Hamburg. Heights, water, fire. And a Bronto.

Four days in Hamburg.

Firefighters. 70 meters above the Elbe.

A project for Bronto Skylift – real, loud, northern.

Hamburg in October. Grey skies, cold air, perfect light.

The flight from Bolzano to Hamburg – direct, easy.

Just the essentials in my bag: camera, lights, audio, drone, two shirts, one jacket.

That’s all you need when you know what you’re there for.

Then it began.

For Bronto Skylift, I got to go high – together with the Hamburg Fire Department.

We filmed right in the city – next to the Elbphilharmonie, down at the harbor.

Even inside the customs zone, where no one usually gets in.

No one – except PAPA.

70 meters up. Wind. Water. Radio chatter.

That’s where Bronto feels at home – and so do I.

Yes, we staged it – but not for show. We staged it to show what the fire department and this machine can do. A bit of sabre-rattling in the best possible way: precision, trust, world-class organization.

I got to be right in the middle – filming, photographing, asking questions.

Breathing a bit of firefighting air, height included.

Between the crackle of radios, commands, and real team spirit.

No studio. No extras. Just people who know their job –

and a vehicle proving that safety can be spectacular.

Weather made me stay an extra night – flight cancelled. Didn’t mind.

It was an experience.

It was real. Raw. And me: ready.

The finished project? Coming soon.

And it’s going to be high – literally.

Real. Raw. Ready. – Hamburg.