{"id":53,"date":"2016-11-27T14:13:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-27T11:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2017-02-16T18:30:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:30:30","slug":"award-winning-photographer-documents-a-day-at-schloss-leizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/11\/27\/award-winning-photographer-documents-a-day-at-schloss-leizen\/","title":{"rendered":"Award winning photographer documents a day at Schloss Leizen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Sommer finds the best angle with help from our maintenance truck<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As with all new major hotels or restaurants it is important to test facilities and prove concept with real guests in advance of opening. Naturally we have had a number of test weekends, primarily to re-assure ourselves that kids and teens feel at home in the environment we have created at Schloss Leizen and also to test sport, catering and safety facilities and procedures.<\/p>\n

For one of our summer test weekends last year\u00a0we thought we’d take the opportunity of inviting Robert Sommer the 2016 winner of the Royal Society of Biology <\/a>“photographer of the year” competition to capture a day at Germany for Kids. It was great experience for adults and youngsters to have such a talented photographer with us for the weekend and to witness his enthusiasm for photography and the subject.<\/p>\n

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Robert Sommer capturing ping pong action<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the weekend Robert was careful to snap as many aspects of Germany For Kids as was possible, including our state-of-the-art sports facilities (soccer pitch, beach volleyball court & climbing frame), bedrooms, our kitchen and the food it produces, the Schloss and grounds\u00a0plus, of course images of kids making new friends and having fun.<\/p>\n

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Hamburg resident Robert hails from R\u00f6bel\u00a0a picturesque and historical small town, just 9km from Schloss Leizen. Still in love with the beauty of our area he returns often to capture stunning\u00a0images of the town and the lake upon\u00a0which it sits, the M\u00fcritz, Germany’s largest.<\/p>\n

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Snapping Breakfast<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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One of Robert’s images of R\u00f6bel and the M\u00fcritz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Check out Robert’s home page and shop here<\/a><\/p>\n

Or to learn more about Germany for Kids choose either: English<\/a> or German<\/a><\/p>\n

The results of\u00a0Robert’s day with us are in this slideshow and the gallery below:<\/p>\n