Michael Seirer – professionelle Fotografie für Kulturinstitutionen, Unternehmen und Veranstaltungen in Wien. Vernissagen, Portraits, Architektur und Reportagen.https://www.seirer-photography.comenhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/cig-harvey-in-vienna-just-an-expensive-pencilhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/cig-harvey-in-vienna-just-an-expensive-pencilCig Harvey at Leica Gallery Vienna, September 2026: 12.2 seconds, a blue weed, and photography as a way of paying attention.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTTalkhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/kreisky-walk-vienna-bruno-preview-filmcasinohttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/kreisky-walk-vienna-bruno-preview-filmcasinoA WHOOSH walk through Vienna on Bruno Kreisky's trail, the Kreisky Archive, then the preview of "Bruno – Der junge Kreisky" at Filmcasino, September 2026.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTEventshttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/great-past-great-future-the-albertinas-250th-anniversary-exhibition-explainedhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/great-past-great-future-the-albertinas-250th-anniversary-exhibition-explainedHow Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen built the Albertina's collection. A 250-year history of Vienna's greatest museums.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionMuseumhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/inside-the-amalienbad-100-years-of-a-working-class-utopiahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/inside-the-amalienbad-100-years-of-a-working-class-utopiaFOTO ARSENAL WIEN's exhibition: Michael Rathmayr photographs 100 years of Amalienbad – Art Déco working-class utopia, rebuilt 1926.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/maria-alyokhina-at-westlicht-a-punk-prayer-among-the-portraits-of-powerhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/maria-alyokhina-at-westlicht-a-punk-prayer-among-the-portraits-of-powerMaria Alyokhina reads from her memoir at WestLicht's Platon exhibition – Pussy Riot co-founder among portraits of world leaders.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/frankstahls-steel-from-monochrome-to-colorhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/frankstahls-steel-from-monochrome-to-colorFrankstahl steel wholesaler: photographing pipes, beams, industrial halls reveals unexpected visual beauty beyond grey metal warehouses.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/don-mccullin-in-vienna-60-years-of-war-famine-and-the-long-walk-homehttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/don-mccullin-in-vienna-60-years-of-war-famine-and-the-long-walk-homeDon McCullin at 90 at Leica Gallery Vienna: 60 years of war photography, then silent Somerset ponds – “Life, Death and Everything in Between”.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTalkhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/how-i-use-ai-in-my-photography-an-honest-list-of-what-it-does-to-your-photoshttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/how-i-use-ai-in-my-photography-an-honest-list-of-what-it-does-to-your-photosComplete list of AI tasks in photography: where it helps, how it works, what happens to your photos and data – transparent about real uses.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLightroomPhotoshopAIhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/outside-heteronormative-walls-a-museum-tour-on-seeing-differently-albertina-pridemonthhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/outside-heteronormative-walls-a-museum-tour-on-seeing-differently-albertina-pridemonthQueer Through the Museum: Albertina's Pride Month tours deconstruct artworks outside heteronormative assumptions – new ways of seeing.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionAusstellungAlbertinahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/shooting-lebt-und-arbeitet-in-wienhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/shooting-lebt-und-arbeitet-in-wien56 artists, 130+ works across MuseumsQuartier and Karlsplatz – photography of Kunsthalle Wien's biggest contemporary art survey.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/slowing-down-in-bari-with-old-nikon-glasshttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/slowing-down-in-bari-with-old-nikon-glassTravel photography with vintage 28mm glass in Bari – minimal approach shows how constraints breed refinement over technique.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalogPhotographyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/photographing-kaws-art-amp-comix-at-albertina-modern-wien-2026https://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/photographing-kaws-art-amp-comix-at-albertina-modern-wien-2026KAWS. Art & Comix at Albertina Modern Wien: 192 works across 27 historical and contemporary artist positions, April 3 – September 27, 2026.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAusstellungExhibitionhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/calm-wins-in-a-noisy-genre-15-leica-street-photo-contesthttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/calm-wins-in-a-noisy-genre-15-leica-street-photo-contestStreet photography: 12,000 photos from 103 countries competing – 15. Leica Street Photo Contest showcases honest, unedited work.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionPhotographyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/annegret-soltau-and-the-art-of-not-looking-awayhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/annegret-soltau-and-the-art-of-not-looking-awayAnnegret Soltau's retrospective at Francisco Carolinum Linz: body art without apologies, feminist visual language, 50 years of raw vulnerability.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionPhotographyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/leaning-closer-to-feel-the-photographers-choice-tanzbild-exhibition-at-albertina-modernhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/leaning-closer-to-feel-the-photographers-choice-tanzbild-exhibition-at-albertina-modernDance photography from the 1860s to 1940s – Tanzbild exhibition at Albertina Modern showcases 120 photographs from the collection.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionPhotographyAnaloghttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-francisco-carolinums-photography-exhibition-has-a-clickbait-title-but-the-real-story-is-way-deeperhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-francisco-carolinums-photography-exhibition-has-a-clickbait-title-but-the-real-story-is-way-deeperSome Secrets of Photography: Francisco Carolinum in Linz explores conceptual approaches by six artists around photography's 200th anniversary.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionPhotographyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-most-expensive-free-photos-youll-ever-takehttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-most-expensive-free-photos-youll-ever-takeWhy hiring a photographer beats getting free event photos: real networking, quality assets – not 400 photos nobody will ever open.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/something-fishy-in-the-best-way-under-water-exhibition-at-westlichthttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/something-fishy-in-the-best-way-under-water-exhibition-at-westlichtUnder Water exhibition at WestLicht: 500 at opening, no clichéd coral reef shots – photographer Peter Coeln's passion project redefines underwater work.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionAusstellungWestlichthttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/dealing-in-splendour-when-art-was-always-about-the-moneyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/dealing-in-splendour-when-art-was-always-about-the-moneyArt as business: Forchondt family dealers in the 1600s to modern times – exhibition on the European art market's roots.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-pixels-were-never-the-pointhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-pixels-were-never-the-pointSam Altman on why AI-generated art loses its value once viewers know it is AI – and what that leaves photographers selling: intent, not pixels.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/kafka-before-kafka-when-two-men-tried-to-talk-and-everything-fell-aparthttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/kafka-before-kafka-when-two-men-tried-to-talk-and-everything-fell-apartFirst Austrian staging of Kafka's “Beschreibung eines Kampfes” (Description of a Struggle) – 70 minutes, no escape, only two performances.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTheaterfotografiehttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/from-vernissage-to-archive-why-your-exhibition-needs-professional-documentationhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/from-vernissage-to-archive-why-your-exhibition-needs-professional-documentationExhibition runs three months, photos last thirty years – professional documentation serves press today, archives tomorrow.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/a-metadata-fix-for-exported-images-in-powershellhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/a-metadata-fix-for-exported-images-in-powershellBatch-process metadata for exported JPGs with PowerShell. Apply copyright, creator, and website URL retroactively to gallery images.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTAutomationLightroomhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/if-youre-not-close-enough-youre-not-bruce-gilden-westlichthttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/if-youre-not-close-enough-youre-not-bruce-gilden-westlichtBruce Gilden at 79 – legendary Magnum photographer who gets closer than most dare, guided by Robert Capa's principle of proximity.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-invisible-art-of-theater-photography-and-what-i-learnedhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-invisible-art-of-theater-photography-and-what-i-learnedTheater photography captures fleeting moments while remaining invisible to the performance – learn the paradox of proximity that defines this craft.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTheaterfotografiehttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/staring-at-strangers-in-black-and-white-experiencing-the-vienna-vintage-photo-fairhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/staring-at-strangers-in-black-and-white-experiencing-the-vienna-vintage-photo-fairVienna Vintage Photo Fair 2025 at WestLicht: one-day event for vintage photographs, photobooks, negatives – curated dealers, collectors, archives.Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/i-went-to-viecc-2025-and-all-i-got-were-amazing-photos-and-sore-feethttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/i-went-to-viecc-2025-and-all-i-got-were-amazing-photos-and-sore-feetVienna ComicCon 2025: fandom culture and creative community – photography of PAN book stage readings and author interviews.Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTEventshttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/cleaning-up-lightroom-preview-catalogs-using-powershellhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/cleaning-up-lightroom-preview-catalogs-using-powershellLightroom catalogs per shoot create accumulating preview folders that waste space. How to safely delete old Previews.lrdata using PowerShell.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTAutomationhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/slowing-down-in-marseille-with-old-nikon-glasshttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/slowing-down-in-marseille-with-old-nikon-glassMarseille street photography with vintage Nikon glass: Nikon Z6II with 28mm E-Series lens – no autofocus, no electronics, just glass and sensor.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/catch-motion-while-you-can-a-limited-time-exhibition-by-leicahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/catch-motion-while-you-can-a-limited-time-exhibition-by-leicaLeitz Photographica Auction centenary “Motion” exhibition: photographs reflecting dynamic shifts in society, auction October 30 at Leica Gallery.Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionAuctionhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/kit-young-urban-pulse-and-scottish-solitude-at-g99-galleryhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/kit-young-urban-pulse-and-scottish-solitude-at-g99-galleryKit Young's photography at G99 Gallery Wien during FOTO WIEN: hand-made silver gelatin prints from Paris streets and Scottish landscapes.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-medieval-roots-of-emotion-in-modern-art-gothic-modern-exhibition-albertinahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/the-medieval-roots-of-emotion-in-modern-art-gothic-modern-exhibition-albertinaModern artists looked backward for expression – Gothic Modern shows how medieval spirituality inspired contemporary emotional work.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionAlbertinahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/zooming-through-history-a-tour-of-a-century-in-pictures-austria-19252025https://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/zooming-through-history-a-tour-of-a-century-in-pictures-austria-19252025100 years of Austrian life in photographs: politics, culture, crisis and celebration – history compressed visually.Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTAusstellungExhibitionPhotographyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/from-streets-to-silence-the-early-experiments-of-mimmo-jodicehttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/from-streets-to-silence-the-early-experiments-of-mimmo-jodiceMimmo Jodice retrospective in Udine Castle: 140 images spanning 1964–2015 – from street photography to metaphysical place-portraits.Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTExhExhibitionPhotographyStreet Photographyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/spaces-of-time-julia-gaisbacher-photographs-hanne-darbovens-worldhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/spaces-of-time-julia-gaisbacher-photographs-hanne-darbovens-worldJulia Gaisbacher's photobook Hanne Darboven. Am Burgberg explores the artist's mental universe and physical spaces – Hatje Cantz 2025.Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTReviewsPhotobookhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/forget-the-ropes-and-look-closer-at-arakihttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/forget-the-ropes-and-look-closer-at-arakiNobuyoshi Araki beyond provocation: diarist of existence, documenting four decades of love, death, and everyday beauty.Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionAusstellunghttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/magnum-decoded-a-deep-dive-into-the-agencys-visual-legacyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/magnum-decoded-a-deep-dive-into-the-agencys-visual-legacyBehind-the-scenes Magnum agency history: workflows in the analog era, founding ideas, and why it remains photography's standard.Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTPhotobookFoto Arsenalhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/i-spy-with-a-curious-eye-henri-cartier-bresson-foto-arsenal-viennahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/i-spy-with-a-curious-eye-henri-cartier-bresson-foto-arsenal-viennaHenri Cartier-Bresson retrospective Watch Watch Watch at FOTO ARSENAL Vienna: 240 original prints from the 20th century's most influential photographer.Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTAusstellungFoto Arsenalhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/7/4/is-seiland-the-better-meyerowitz-and-why-seiland-deserves-a-closer-lookhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/7/4/is-seiland-the-better-meyerowitz-and-why-seiland-deserves-a-closer-lookAlfred Seiland vs. Joel Meyerowitz: A comparison of photographic method, precision, and quiet obsession with landscape photography.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTPhotographyAnalogAusstellungEventshttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/5/26/color-me-dizzy-hirsts-spin-on-modern-art-at-albertina-modernhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/5/26/color-me-dizzy-hirsts-spin-on-modern-art-at-albertina-modernDamien Hirst – Drawings at Albertina Modern Vienna – first comprehensive exhibition of the artist's works on paper, May to October 2025.Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTMuseumExhibitionhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/5/13/uusnhtnlgi04jc9dl3y9y65gnhx4d8https://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/5/13/uusnhtnlgi04jc9dl3y9y65gnhx4d8Life Lines by famiglia_vienna – linocut prints exploring tension between control and chaos, intention and accident in personal narratives.Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTExhibitionhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/4/28/how-i-freed-the-stuck-blades-of-a-vintage-domiplan-2850https://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/4/28/how-i-freed-the-stuck-blades-of-a-vintage-domiplan-2850Fixing a vintage Domiplan 2.8/50 lens with stuck aperture blades – a practical walkthrough of lens repair on a flea market find.Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/4/9/grand-opening-of-the-foto-arsenal-wienhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/4/9/grand-opening-of-the-foto-arsenal-wienFoto Arsenal Wien opens its doors – a new landmark for photography's history, craft, and future in Vienna's cultural landscape.Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/3/17/duerer-vs-leonardo-who-drew-it-betterhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/3/17/duerer-vs-leonardo-who-drew-it-betterAlbertina exhibition: Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer – masters of light, shadow, and Renaissance drawing techniques compared.Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTMuseumhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/3/12/a-silent-portrait-of-spain-ramon-masats-the-silent-photographerhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/3/12/a-silent-portrait-of-spain-ramon-masats-the-silent-photographerRamón Masats at Fundación Foto Colectania Barcelona – Spanish street photography and portraiture from an unsung documentary master.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/23/backstage-at-the-volkstheater-viennahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/23/backstage-at-the-volkstheater-viennaBehind the scenes at Volkstheater Wien – costumes, stage production, and the hidden world of theater documented during In Transition program.Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTPhotographyhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/21/valie-exports-photography-blurring-the-line-between-artist-and-subjecthttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/21/valie-exports-photography-blurring-the-line-between-artist-and-subjectValie Export: Austrian conceptual artist using photography for performance and exploration – archive talk at Foto Arsenal Wien's In Transition.Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTFoto Arsenalhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/19/how-matthew-wong-turns-solitude-into-art-wong-van-gogh-at-albertinahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/19/how-matthew-wong-turns-solitude-into-art-wong-van-gogh-at-albertinaMatthew Wong at Albertina – self-taught painter inspired by Chinese ink and Van Gogh, vibrant yet melancholic works on solitude and color.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTMuseumhttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/17/line-runner-2024-die-sicherheitsstrategie-at-carla-mittersteighttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/2/17/line-runner-2024-die-sicherheitsstrategie-at-carla-mittersteigTheater piece by Stephanie Grünberger at Carla Mittersteig – totalitarian dystopia explored through multimedia collage and emotional extremes.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTTheaterfotografiehttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/1/16/journey-through-the-photographic-archives-of-nhm-viennahttps://www.seirer-photography.com/blog/2025/1/16/journey-through-the-photographic-archives-of-nhm-viennaExpedition into NHM Vienna's archives – 19th and 20th century glass plates uncovered through the In Transition program by Foto Arsenal Wien.Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT