About us
Berlin is a city of layers — architecture, history, everyday life. On these photo walks we explore Berlin’s neighborhoods through observation, photography and urban storytelling.
Together we walk through different Kieze, discover architectural details, traces of history and the visual character of the city. This is not a technical photography workshop. The focus is on seeing the city differently.
What to expect:
• photo walks through Berlin neighborhoods
• architecture and urban observation
• small groups and relaxed pace
• inspiration for photography and visual storytelling
• discovering hidden details of the city
Everyone is welcome — whether you shoot with a camera or a phone.
The walks are organized by denkmallab, a Berlin project exploring the stories of the city through walks, audio guides and urban research.
More urban explorations: denkmallab.de
Upcoming events
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Building Stories: Hidden Layers Walk – Moabit
Heilandskirche, Thusnelda-Allee 1, 10555 Berlin, U9 Turmstraße, Berlin, DEIf the event is fully booked, feel free to join us at the meeting point.
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Discover a different side of Berlin on this 2-hour photo walk through Moabit – a district full of overlooked architecture, hidden courtyards, and layers of urban history.
We will explore former industrial sites, residential blocks, and in-between spaces that often go unnoticed – capturing not only how the city looks, but how it has evolved over time.
Bring your camera or smartphone and develop your own way of seeing urban spaces. No experience needed – we’ll experiment together with observation, perspective, and composition.Date: 07.06.2026
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Meeting Point: in front of the Heilandskirche https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilandskirche_(Berlin)
Participation & Contribution: Everyone is welcome to join. I appreciate a voluntary donation (5-15 €) to support future photo walks.
Suggested contribution: €10 (optional).Route & Highlights (2 hours):
- Moabit streets & residential blocks – urban structure & repetition
- Hidden courtyards – spatial depth & human scale
- Former industrial and commercial buildings – traces of history
- Transitional spaces – old vs. new, visible change
Focus:
- Observing overlooked details
- Urban layers & architectural contrast
- Light, textures, and composition
- Developing your personal perspective
About Me:
Hi, I’m Julia (@worldflaneur). With a background in architecture and photo editing, I guide participants to see and photograph urban spaces in new ways – focusing not only on buildings, but on the stories and layers behind them.If you want to follow future walks and urban observations, you can subscribe here: https://denkmallab.substack.com/
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Entdecke eine andere Seite Berlins auf diesem 2-stündigen Foto-Walk durch Moabit – ein Stadtteil voller übersehener Architektur, versteckter Hinterhöfe und urbaner Schichten.
Wir erkunden ehemalige Gewerbe- und Industrieorte, Wohnblöcke und Zwischenräume, die oft unbeachtet bleiben – und halten nicht nur fest, wie die Stadt aussieht, sondern auch, wie sie sich verändert hat.
Bring deine Kamera oder dein Smartphone mit und entwickle deinen eigenen Blick auf urbane Räume. Keine Vorerfahrung nötig – wir experimentieren gemeinsam mit Beobachtung, Perspektive und KompositionDatum: 07.06.2026
Uhrzeit: 12:00 – 14:00
Treffpunkt: am Eingang der Heilandskirche https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilandskirche_(Berlin)
Teilnahme & Beitrag: Die Teilnahme ist offen für alle. Wer möchte, kann die Walks mit einer freiwilligen Spende (5-15 €) unterstützen.
Empfohlener Beitrag: 10 € (optional).Route & Highlights (2 Stunden):
- Straßen & Wohnblöcke in Moabit – Struktur & Wiederholung
- Versteckte Hinterhöfe – räumliche Tiefe & Maßstab
- Ehemalige Gewerbe- und Industriebauten – Spuren der Geschichte
- Übergangsräume – Alt vs. Neu
Fokus:
- Übersehenes entdecken
- Urbane Schichten & Kontraste
- Licht, Texturen & Komposition
- Eigene Perspektive entwickeln
Über mich:
Hi, ich bin Julia (@worldflaneur). Mit Hintergrund in Architektur und Bildredaktion zeige ich, wie man urbane Räume neu wahrnimmt und fotografiert – nicht nur Gebäude, sondern auch ihre Geschichten und Schichten.Wenn du zukünftige Walks und urbane Beobachtungen verfolgen möchtest, kannst du dich hier anmelden: https://denkmallab.substack.com/
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Building Stories: Biographical Traces – Karl-Marx-Allee
Strausberger Platz, Berlin, DEIf the event is fully booked, feel free to join us at the meeting point.
A participatory urban walk exploring memory, monuments, architecture, and hidden narratives in public space through observation, storytelling, and photography.
We will move slowly along Karl-Marx-Allee, treating the city as a layered archive of perception. Through guided observation exercises and short reflective prompts, participants are invited to explore how urban space is read through personal experience, collective memory, and everyday traces.
This is not a tour, but a collective reading of the city.
No prior experience required.
Materials:
smartphone, paper, pen, optional audio recording
Participation:
Participation by voluntary contribution (5–15 € suggested)
Meeting point: Karl-Marx-Büste (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strausberger_Platz#Karl-Marx-B%C3%BCste), Berlin (Strausberger Pl. 12, 10243 Berlin)
Collective Archive (optional contribution):
Participants are invited to contribute to a shared archive of the walk:
Upload here: https://padlet.com/denkmallab/Building_Stories_Memory_Walk_Contributions
Contributions are voluntary and may include photos, notes, or audio fragments from the walk and are part of a collective open research experiment6 attendees
Building Stories: Layered Infrastructure - Wedding
Silent Green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, DEIf the event is fully booked, feel free to join us at the meeting point.
This is not a photography workshop or a traditional guided tour.
It is a 2-hour collective walk through Wedding, using observation and photography as a starting point for discussion about urban space, architecture, and the hidden layers of the city.
We begin at Silent Green Kulturquartier — a former crematorium transformed into a cultural space — and move through streets, courtyards, industrial traces, and transitional spaces that reveal how different periods of Berlin still coexist within the urban fabric.
Rather than focusing on technical photography skills, we will slow down and pay attention to atmosphere, material, rhythm, and spatial change. Photography here becomes a tool for observation and conversation.
Bring your camera or smartphone if you want, but no experience is needed.
This walk is designed as an interactive exchange: we will pause, discuss, observe together, and develop different ways of reading the city.Date: 12.07.2026
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Meeting Point: silent green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin
Participation & Contribution: Everyone is welcome. I appreciate a voluntary donation (5–15 €) to support future walks.
Suggested contribution: €10 (optional).About me:
Hi, I’m Julia (@worldflaneur). With a background in architecture and image editing, I work with urban observation as a way to understand how cities are experienced beyond their surface — as layered systems shaped by use, time, and structure.If you want to follow future walks and urban observations, you can subscribe here: https://denkmallab.substack.com/
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