Amager Beach 12, 2013

Karin Ott

Once Amager Beach was a slim rim of sand and mostly grass coupled with extremely low water. Then the beach park was built, adding miles and miles to what was already there in the form of a new beach line much further out with lots and lots of sand, lagoons up to the original coast line and bridges to walk or drive to get to the new beach line.

But the two neighboring counties could not agree so what was created on the Copenhagen side was a lot more spectacular than what happened on the Kastrup side. This particular construction is pretty spectacular, though. It’s called The Snail and is a bath platform where people can lie in the sun and dive into the deep end rather than have to walk far in the shallow water and not be able to dive.

Amager Beach 11, 2013

Karin Ott

This image is a bridge. What? Well, it’s a bridge to the next small series from Amager Beach. At first glance it seems to be shot at the same time as the previous two images but it’s not. This is from the very early fall and in the morning rather than in the evening. Knowing that you can see the differences in the light.

Kastrup 4, 2013

Karin Ott

I was fortunate to be given a tour of the part of the Kastrup Værk, BryggergĂĄrden, they were attempting to rent out. The craftmanship of what was not covered was amazing. The thickness of the lumber, the structure of the stone walls with the windows imbedded a foot deep… Unfortunately all I had a chance to photograph were two fast shots in an elevator so old you opened the door by pulling a rope.

This is the first of them.