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Photography, Serbia, Belgrade, Kalenić Pijaca
February 2026

Today, it is one of Belgrade’s most famous markets - full of fresh produce, vintage details, and constant conversation. When I was taking photos there, people warmly invited me closer to their stalls and were genuinely happy that I was photographing the market! For me, it felt like a small example of Serbian hospitality. And I think I ate the freshest dill and cabbage of my life there!

Kalenić pijaca opened in 1926 and was named after Belgrade benefactor Vlajko Kalenić. During the occupation of Belgrade in 1941–1944, parts of the market were used as small urban vegetable gardens because of food shortages. In 2026, the market may enter a new chapter, as the city is planning its reconstruction and modernization.

Everyone who wants to get a real feel for Serbia - friendly, open, and sociable - should visit Kalenić pijaca and soak up the atmosphere!

Photography, Germany, Karlsruhe, Schlossgarten Karlsruhe
March–April 2026

Between these tiny rodents — a fight for food! Flips, falls, strikes, biting, scratching, squeaks, and teeth-grinding — all for a meal. In this tiny arena, it really looks like every vole is ready to fight tooth and nail.

Bank voles in Europe are living monuments of the Ice Age! 15,000 years ago, the glacier pushed them south and split them into groups: Italian voles hid for centuries in shady mountains and became darker, while Russian populations adapted to the bright autumn landscape and kept their rich reddish color. German voles remained classic, while British ones, shaped by a mild climate and island isolation, became true giants that are not afraid of people.

But while European voles evolved into aggressive loners, the harsh and dry American prairies created completely different rodents: American prairie voles became a symbol of absolute loyalty. For survival, thanks to the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin, they form one pair for life, raise their young together, and fiercely defend their nest from enemies as a team. When it comes to family, they stick together through thick and thin.

Photography, Germany, Karlsruhe, Schlossgarten Karlsruhe
March–April 2026

Between these tiny rodents — a fight for food! Flips, falls, strikes, biting, scratching, squeaks, and teeth-grinding — all for a meal. In this tiny arena, it really looks like every vole is ready to fight tooth and nail.

Bank voles in Europe are living monuments of the Ice Age! 15,000 years ago, the glacier pushed them south and split them into groups: Italian voles hid for centuries in shady mountains and became darker, while Russian populations adapted to the bright autumn landscape and kept their rich reddish color. German voles remained classic, while British ones, shaped by a mild climate and island isolation, became true giants that are not afraid of people.

But while European voles evolved into aggressive loners, the harsh and dry American prairies created completely different rodents: American prairie voles became a symbol of absolute loyalty. For survival, thanks to the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin, they form one pair for life, raise their young together, and fiercely defend their nest from enemies as a team. When it comes to family, they stick together through thick and thin.