Missing Photo Wishlist

These are Paul Landers photos I know or strongly suspect once existed in a larger, uncropped, or some better version. Each card shows the surviving copy and explains what appears to be wrong.

1997

18 August 1997 - Köln WOM signing

Small surviving thumbnail of Paul Landers at a WOM signing in Köln in 1997
The only version currently located.

2001

With fans in London

Screenshot photo of Paul Landers with fans in London in 2001 from an old fansiteSmall photo thumbnail from the same London fan meeting in 2001
The other images from the day survived. The second photo remains trapped in thumbnail form.

Geocities repost set

Low quality Paul Landers fan photo from May 2001, image one Low quality Paul Landers fan photo from May 2001, image two Low quality Paul Landers fan photo from May 2001, image three Low quality Paul Landers fan photo from May 2001, image four
Recovered from a Geocities repost rather than the original source.

I found three related images in better quality through old fansite reposts from around 2005. The original site was obscure outside 2001–2002 and poorly archived. These copies were probably only somewhat larger, but likely lacked the visible artifact damage.

Additional thumbnail only images

Small Paul Landers thumbnail from around 2001 image one Small Paul Landers thumbnail from around 2001 image two Small Paul Landers thumbnail from around 2001 image three Small Paul Landers thumbnail from around 2001 image four Small Paul Landers thumbnail from around 2001 image five
Five images that appear to have only survived as thumbnails in my findings.

The larger did exist, but I couldn't recover them. Fans may still have them though. The final image seems to be an alternate from this Mexico fan photo. The same group of women, probably photographed only a few minutes apart.

2004

Knaack fanclub show

Archived thumbnail of Paul Landers at a 2004 Knaack fanclub show
One thumbnail survived through the Internet Archive.

The archived page suggests there were additional Paul photos based on the original captions.

Russian press interview

Small cropped avatar of Paul Landers from a 2004 Russian press interviewSecond small cropped avatar of Paul Landers from a 2004 Russian press interview
Both survive as 100x100 avatar crops.

These appear to be based on larger photographs once posted to a LiveJournal style site. The second has a similar hue and angle to this related image and may come from the same source.

Russian hotel

Small Paul Landers and Oliver Riedel hotel photo from Russia in 2004
The image remains available only at a thumbnail size. Many other photos from this moment were recovered, but not this one.

Russia appearance

Paul Landers outdoors in Russia November 2004Paul Landers and Flake Lorenz indoors in Russia November 2004
Both copies appear to have been resized or cropped from larger originals.

These correlate with photos such as this image from the same occasion. A similar Till photo exists from the outdoor setting, which makes larger Paul originals seem likely.

2005

Nîmes after party

Paul Landers with fans after the 2005 Nîmes concert image onePaul Landers with fans after the 2005 Nîmes concert image twoPaul Landers with fans after the 2005 Nîmes concert image three
Some surviving copies were recovered as screenshots from old YouTube slideshows.

Many fan photos from this night circulate with different band members, but several Paul images have gone missing. Two of my copies are probably smaller than the originals because they were salvaged from old photo slideshows and captured as frames from SD 4:3 video.

Possible Nîmes thumbnail

Small Paul Landers photo thumbnail probably from Nîmes in 2005
Likely connected to the Nîmes after party sets but unclear.

Unknown context

Small resized fan photo of Paul Landers from around 2005
The surviving copy appears substantially smaller than the original.

Fan signing with Schneider

Higher resolution cropped resolution photo of Paul Landers at a fan signing around 2005 Small cropped resolution photo of Paul Landers and Christoph Schneider at a fan signing around 2005

The full photograph appears to have originally been wider than 600 pixels. The tagged website is defunct and was not archived properly by the Wayback Machine.

2009–2010

LIFAD promotional photo

Damaged low resolution Paul Landers promotional photo from LIFAD eraSlightly better recovered copy of the Paul Landers LIFAD era promotional photo
Original damaged copy at left; a slightly better recovery on the right.

The oldest online copy I traced dates to March 2010, but it was already small and damaged. The dimensions resemble an image embedded in a digital publication, although its professional set photography suggests a better source once existed. The setting may be connected to the Ich tu dir weh video or concert production, and Paul is wearing a rarely seen coat from this era accurately.

Update: After extensive searching, I found the cleaner copy shown above. This may be the best surviving version.

Portrait crop

Cropped and resized Paul Landers portrait from 2012
A larger and less tightly cropped copy is being sought.

Second cropped image

Cropped and resized Paul Landers photo from 2010
The full composition and original dimensions remain unknown.

2011-2012

Photo with a fan

Paul Landers photographed with a fan in Russia around 2012
Likely taken with a Russian fan, but the original source is unknown.

Ritz-Carlton Moscow

Paul Landers at the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow in February 2012
The located copy has not led back to its full resolution source.

The originating forum's main photo thread does not contain it despite being accredited. I found no matching post from the credited user. I checked everywhere on the forum but I have no idea how or what this means.

Watermarked image

Watermarked Paul Landers photo from around 2011
The text may be a permanent watermark, but the larger source remains missing.

I found related photos of the other members from this moment that are large, but not a better copy of Paul's.

2013

Wir halten das Tempo era

A cropped and filtered Paul Landers photo from the 2013 Wir halten das Tempo tour
The surviving copy appears cropped and possibly filtered.