I am in Germany until February 23rd. My mother’s 60th birthday.

Germany cell: +49-170-8642912
Email: me@christophbangert.com

Namibia cell: +264-813653416
Thuraya Sat phone: +88216-51071135
Email: me@christophbangert.com

I am in Namibia. On February 6th, I’ll be flying to Germany for two weeks.

Namibia cell: +264-813653416
Thuraya Sat phone: +88216-51071135
Email: me@christophbangert.com

 I am in Angola. I don’t have regular access to the internet, so please call me on my local cell phone or Thuraya sat phone. You can also contact Chiho Kitajima at chihochiho@mac.com.

Angola cell: +244-927558916
Thuraya Sat phone: +88216-51071135
Email: me@christophbangert.com

I am in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, and will travel on to Angola from here.

DRC cell: +242-7621576
Thuraya Sat phone: +88216-51071135
Email: me@christophbangert.com

Congo cell: +242-7621576
Thuraya Sat phone: +88216-51071135
Email: me@christophbangert.com

Hello,
I wish all of you a Happy New Year.

I am in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo.
Check it out on the map: (you can zoom in)
http://africa.christophbangert.com/map-test/
2007 was an exceptionally good year for Chiho and me. We published two photo books and traveled together all over West Africa with our Land Rover. I took part in the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass, gave a public lecture at the International Center of Photography, had an exhibition and book launch with the Iraq book in New York and had the opportunity to work in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
Also on a personal level the past year has been adventurous.
On a beautiful, remote beach in Ghana I asked Chiho to marry me. She said yes.
2008 will be marked by some more traveling in Africa as well as work in the Middle East and elsewhere. And a wedding or two.
For the moment I am traveling alone, but Chiho will join me again in Namibia. We decided to attempt a return back to Europe by road via East Africa after we have reached Capetown. This part of the journey will take us through 14 African nations, the Middle East, Turkey, Eastern Europe and finally back to Germany. We hope that our beloved Land Rover will keep going as it has always done in the past. However, the success of our expedition is extremely uncertain. Horrendous roads, an accident, a technical brake down, an illness or ants eating all our Japanese Ramen noodles can end our great journey at any given time. We will keep you informed.
Best wishes for 2008.
Christoph.

Christoph Bangert
-photojournalist-
currently in Congo (Brazzaville)
cell Congo: +242-7621576
me@christophbangert.com
http://www.christophbangert.com/
http://www.iraq.christophbangert.com/
http://www.travelnotes.christophbangert.com/
http://africa.christophbangert.com/
http://www.laif.de/

I am in Northern Gabon.

My new Cell number is: +241-7286461
Thuraya Sat phone: +88216-51071135
Email: me@christophbangert.com

I am back in Cameroon to continue my journey through Africa.

I can be reached by email or phone.

cell Cameroon: +237-96572516
Email: me@christophbangert.com

cell: +1-718-744-5441
Email: me@christophbangert.com

I am in New York getting ready for the ICP lecture on Wednesday and the book launch and opening on Thursday, November 15. For details please see below.

Chez Landy from Travelnotes on Vimeo.

Evacuation from Travelnotes on Vimeo.

me@christophbangert.com
Cameroon cell: +237-96572516

Dear all,

The book is out. As some of you know my new book IRAQ:The Space between just came out and can be ordered in your local book store or on Amazon. For more details please click here: http://iraq.christophbangert.com/

Although many people already received their copy, even my mother got hers already, ironically Chiho and I were not able to see the completed book ourselves yet. The work proofed to be hard to come by in Africa. And although we were present during the printing of the book in China, both of us are suffering from recurring nightmares of finding the book horribly misprinted and of terrible technical quality on our return to New York.

We are both burning to see the final product but with equal intensity fear the moment of holding the book in our hands.

Yesterday I became a member of the Bird Watcher’s Club of Limbe, Cameroon. To be quite honest I don’t know anything about bird watching. The private Club that I just joined consists of a small yellow house that is placed on a dark volcanic rock overlooking the ocean. The house is surrounded by the vast Botanical Garden of Limbe, which is home to a large variety of tropical plants and trees and, well, birds. On a clear day you can see the massive Mount Cameroon in the background. The club, a small and homely place has a wonderful terrace and serves good and inexpensive food. There are only two simple, but very clean guestrooms, (I never got to appreciate a clean toilet more than after traveling in West Africa…) one of which Chiho and I are occupying since yesterday. The non-profit club was created by Hans, a wonderfully relaxed and hospitable Dutch man who likes to invite his friends and guests to this beautiful spot. Most importantly, though, he is providing us with a safe place to park our Land Rover for about one month as we will interrupt our long journey through Africa here in Cameroon. On October 23, Chiho and I will fly from Douala, about 70 Kilometers away from here, to New York. I will then fly on to Amsterdam on October 31, where I will take part in the Joop Swart Masterclass, before I’ll return to New York on November 10. The show opening and book launch will take place on November 15, one day after a lecture that I was invited to give at the International Center of Photography.

After some more promotional work for the book and accomplishing tasks as enjoyable as preparing my taxes, I will then fly back to Cameroon in the beginning of December to continue my trip to South Africa. Chiho will unfortunately not join me on this part of the journey, because she had been planning to travel to Japan around the same time. Read more