In spring 2025, I traveled through Azerbaijan with my brother — from the wind-swept streets of Baku to remote villages tucked behind the mountains. This post captures the spirit of the journey through street portraits and everyday scenes: coppersmiths at work, shared smiles at roadside cafés, men playing traditional games in the streets. Most conversations were non-verbal, but the warmth of the encounters spoke for itself.

LE MANI DEL MESTIERE - Mostra fotografica di Ralf Steinberger con ritratti di commercianti. Bar Emiazico a Sesto Calende (VA), Italia.

JJ Beeme's SoulScape video 'Desatino' uses Mexico photos taken bv Ralf Steinberger and Gabi Breitenbach. Available on YouTube.

LIFE UP CLOSE street portrait photography exhibition by Ralf Steinberger at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy.

Zeitungsrtikel der Tageszeitung Münchner Merkur über den Menschen- und Reisefotografen Ralf Steinberger.

Winner of the photography portrait contest 'The Magic of a Gaze' in March 2024. Photo title: 'The Attraction of the Hidden'.

Ralf Steinberger won the photo competition 'Bavaria Unseen - Shades of Blue and White'. Short-listed photos are exhibited at Wunderlocke.

Artist JJ Beeme created a musical animation using expressive studio mood portraits taken of him by Ralf Steinberger and Vidas Daudaravičius

Art exhibition "Andare alla deriva in terre lontane" with photos by Ralf Steinberger and Gabi Breitenbach and sculptures by Antje Schmuck.

Photographic memories of a trip to Ukraine's capital Kyiv before the Russian-Ukrainian war started. People, religion, architecture, ...

14 photographers interpret the theme of 'Water' and display their work from 13-24 May. My focus was on combining water with portraiture.

Ralf Steinbergers Fotoausstellung 'Menschen und ihre Kulturen' in der Stiftung Gute-Tat in München (Oktober 2020 - Mai 2021).

José-Joaquín Beeme's video art project 'My World' uses Ralf Steinberger's street portraits. Available on YouTube.

Ralf's street photography zine on voyeurism, stalking, ethics and the excitement felt while taking street photos of unknown persons.

The proceeds of the sales will help build a carpenter’s workshop to get underprivileged young people in Kenya onto their own feet.