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○°☆• Tugay.Zeyrek is a hairdresser who works in his family salon Erols.Hairlounge in Metzingen a small town in Germany – and cuts the hair of football stars and even music icons like Jason Derulo.When interviewing him I noticed quite a few things that we all can learn from him in order to achieve the extraordinary: ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ &ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ …

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°☆• ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀs ғᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs? ᗪO YOᑌ ᗯᗩᑎT TO KᑎOᗯ ᕼOᗯ TᕼᗴY ᑕᗩᑎ ᕼᗴᒪᑭ YOᑌ ᗯITᕼ YOᑌᖇ ᑭᕼOTOᘜᖇᗩᑭᕼY? Then head to my blog interview with Paul Fuller from East London. Paul lives near the Hackney Marshes, a strip of green marshland along the River Lea in East London. The …

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°•☆•„… one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it’s summer in the light, and winter in the shade.“  •°☆• ( – Charles Dickens/Great Expectations ) About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°○• As a creative, it is so important to be resilient. Resilience means turning a minus into a plus, turning difficulties into opportunities, and using seemingly unfavorable situations for learning and growing as a character and a professional. When I met up with Karina for our photo session the light was glorious. As you can …

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nadinewilmanns°☆•○》 Sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ Lɪɢʜᴛ – ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ sᴇssɪᴏɴ ;- ) • ☆° I‘m in London until Easter, then Metzingen/Germany until end of May. Model: @emma_loves_england MUA: @feyfirmansyah15 About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°•☆• weekend sun.. ☀️ Cannot wait for spring to come back.  About the author: www.story-photographer.com

“Having a camera in your hand and a reason to be there gives you motivation and a license to stick your nose into places where you wouldn`t otherwise do it.” (Paul Fuller) °•☆•Iɴ Cᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ Pᴀᴜʟ Fᴜʟʟᴇʀ *》》 Tᕼᗴᖇᗴ ‘Տ ᗩ ᑎᗴᗯ IᑎTᗴᖇᐯIᗴᗯ Oᑎ McWilmanns Business Story Magazine: ɪ’ᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴜʟ ғᴜʟʟᴇʀ (@pf_photographer) ғᴏʀ …

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°•☆• “How will I have energy for challenges, when I eat crap, don`t relax, and don`t sleep enough?”, says resilience coach Ursula Walter (@walther_ursula). Makes sense, of course, but we tend to forget. Some sports, a little yoga, or whatever makes you feel good, happy moments – they’re not just pleasures, they make us more resilient, …

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☆¤>>* Do you know these days when u feel like part of a picture book? ???? ☆°• About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°☆*>> Spring is finally here ????????Hope you‘ re all sticking your noses in the sun this week. ????°☆• Model @_kaytliin_ | Makeup @feyfirmansyah15 | Styling @marbello_gossip. About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°☆•° Boys… ????☆° About the author: www.story-photographer.com

*☆°○>> Hope everyone had a great woman’s day!  I’m super grateful that I turned out to be a woman :- ) Pictured is my mom btw who is a songwriter @retterherz-cd – and who is a strong woman not giving up on her dreams even though people and circumstances haven’t been always friendly °○•☆¤ About …

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“Perfection is a fallacy. Embrace the things you cannot change and fight for those you can.” (- Danielle Bourdon) *☆°▪>> It`s great to dream big and have adventurous goals but in order to get there, we must not get discouraged by the obstacles on the way. For an article about how to become more resilient, …

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” ᴵ ᵂᴬˢ ᴸᴼᴼᴷᴵᴺᴳ ᴬᵀ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴾᴴᴼᵀᴼᴳᴿᴬᴾᴴ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴵ ˢᵀᴬᴿᵀᴱᴰ ᵀᴴᴵᴺᴷᴵᴺᴳ ᵀᴴᴬᵀ ᵀᴴᴱᴿᴱ ᵂᴬˢ ᴬ ᵀᴵᴹᴱ ᵂᴴᴱᴺ ᵀᴴᴱˢᴱ ᵂᴱᴿᴱᴺ’ᵀ ᴹᴱᴹᴼᴿᴵᴱˢ.”  (- from ‘The perks of being a wallflower’ by Stephen Chbosky) °☆•▪  What would you want to say to yourself in this ten year old photograph in your hands? *>>>> www.nadinewilmanns.com/looking-at-photographs Do you sometimes wish …

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°☆•》》 Do you let go easily? When I arrived to meet entrepreneur Günther Schwarz for pictures for a magazine, he was filling boxes and emptying out his office. Letting go of being the head of his company has been a gradual and emotional process. Times are changing constantly but sometimes the changes are extra big. …

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[norm core] = unpretentious, average-looking clothing; word for dressing on purpose like you don’t care about your appearance in order to look like so-called „normal“ people. °☆• I‘ve written my Fashion MA about this trend. This jacket has been one of the key pieces of my collection „normal girl“. After graduating, I took it to London …

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°☆•○》 “Life flies by, and it’s easy to get lost in the blur. In adolescence, it’s ‘How do I fit in?’ In your 20s, it’s ‘What do I want to do?’ In your 30s, ‘Is this what I’m meant to do?’ I think the trick is to live the questions. Not worrying so much about …

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*○▪>> Lessons from dogs: Never ever give up and have fun while going after the sock (or whatever you want) *>> ☆° About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°•☆• Here’s a mini-story for everyone – and especially for those who are moving house (or room), for those who feel that they don’t have enough space and too much stuff, or for those who want to have more: There was a pilgrim staying overnight in some guy’s home. Looking around, he noticed that it …

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°•☆• Do you know that? We`ve got high hopes and good plans – and then there is a crisis and suddenly, we lose our balance. My “One-word-theme” for this year is NEVERTHELESS and my challenge is to keep my feet firmly on the ground despite what`s going on around me. Because I don`t want to …

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http://blog.nadinewilmanns.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1SE-new-project-20221117-212951_1.mp4 °☆•》 Goodbye 2021 – I hope 2022 awaits us with many pictures of happy moments, courageous authenticity & good light ✨ᴴᴬᴾᴾᵞ ᴺᴱᵂ ᵞᴱᴬᴿ! ????°☆• About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°•☆▪ “I’ve learned to distiguish between the plain result and my progress as a player. For me it’s most important whether I have sewn the seed for improvement in a match, because I know that these are the steps that really help me improve. Even if it may not be reflected in the current result …

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°•☆▪ “The world before us is a postcard, and I imagine the story we are writing on it.”― Mary E. Pearson in “The Miles Between” ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇɴᴅ ᴏғғ ᴀ ᴘᴏsᴛᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴏɴ ɪᴛ?•°☆▪ About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°•☆• The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and others have such an impact on how we go through our day. And on how we get on with other people. Pʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜs ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴏᴜʀ Hɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛs, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴀʏ. Wʜᴇɴ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ, I ʟᴏᴏᴋ …

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°• ☆ capture what makes you feel like in a story of a movie today •°♡ About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°•☆• For my new photo project „A day in your life” I have had postcards printed and have started placing them in shops and coffee places in London. I also had the opportunity to practice thinking positively.The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and others have such an impact on how we go through our …

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°•☆ • Walking on rainbow colours ???? °☆•° About the author: www.story-photographer.com

“Tʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʜᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪғᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ.” (- by writer Louisa May Alcott) °﹒✰ ‧ What will you discover today? Have a close look around you when going about your ordinary business today. °•☆• About the author: www.story-photographer.com

“Walking the streets with camera in hand is akin to being on a treasure hunt as a child.” (- photographer Christopher Paul Flateau) °•☆▪What were the highlights of your week? ♡ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs ʙʀɪɢʜᴛᴇɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ. Wʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sᴛᴜғғ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ???? “Walking the streets …

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“Life is not about waiting for storms to pass but learning to dance in the rain. The purpose is not waiting for the whole journey to be mapped out before taking the first step of faith but instead embracing the road we walk on today.” (- pastor Amy Stott @stlukes_e16 in last Sunday’s sermon.) °☆• My …

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*>> ᵀᴴᴱᴿᴱ ᴵˢ ˢᴼ ᴹᵁᶜᴴ ᵀᴼ ᴸᴱᴬᴿᴺ ᶠᴿᴼᴹ ᴬᵀᴴᴸᴱᵀᴱˢ. ᴱˢᴾᴱᶜᴵᴬᴸᴸᵞ ᴴᴼᵂ ᵀᴴᴱᵞ ᴰᴱᴬᴸ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ˢᴱᵀᴮᴬᶜᴷˢ. ᴬᶠᵀᴱᴿ ᴬᴸᴸ ᵀᴴᴱᵞ ᴬᴿᴱ ᵀᴿᵁᴱ ᴱˣᴾᴱᴿᵀˢ ᴵᴺ ᵀᴴᴬᵀ ᴹᴬᵀᵀᴱᴿ ᴮᴱᶜᴬᵁˢᴱ ᵀᴴᴱᵞ ᴳᴱᵀ ᵀᴼ ᴾᴿᴬᶜᵀᴵˢᴱ ᴰᴱᴬᴸᴵᴺᴳ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ᵀᴴᴱᴹ ᴼᴺ ᴬ ᴿᴱᴳᵁᴸᴬᴿ ᴮᴬˢᴵˢ. “Kᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴛᴀʏɪɴɢ ғᴏᴄᴜssᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴀʟ, ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ” , ˢᵃʸˢ …

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°☆▪ Wʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ?“Take a deep breath and pause for one minute without doing anything! There did you feel the magic?” – Avijeet DasPʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴘᴀss ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ. ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʏ.«« •• About the author: www.story-photographer.com

°•☆▪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏs ᴏʀ ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀ – Lɪɢʜᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ. *☆° If you want to have a personal time capsule, a photostory about your day, head to: www.nadinewilmanns.com/a-day-in-your-life About the author: www.story-photographer.com

Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten One great thing about having a camera on you: whatever happens (or whatever doesn`t happen), there`ll always be opportunities for pictures. However eventless or mundane our day may be, we still can document what we see and how we feel with our camera. …

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•°☆•“April has never meant much to me, autumn seems to be that season of beginning, of spring.” (- Breakfast at Tiffany`s by Truman Capote) Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten This is one of my favourite quotes from the book “Breakfast at Tiffany`s” by Truman Capote, one of my …

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•°☆• Tʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ʜᴀs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴍᴇʟʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ Aᴜᴛᴜᴍɴ ɴᴏᴡ. Dᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ ɴᴇᴡ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ, ᴛᴏᴏ?Don’ t miss out on capturing this special season ????▪°☆• About the author: www.story-photographer.com

Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten •°☆• ” Walk away from the ocean and look for a swimming pool. ” (- Seth Godin) As creatives, as well as human beings, it`s so important to understand – and accept – that our work is not for everyone. That`s in fact …

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•°☆• ” ᴮᴱᶜᴬᵁˢᴱ ᴼᶠ ᵞᴼᵁᴿ ˢᴹᴵᴸᴱ ᵞᴼᵁ ᴹᴬᴷᴱ ᴸᴵᶠᴱ ᴹᴼᴿᴱ ᴮᴱᴬᵁᵀᴵᶠᵁᴸ. ” (by Thich Nhat Hanh) Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten “Some of the best, most interesting photo essays and stories you`re going to find are your neighbors, your family, and the things in everyday life. (…) The …

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Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten It`s my birthday tomorrow and I usually like to give myself a task for the new year ahead. This year, I want to truly challenge myself to “shine, and go with the flow”. I want to keep this in mind when things don`t …

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Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten Do you wonder how to slow down time? Or how to get more out of the moments that just keep coming at you and running straight past you? Sometimes hours pass entirely unnoticed instead of waiting on us to properly enjoy… So, I`ve …

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°☆▪ ɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ? Is it something that you think about at all?• TIᗰᗴ IՏ ᗩᒪᗯᗩYՏ ᗪIᖴᖴᗴᖇᗴᑎT. A holiday now will be different than a holiday in five years. A day at work now will be different from a day at work in ten years. It may be entirely different next …

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•°☆• ” A thing happened, and now it will never un – happen.” (by Helen Macdonalds in “H is for Hawk”) Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten Do you know why you do the job that you do? Do you know “your Why”? What is it that makes you …

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Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten Recently,  I´ve written an article in the beautiful Sis-Magazine about celebrating our highlights by photographing moments of our day, every day. Admittedly, especially when you don`t live in a picture-beautiful home and if your day is full of work in front of the …

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°☆• What prop would you bring to a photoshoot? What tells a little story about you, about your dreams and about what makes you be yourself? ♡ About the author: www.story-photographer.com