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.

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.

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, ...

Photo diary while the brothers Wolf and Ralf travelled through the Baltic countries Latvia and Lithuania in August 2021.

Art exhibition "Finds from Italy" with photos by Ralf Steinberger & Gabi Breitenbach and terracotta-wood statues by Antje Schmuck. 5/6 2021

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

Ralf Steinberger's solo photo exhibition at the Amtsgericht Wolfratshausen near Munich lasted from January to Sepbember 2020.

Another splendid Venice Carnival year with Corona virus warning, Baroque aristocracy, wild parties, Murano glass, enchanted locations, ...

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

Solo photo exhibition "Die Welt ist bunt, und es ist gut so" in late 2019 at Hinterhalt Gallery in Gelting, South of Munich.

Photos from the Munich Oktoberfest 'Beer Festival', showing interesting characters, colourful traditional Bavarian clothes, good mood, ...

The new album on my website shows photos of the Northern-Spanish city of Bilbao: night life, people, museums, architecture, food.