Simon's story
with DRAKENSBERG

For seven years he risked his life as a war photographer to document what was happening in the hot spots of the world - he returned home unscathed, but he still had to pay for his experiences.

He was looking for adventure with a great fascination for war and often looked into the abyss, including his own.

For years, crisis areas like Iraq and Afghanistan were his home. He was repeatedly drawn to the front and experienced the brutality of war up close. He reported from theaters of war such as Baghdad, Kabul and Kandahar and thus became a real contemporary witness. His reports and photos received international attention, publications including Der Spiegel, Bild, NBC News, New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Sunday Times, The Huffington Post, USA Today and Al Jazeera America.

“Anyone who has taken the plunge and walked through fire understands that war is an inseparable part of being human. In war man shows what he is capable of. As if intoxicated, one encounters the absolute will to destroy and yet witnesses acts of greatest love and self-sacrifice. In between there are often only a few moments full of chaos and violence and blood, in which the separation between the human and the inhuman no longer exists.” - Simon Klingert

However, the price for the experiences and memories increased with every trip and every report. Some of his friends, mentors and companions paid the highest price. After many dangerous missions in the hot spots of the world and many drastic experiences, the war photographer decided to hang up his camera and prefer to write and report from a distance.

As a lover of timeless aesthetics, our long weekender in green became his constant travel companion. To this day, he associates some of his most exciting travel experiences with the bag. Likewise, she will hopefully inspire him to new, perhaps less dangerous, adventures.

You can find more information about Simon here