A small, slow gallery

Lanterns gathered on long walks
and very quiet nights.

A field guide of lanterns I have met across Germany, Spain, and the occasional misjudged shortcut. Each glow is photographed once, written down once, and kept here so I do not forget it.

16

Lanterns indexed

02

Countries so far

JPEG, mostly

Format

Sven, one

Curator

About this project

Why a person would catalogue lanterns at all.

I am Sven, and I love lanterns. The glow, the warmth, the way one of them waiting at the end of a path can convince you to walk another kilometer.

Lanterns have been on most of my better days. Marathons, hundred-kilometer bike rides, the Mammut Marsch, plus a good number of strolls that should have ended hours earlier. They lit the way and made the dark feel like company.

This is where I keep the ones worth keeping. If a lantern made me stop walking, it is probably in here.

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Laterna· 2026

Lanterns gathered on long walks by Sven.