After his successful and award-winning photographic study "Thailand - same same, but different" now comes Thomas Kalak’s latest book "Weltstücke®", in which he presents his very own, very personal and individual souvenirs, which he has collected during the course of his travels. His ever-seeking, resourceful angle of vision has managed to discover a number of small and delightful objects in many of the countries that he visited – rare, bizarre, amusing and exceptional souvenirs, which all reflect personal memories of foreign places and circumstances. Whether artful artefacts or natural findings from the wayside, the selection of his "Weltstücke®" range from the creative spawn of nature to ingeniously designed articles discovered in the rearmost corners of remote souvenir shops.

During the past 20 years, Kalak has travelled around the world for various, renowned tourist enterprises. He provides photos, develops concepts for books and (his own) photo exhibitions, and has also collaborated with a number of other artists in creating award winning works.

His book "Weltstücke®" is a lovingly created memento to our freedom of travel, which, unfortunately, is a luxury that not every citizen of the world can afford.

With the aid of his own special mementos, Thomas Kalak also celebrates a personal sense of freedom that is experienced when travelling. He seeks the extraordinary, far from the trodden tourist paths, ventures out upon a global ramble through a world of many wondrous things, which can only achieve true value through the discoverer and, thus, become souvenirs.

The presented objects are respectively accompanied by short captions, as well as a series of entertaining text passages written by well-known authors and celebrities, who shed their personal light on the topic of travel, souvenirs and reminiscences, illustrating their historical, social and humorous aspects.

A diversified conglomeration of alternative objects and sights worth seeing have evolved. A cheerfully interesting assortment of individual pieces. The design of »Weltstücke« is just as fitting as it is ingenious: An oversized passport full of photos and text passages on the subject of travel, browsing and reminiscing. This charming travel document will be regarded with just the same amount of sacred reverence that any globetrotter bestows upon his or her passport full of diligently gathered stamps and visas.