Image credits

My own photographs

Except for the images and motifs individually listed below, the images on this website were photographed by Andreas Balsliemke, with some subsequently edited. Copyright and related rights in these own photographs belong to Andreas Balsliemke (© Andreas Balsliemke).

Use of these own photographs beyond what the law permits requires my prior consent. Individually listed images are subject to their respective creator, source, licence or AI-generation information.

Across the website

Portrait in front of Altena Castle

Original photographs: Andreas Balsliemke. Image montage and blue tint created with ChatGPT (OpenAI), 23 October 2026.

Used on: Across the website.

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Home

Andreas and Stefan

Creators/source: Andreas Balsliemke and Stefan Berghaus.

Used on: Home.

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Life’s path

Leap in front of a rainbow

Illustrated figure diving headfirst in front of a bright rainbow.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. The motif of the previous website image was described in text; no reference image was supplied to the generator.

Used on: Life’s path.

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Midlife

Lebenstreppe (steps of life)

Used on: Midlife, at the top right between the blue bars.

Creator: anonymous / unknown.
Publication: F. Campe, Nuremberg.
Date: first half of the 19th century.

Source of the digital reproduction: Wikimedia Commons – file description page. Source listed there: C. Lucke, M. Lucke, M. Gogol: Lebenstreppen – oder wie man den Alternsprozess über die Jahrhunderte gesehen hat, European Journal of Geriatrics, vol. 11 (2009), nos. 3–4. Uploaded to Commons by AndreasPraefcke on 29 June 2011.

Rights: listed by Wikimedia Commons as public domain (PD-old), with the Public Domain Mark 1.0.
Use: unchanged image, displayed at reduced size; click to view at original size.

Dark abyss

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated image of a deep, threatening abyss. Created on 23 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke.

Used on: Midlife.

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The journey

Footprint in sand

A single footprint diagonally in pale sand.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. The previous website image served as a reference for the motif and composition.

Used on: The journey, at the top between the blue bars.

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One-eyed fantasy creature

A small green fantasy creature with one large eye and thin curved limbs standing on gray stone ground.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Inspired by the subject of the previous website image. Generated from text without a supplied reference image.

Used on: The journey.

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Stars and space

Glowing stars in blue and violet nebula clouds against dark space.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated artistic illustration created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Fictional space scene, not an astronomical photograph. Inspired by the subject of the previous website image.

Used on: The journey.

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“The End” cinema title card

White lettering reading “THE END” against a black background between open red cinema curtains.

Used on: The journey.

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Getting through

Two children in winter

Photographer: Stephan Balsliemke.

Used on: Getting through.

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Sad smiley

Used on: Getting through.

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Winking smiley

Used on: Getting through.

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Defiant baby

AI-generated black-and-white portrait of a baby aged about one year with a defiant expression.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated depiction of a fictional person, created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Generated from text without a supplied reference image. Marked “KI-generiert” in the image.

Used on: Getting through.

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The end

Cemetery with memorial candles

Two red memorial candles on a weathered gray gravestone in a green cemetery.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated image of a fictional cemetery scene, created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Inspired by the subject of the previous website image. No specific grave or real location is depicted.

Used on: The end.

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Grim Reaper

A Grim Reaper in a black hooded robe holding a scythe and raising one hand against a white background.

Used on: The end.

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What shapes us?

Reading among stacks of books

AI-generated man reading a large open book, surrounded by stacks of books against a red background.

Used on: What shapes us?.

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Crossword puzzle with pen

A black pen rests diagonally on a folded crossword puzzle page.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated image created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Inspired by the subject of the previous website image; fictional puzzle motif. No published puzzle was reproduced.

Used on: What shapes us?.

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Rule devil

Red cartoon devil in blue trousers juggling three golden section signs.

Used on: What shapes us?.

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Education

Joint quality review

Created with ChatGPT (OpenAI), supplied by Andreas Balsliemke on 24 October 2026.

Used on: Education.

Adult education administration

Created with ChatGPT (OpenAI), supplied by Andreas Balsliemke on 24 October 2026. In-image text localized into English with ChatGPT. The software interface and brochure are illustrative reconstructions.

Used on: Education.

Equipment for online-supported learning

Used on: Education.

Marketing collage for vhs Eschweiler

Created with ChatGPT (OpenAI), supplied by Andreas Balsliemke on 24 October 2026. In-image text localized into English with ChatGPT. The printed materials are inspired by the programme cover co-designed by Andreas Balsliemke.

Used on: Education.

Facing the wave of change together

Created with ChatGPT (OpenAI), supplied by Andreas Balsliemke on 24 October 2026. In-image text localized into English with ChatGPT.

Used on: Education.

International language skills

Created with ChatGPT (OpenAI), supplied by Andreas Balsliemke on 24 October 2026. In-image text localized into English with ChatGPT.

Used on: Education; Know-how, section Languages.

Books and reading hands

Hands hold an open book in front of filled bookshelves; labeled “KI-generiert” (AI-generated).

Used on: Education.

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Münster Palace – university

AI-generated view of Münster Palace with bicycles in the foreground.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated view of Münster Palace, created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Text-based recreation of the former C-UniMuenster motif, without supplying a reference image to the image generator. Not a documentary photograph; architectural details may differ. Labelled “KI-generiert” in the image.

Used on: Education.

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Keyboard with computer character

Friendly computer character beside two oversized keyboard keys marked G and H.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. The motif of the previous website image informed a text description; the computer character was newly designed.

Used on: Education.

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Laughing cartoon fruit

A red cherry, an orange and a green pear with cheerful laughing cartoon faces.

Used on: Education.

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Career

Walking figure

Overlapping phases of a person walking to the right in black and white.

Used on: Career, at the top between the blue bars.

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Classroom scene

Andreas in the foreground of a classroom; the other people’s faces are pixelated.

Photograph: Andreas Balsliemke. Background faces pixelated for anonymization with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026. The original photograph was not newly AI-generated.

Used on: Career.

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Direction keys

Three red keyboard keys: “HIER LANG” (this way) with a left arrow, a yellow question mark, and “DA LANG” (that way) with a right arrow.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated image created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Inspired by the subject of the previous website image.

Used on: Career.

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Know-how

Wooden owl of knowledge

A wooden owl carved from wood on a moss-covered tree stump.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration of a rustic wooden owl in a green setting. Created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. The motif was inspired by the previous website image.

Used on: Know-how, at the top between the blue bars.

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Digital connections

White human icons on a blue digital network with binary digits and a computer screen.

Used on: Know-how.

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Kindergarten – lessons for life

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration of fictional children. Created on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. The previous kindergarten motif served as a visual reference; the new illustration does not depict photographed people.

Used on: Know-how, at the bottom between the blue bars.

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Published

Printing press

Overlapping printed paper sheets with color control strips on the delivery conveyor of a blue printing press.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated image created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Inspired by the subject of the previous website image. Generated from text without a supplied reference image.

Used on: Published.

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About this website

Stage Door

A warmly illuminated “STAGE DOOR” sign with an arrow on an old brick facade.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated image of a fictional theater sign, created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Inspired by the subject of the previous website image. No specific real theater is depicted.

Used on: About this website.

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Colored pencils in a color wheel

AI-generated close-up of colored pencils arranged in a circle with their tips pointing toward the center.

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated image created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 24 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke. Generated from text without a supplied reference image.

Used on: About this website.

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Blog

Logbook and network

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 23 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke.

Used on: Blog.

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Endless words – a clear meaning

Created with ChatGPT
AI-generated illustration created with ChatGPT (OpenAI) on 23 October 2026 at the request of Andreas Balsliemke.

Used on: Blog.

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Back to legal notice

Permaculture in the garden

Original poster supplied by Andreas Balsliemke on 24 October 2026, showing the garden as of 2025. In-image text translated into English with ChatGPT; based on the supplied original photographs and layout.

Used on: Engagement, section Herbs, jams and liqueurs.