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Your Motive Waits in the Dark

Taking Photos in the Mine

Exclusive Photographer Days at Velsen Experience Mine

Light, Shadow, Steel and Structure: At the Photographer Day in Velsen Experience Mine, you can calmly create your personal underground photo project - with all your equipment can offer.

The Mine as a Background

Whether digital camera, analog SLR or large format: You can be creative in the extensive facilities. Your own light is welcome (battery-powered only).

Everyone is Welcome

Photo clubs and groups are warmly welcome. Mutual consideration is a matter of course, as maintenance work may be happening at the same time.

What to Expect

"I have rarely experienced a place where so many different motifs are so close together. The Experience Mine is a real paradise for photographers."

André Köhl, Photographer from St. Ingbert

Info at a Glance

Price
22 € per person (all participants)
Duration
4 hours
Dates
about 1x per quarter (see calendar)
Special Features
Free choice of motifs, own lighting allowed
Saarland Card
not applicable
Barrier-free
yes

Upcoming Events

February 2026

Feb 21
Saturday, 21.02., 09:30 Photographer Days Read more
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Did you know?
Hard coal mining in Saarland officially ended on June 30, 2012. On this day, the last active mine, Bergwerk Saar in Ensdorf, was closed, ending over 250 years of mining tradition in the region.
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