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Cologne, Germany |
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Cologne is the oldest large city in Germany and with 1.85 million inhabitants it is the fourth largest city in Germany. The population is primarily German (over 90%) with the balance consisting of other European nationalities (primarily Turks, Greeks, Italians, Poles, Russians, Serbo-Croats and Spaniards). Turks comprised the majority of newcomers in the 70s and 80s but more recent arrivals have been from the former communist countries of Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Again I’d made contact with a Colombian through the newspaper article in Bogotá and together with a Mexican friend of hers we set about on a rainy summer’s day to collect our photos. Cologne Cathedral is at the center of the city opposite the main railway station and a drawcard for tourists from all over Germany and Europe. Three foreigners with a strange request did not fit into the Germans’ daily routine and it proved impossible to get any adults to participate. In the end we had to rely on the large number of students – mostly locals as well as some Spaniards and Americans – to get our faces. The younger Germans were much more curious and open, but as a result the face of Cologne is a very young one – perhaps only 16 or 17. The resulting face is typically Anglo-Saxon and quite similar to the face of the Tate Gallery in London, which in some respects is what one would expect. Photographer: Mike Mike; Assistants: Marta Garcia, Rosaana Velasco |
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