To savour
[ to savour ] = to enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible.
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Hey
Hey! This is me in the midst of some city lights. One thing about me is that I live in two places, London and Metzingen. Usually, it`s about 8 weeks in the UK and 6 weeks in Germany.
Dee Jackson in Metzingen
Dee Jackson has been the star in the German TV-Dating show “The Bachelor” this year. Even before that he`s been very successful as an influencer for years and has been a regular guest in the shops of the Outletcity Metzingen – always with a camera at hand and ready to shine.
Off Broadway Market London
“Maybe this is how you move on: linking small acts of normality together.”
London Open Gardens
The London Open Gardens 2023. One of my personal highlights was wandering around in the garden where Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant went in the film “Notting Hill”. And this is what storytelling does…
Sadness and Creativity
Did you know that sadness and creativity can be interlinked? Here are some interesting facts about sadness and “negative” feelings – and how they are linked to time, boldness, and creativity.
Haug London Haus on McWilmanns
Siobhan and Philipp Haug are not only husband and wife but also business partners. The hairdresser couple opened their own hair salon in Central London in December 2022. The two of them are hairdressing superstars, both winning big titles in the hairdressing industry – ‘London Hairdresser of the Year’ and ‘British Colour Technician of the Year’. In the interview, we talk about winning competitions, and they tell us about their personal concept for business success.
Mondays
People who go out on a Monday night tend to get more out of their life! Yes, you read this right, it`s science and time scientist Laura Vanderkam found out about it in her research.
Interior Photography and Curating
What interior photography of a house full of plants can teach us about curating and creative work.
Photobooks of Memories
“The more memories we have of any given unit of time the longer it seems”, says time scientist Laura Vanderkam. To get into the habit of creating memories it`s helpful to say “Yes” often.
Photography Blogger
Do you have a blog, or have you tried blogging? I love it. I like the idea of myself writing in a coffee shop like Hemingway so I do it as often as I can. To be fair it`s a bit tricky to start a blog and to find a beginning. But once you found some routine it`s great.
A Lady in London on McWilmanns
The first time I met Julie Falconer in person was at an evening class she held at the General Assembly in London about blogging. Julie is the founder of the successful blog A Lady in London. It was a truly memorable evening – I remember cycling home full of ideas, energy and motivation.
Interior Photography London
It`s something very special and a true honour to be invited to somebody’s home to take photos of their personal space. Coming to people’s homes to photograph their interiors is like having a first-row ticket to a show full of beauty and unique personality.
How to focus
How to focus when the To-Do-List is just flooded with tasks? There`s a surprisingly simple stategy – on The Business Story Magazine.
Markus Buschmann on business-story-magazine.com
*>> „One big issue is: To start something and not finish it. For example, a company introduces regular staff appraisal but doesn`t stick to it, because other things are more urgent. But you cannot do everything at the same time, and it makes sense to postpone things. That`s part of time management. You can decide …
Birds and worries
°•☆• “… do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear…”
Merry Christmas
°•☆• Merry Christmas to you! I wish you happy holidays – with a lot of laughter and feel-good moments, with nice surprises and with people around you that make you feel light-hearted. I hope that you can take a break from everyday life and don`t worry about tomorrow but truly enjoy the lights, the smell …
Snow in London
°•☆• Snow in London is one of the most magical happenings in the city. Probably because it doesn`t happen often and also because it reminds me of Christmas movies. On the first day of snow, everything slows down, people take the day off due to tube and train cancellations, … Some shops stay closed or …
Speisemeisterei Hohenheim
°•☆•Do your know or remember the 80s TV series Dynasty with Alexis and Blake? I used to watch it with my mom when I was a kid, and even though I haven`t been watching it in ages now, I still love the mood and the atmosphere of the series. When photographing the restaurant “Speisemeisterei” in …
Klostergarten Pfullingen
•°☆• Hab so gelacht beim Fotoshooting im Klostergarten Pfullingen mit Hubert Himmelsbach :- ) °•☆• Previous Next About the author: www.story-photographer.com
Maria Nikolai on McWilmanns.com
°•☆•Maria Nikolai – How the writer from my hometown Metzingen in Germany became a Penguin bestselling author!! Read the new interview on my Business Story Magazine on www.business-story-magazine.com/maria-nikolai Her trilogy „Schokoladenvilla“ (Chocolate Mansion) has reached six-digit sales figures and has been translated into different languages. Since publishing her first volume of “Schokoladenvilla” with the famous …
Birthday Photostory
°•☆• A ᴮᴵᴿᵀᴴᴰᴬᵞ ᴾᴴᴼᵀᴼˢᵀᴼᴿᵞIf you want to have your „Story of a day“ documented as a forever-memory in a cinematic photo book or wall art – get in touch! I will come to you and capture your heartwarming moments in a personal photostory. Ps. Such an album of a „Story of a day“ actually makes …
Business Cinema
•°☆• A different kind of Business Portrait.. ✨ The magic of being in a new place for the first time.. for those who work in this place it may be nothing special but for me , looking through the images later, it was cinema. °•☆• Previous Next About the author: www.story-photographer.com
Decide not to give up
°•☆• Wanted to share these images of the American Football players The Reutlingen Eagles and found a matching quote that not only goes for sportspeople but for anyone. Here is it: “ᴺᴱᵛᴱᴿ ᴳᴵᵛᴱ ᵁᴾ! ᶠᴬᴵᴸᵁᴿᴱ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴿᴱᴶᴱᶜᵀᴵᴼᴺ ᴬᴿᴱ ᴼᴺᴸᵞ ᵀᴴᴱ ᶠᴵᴿˢᵀ ˢᵀᴱᴾ ᵀᴼ ˢᵁᶜᶜᴱᴱᴰᴵᴺᴳ.” (- ᴶᴵᴹ ᵛᴬᴸᵛᴬᴺᴼ) For me having decided ahead of time not …
The Italian Way
°☆*>> When interviewing Gianluca Mancinelli about the Italian way of coffee he told me about the Italian morning routine – getting up and tucking the newspaper under the arm, strolling over to the bar to have a caffè and a cornetto,… – well it sounded right like a Ferrero commercial to me and I thought …
Karina
°☆*>> Just finished editing the portrait session with Karina and beautiful light in the Outletcity Metzingen °•☆○ Previous Next About the author: www.story-photographer.com
Lauranne
°•☆> The other day, I photographed singer and songwriter Lauranne Lukas for her new music project in her super cozy garden hut. She is a professional musician singing about things like faith, personal development, and self-confidence.I love seeing creative people working on their careers. It is so much easier said than done! As a professional …
Floodlights
*•☆. Do you know that dream where you know you need to get around that corner or jump that fence into safety but you are just unable to move? I felt like that most of the week. Luckily enough I had a couple of jobs going – one of them was taking images of some …
Uwe Grauer
▪○°• Images from a portrait shoot with restaurateur @uwe.grauer who owns several restaurants and bars in his hometown Reutlingen. I learned something very valuable from chatting with him: even though he is super successful, he still cares about each and every little complaint or issue about his business: „Every customer is important to us.“ In fact, …
2021
*☆°> ᴺᴱᵂ ᵞᴱᴬᴿˢ ᴱᵛᴱ… How has your 2021 been, what have you learned, what has made you smile? What are your hopes and wishes for the new year ahead? What values are important to you in life in general, and which ones do you wanna focus on in 2022? I’ve not quite decided on what …
1000 Stories
°☆•▪ Imagine your city 100 years ago – what stories might have taken place in the house across the road? Was the house even there then? I`m usually letting my mind wander elsewhere when it comes to history dates and stuff that is told in the common city tours… However, I would love to hear …
Presents
°☆• Just in case you are looking for a present for a special someone in London or the area around Stuttgart ????☄:Pʜᴏᴛᴏ sᴇssɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ “ᴀ-ᴅᴀʏ-ɪɴ-ʏᴏᴜʀ-ʟɪғᴇ” ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀɪᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɢɪғᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴠᴏᴜᴄʜᴇʀs ♡????Vouchers don’t have an expiry date. And they add the joy of anticipation to your present????☄ If you’re based in London I can deliver …
On the way to London
°☆• Don’t travel alone but with Jesus ♡°• Flew back to London and got to see pretty sky colours. Also, I finally got back to blogging again: wrote about intentional planning. Here’s an excerpt: “… It’s better to pause and assess what’s going on than to keep rushing on without a clear intention. That’s what …
Courageous Heart
°☆• “Having put my heart and soul and effort into something, of course I will be a bit nervous of peoples thoughts about it.” – @mary.hfe Keep creating with a courageous heart °•♡ * Previous Next About the author: www.story-photographer.com
Star
°•☆• “…schau wie der läuft , ich glaub das ist ein Star…” (“watch him walk – I think he is a star”)- Hollywood by @vasee._ …who has been an artist all his life and who has believed in himself against all odds. °•☆• About the author: www.story-photographer.com
Secrets
Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten One of the reasons I love to be a photographer is, that it gives me the excuse to explore new places, to meet new people, and to encounter new stories. This summer, I met Christine Eggert for an article in the DRAN magazine, …
Looking back
Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten “It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.” ― P.D. James in “A taste for death” I`ve come across this quote the other day and when I`m looking at old photographs, I`ve noticed …
Postcards in London
Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten “The world before us is a postcard, and I imagine the story we are writing on it.” ― Mary E. Pearson in “The Miles Between” For my new photo project „A day in your life” I have had postcards printed and have started …
Newham City Farm
°•☆• Took some pictures of @thetraumaartist and her son for the photo project for @save_newhamcityfarm. The farm has been closed down and it’s such a loss for the area. Pip has created the artworks for the campaign to save the farm and she and her son can’t wait to have “alpaca picnics” at the farm again soon. Let’s …
See this Day
Klick hier für den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten One of the most important reasons why I came up with the “A day in your life” project is, that I hope to encourage us (me included) to appreciate what we have and who we are today. This is so essential for living. …
Joe Vox
•*>> In his interview, singer Joe Vox said something rather interesting about creativity: „As a creative you don‘t need the perfect circumstances- on the contrary: striving for too much perfection is often counterproductive, because you constantly blame your circumstances as not good enough- and in the end you won’t produce anything at all. You can …
Energy Boost
°•☆•*•> “ᵂᴱ ᴬᴿᴱ ᴳᴿᴼᵂᴵᴺᴳ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ᶜᴴᴬᴸᴸᴱᴺᴳᴱˢ ᴬᴺᴰ ᵀᴴᴱᴿᴱᶠᴼᴿᴱ ᵂᴱ ᶜᴬᴺ ᴹᴬˢᵀᴱᴿ ᵀᴴᴱ ᶠᴼᴸᴸᴼᵂᴵᴺᴳ ᴼᴺᴱˢ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ᴹᴼᴿᴱ ᴱᴬˢᴱ. ᴵ ᴴᴬᵛᴱ ᴮᴱᴱᴺ ᴾᴿᴼᶠᴵᵀᴵᴺᴳ ᴮᴵᴳ ᵀᴵᴹᴱ ᶠᴿᴼᴹ ᴼᵁᴿ ᶠᴿᴵᴱᴺᴰˢᴴᴵᴾ. ᴱᴬᶜᴴ ᴼᴺᴱ ᴼᶠ ᵁˢ ᴵˢ ᴰᴵᶠᶠᴱᴿᴱᴺᵀ, ᵞᴱᵀ ᵂᴱ ᴴᴬᵛᴱ ˢᴼ ᴹᵁᶜᴴ ᴬᴾᴾᴿᴱᶜᴵᴬᵀᴵᴼᴺ ᶠᴼᴿ ᴱᴬᶜᴴ ᴼᵀᴴᴱᴿ. ᵂᴴᴱᴺ ᵀᴴᴱᴿᴱ ᴴᴬᵛᴱᴺ`ᵀ ᴮᴱᴱᴺ ᴵᴺ-ᴾᴱᴿˢᴼᴺ ᵀᴱᴬᴹ ᴰᴬᵞˢ ᴵᴺ ᴬ ᴸᴼᴺᴳ ᵂᴴᴵᴸᴱ, ᵀᴴᴱᴺ ᴵ ᴼᶠᵀᴱᴺ …
Herzstärkend
°•☆▪”We had never planned founding a company. It just happened because we received so manyorders. We have learned a lot about leading a business – tax, finance plan, … And we learned what fairfashion really means: not just the fabric must be sustainably produced, but as well the zip. For ascrunchie you need sustainably produced …
Team
°•☆▪ “ᶜᴼᴹᴾᴬᴿᴱᴰ ᵀᴼ ᴮᴱᴵᴺᴳ ᴼᴺ ᵞᴼᵁᴿ ᴼᵂᴺ, ᵀᴴᴱᴿᴱ ᴵˢ ˢᴼ ᴹᵁᶜᴴ ᴹᴼᴿᴱ ᴾᴼˢˢᴵᴮᴸᴱ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ᴬ ᵀᴱᴬᴹ. ᴵᴺᴵᵀᴵᴬᴸᴸᵞ, ᴵ ᴰᴵᴰᴺ`ᵀ ᶠᴵᴺᴰ ᴵᵀ ᴱᴬˢᵞ ᵀᴼ ᴸᴱᵀ ᴳᴼ ᴬᴺᴰ ˢᴴᴬᴿᴱ ᴹᵞ „ᴮᴬᴮᵞ“, ᴹᵞ ᴾᴿᴼᴶᴱᶜᵀ „ᴴᴱᴿᶻˢᵀᴬ̈ᴿᴷᴱᴺᴰ“ , ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ᴼᵀᴴᴱᴿˢ. ᴮᵁᵀ ᴺᴼᵂ ᴵ ᵂᴼᵁᴸᴰ ᴰᴼ ᵀᴴᴬᵀ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ᴱᵛᴱᴿᵞ ᴾᴿᴼᴶᴱᶜᵀ ᴵ ˢᵀᴬᴿᵀ: ᵂᴼᴿᴷ ᵂᴵᵀᴴ ᴬ ᵀᴱᴬᴹ.” – Mira/ @herzstaerkend . Rᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜʟʟ …
Herzstärkend on McWilmanns.com
°☆▪ ғɪᴠᴇ ɢɪʀʟs – ᴏɴᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ sɪᴅᴇ-ʜᴜsᴛʟᴇ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss – @herzstaerkend ! ᕼOᗯ ᑕᗩᑎ TᕼIՏ ᗯOᖇK? “We all are team players, and we can all be quiet and listen. No one is stubborn and everyone is willing to take a step back now and then, and put the team first.” – Mira, founder of herzstärkend. Read the …