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Tulips are a genus of spring-blooming perennial bulbiferous flowers. They are usually large, showy and brightly coloured (red, pink, yellow, or white). They have a long history of cultivation. The tulip is a member of the lily family.

The name "tulip" is thought to be derived from a Persian word for turban. Tulips originally were found in areas with temperate climates in a band stretching from Southern Europe to the steppes of Central Asia. Tulips were cultivated in Constantinople as early as 1055. While tulips had probably been cultivated in Persia from the tenth century, they did not come to the attention of the West until the 16th century, when Western diplomats to the Ottoman court introduced them into Europe. They became a frenzied commodity during tulip mania in the 17th century. Tulips were frequently depicted in Dutch Golden Age paintings and have become associated with the Netherlands as the major producer for world markets.

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I started photographing when I was 16 years old. In the beginning I set the focus to soccer. Four years later I made the photos for the local soccer team and the local newspaper. After having finished my university studies I started traveling. Photographing nature and sometimes city views replaced the soccer engagement. In the 90s I had two exhibitions in the rooms of a Life Insurance in Munich (Carnevale di Venezia and Nepal). The Venice images where used by a big pre press company for a calendar. For 2012 I published my first own calendar about World Heritage Sites of Nature. In the next years some shared exhibitions followed: 'modern architecture', 'micro and macro photography', 'black and white'. Important notes: All my artwork is...