationary use of words like epic and breathtaking I find no alternative here! There

and went gravel riding

February 7, 2020 at 07:17

#14 The Queen

Time

11h39m

Distance

141km

Speed

17.3km/h

Ascent

2,970m

Descent

1,540m

likes this.

January 19, 2021

The queen stage demands everything from me. Our new friends chose to be taken by car, while Nico and I climb up to 3000 meters to cross a pass in the mountains. “Only two kilometers left” Nico calls out to me again and again. I’m almost finished and need his encouragement urgently. But I do not believe

and went gravel riding

February 6, 2020 at 08:40

#13 Meknès - Khénifra

Time

8h34m

Distance

128km

Speed

24.6km/h

Ascent

1,140m

Descent

810m

likes this.

and went gravel riding

February 5, 2020 at 10:22

#12 Meknès and the journey of a tourist

Time

3h01m

Distance

36.2km

Speed

12.0km/h

Ascent

680m

Descent

600m

likes this.

January 19, 2021

The cleverness of our decision doesn’t make it is no less strenuous. And these doubts rise in me again. Will we finally make it? For how long will this path, which had been marked as well rideable be in this state? In the remaining 8 days we still have another 1000 kilometers to go. At the end of the

and went gravel riding

February 4, 2020 at 06:49

#11 starry sky to lodge heaven

Time

11h11m

Distance

148km

Speed

13.3km/h

Ascent

1,770m

Descent

1,920m

and like this.

January 19, 2021

This night we just make some snores and continue our tour before sunrise. We thought to be silent. But we were mistaken. Against our own free will we attracted the attention of some local dogs.

They rushed after us and helped us to get up the mountain pretty quickly. On top of that hill, Nico rides towards

and went gravel riding

February 3, 2020 at 08:43

#10 Tanger to the unknown

Time

9h31m

Distance

95.1km

Speed

10.0km/h

Ascent

2,050m

Descent

1,450m

and like this.

January 19, 2021

Our trip is halfway through when we meet two other riders who have the same destination as we have. From now on there will be four of us heading towards Marrakech in Morocco.

We spend our first day of rest in Tangier. We explore the city and drink lots of freshly squeezed juices. A young local who introduces

and went gravel riding

February 1, 2020 at 09:26

#9 Cádiz - Tarifa

Time

9h01m

Distance

119km

Speed

20.2km/h

Ascent

890m

Descent

890m

likes this.

January 19, 2021

We leave the village shining in the glow of the warm morning sun and wave goodby to the cows watching us with some amazement. The sea to our right and the flowering fields to the left are gliding past. This romantic experience is stopped abruptly. The former meadow is completely flooded. The sea has

and went gravel riding

January 31, 2020 at 07:46

#8 Huelva - Cádiz

Time

10h25m

Distance

141km

Speed

20.6km/h

Ascent

420m

Descent

440m

likes this.

January 19, 2021

This day we feel like a flat tire! Fatigue starts to kick in. We reach a small town, the last possibility before we want to tackle the long stretch of beach. We pass one monstrous hotel complex after the other. These touristic hotspots always have a strange flow anyway. But this one is simply dead. It

and went gravel riding

January 30, 2020 at 09:31

#7 Portugal - Spain

Time

9h17m

Distance

113km

Speed

20.3km/h

Ascent

640m

Descent

660m

likes this.

and went gravel riding

January 29, 2020 at 10:06

#6 Last day in Portugal

Time

7h51m

Distance

125km

Speed

21.1km/h

Ascent

1,110m

Descent

1,110m

likes this.

and went gravel riding

January 28, 2020 at 09:39

#5 To the end of the world

Time

8h35m

Distance

113km

Speed

19.6km/h

Ascent

890m

Descent

920m

, and like this.

January 19, 2021

At breakfast we consider to change our schedule. A detour of 250km could take us to the most southwestern point of the European mainland. Though that should be really nice, it would be a real challenge. So we decide to postpone our decision. Depending on how we progress today, we will decode wether to

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