In this highlights edition - Photographer Andreas Mühe, a Mercedes convention in Berlin to celebrate 125 years of the automobile, Italian mountaineer Nives Meroi, artist
Levi van Veluw and a look at augmented reality smartphone apps.


Photographer Andreas Mühe
Andreas Mühe is a young portrait photographer who has managed to persuade some of the world's most powerful politicians and statesmen to pose for him. And although he's still only in his early thirties there's now a retrospective of his work currently on display in Rostock.

Mercedes Convention
It was 125 years ago in 1886 that German engineer Carl Benz was granted a patent for the world's first automobile. This milestone is being celebrated all this year and especially in the home of Mercedes-Benz in Baden Württemberg - but this past weekend the festive road led right to the capital and to the largest Mercedes-convention ever.

Mountaineer Nives Meroi
They say it's lonely at the top and that certainly true in the world elite of mountaineering, where women are a true rarity. Just days ago Austria's Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner became only the third woman ever to scale all 14 of the world's 8000-er peaks. Hot on her heels is 49 year-old Italian Nives Meroi who has eleven 8000-er ascents to her credit and is currently preparing for her twelfth.

Artist Levi van Veluw
To say that Levi van Veluw has many faces would be something of an understatement! The Dutch artist has caused quite a stir using mainly his own head and face as his canvas. His installation and video art is instantly recognisable but you do have to look very closely - because you sometimes can't see his face for the trees!

Augmented Reality Apps at the IFA Berlin
The IFA - the world's largest trade fair for consumer electronics is currently showcasing exciting developments in personal & home entertainment right here in Berlin. This year Augmented Reality Apps are in the spotlight - apps for smart phones and tablets that apply virtual layers of extra information to anything you see. They can, for example, instantly translate street signs or give the name and height of monuments or mountains.