I photographed the title "25" with Nastya on Fuerteventura. She has become a kind of muse for me. Simply a model with whom I can work incredibly well. A blonde who inspires me and delights me with every picture. Sounds cheesy, I know, but it's simply wonderful.
Every year I try to create variety and new motifs. Motifs that weren't seen in previous editions. And since the 2025 calendar is already the 16th edition, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find new backdrops and poses.
The winter months in my calendars have sometimes been too gloomy for me in the past. After all, it's the darkness that makes winter so unpleasant here. So I decided to depict January and February, as well as November and December, in cozy indoor settings. But I didn't want to portray the oppressive darkness of the season at all.
In January, the busty Andrea takes a luxurious bubble bath, and Vanessa chills in cheerful polka dot stockings on the bed.
With Nicci, I took a little hike on Tenerife. She said she knew some beautiful cactus fields, so we walked there. It was quite hilly, and I suggested we go over one more hill. And another. And another. Then we came across an illegal dump in the wilderness. Really sad, but it was ideal as a backdrop for the March calendar page.
March to October take place outdoors. That's where I prefer to photograph, and I love the sun, the natural light, and the freedom in nature. I want you to feel this through my calendar motifs as well.
For Olivia, I came up with a story where she's an artist. She creates women's silhouettes with white paper on a blue background. I was inspired by that French artist who painted blue areas on a white background: Yves Klein. But I didn't want to copy his work, so I had the idea of not painting it, but creating it from paper surfaces.
The motif on the canvas shows Olivia herself. From a photo I took of her for the »Mellow« photo book. In the second small motif, she smeared paint on her bottom and pressed it onto a canvas. My wife said you can't really recognize it, but there's a really detailed series of pictures of it to see on my Patreon page.
I absolutely had to include Katerina with the Opel GT. After all, I have far more good photos than are shown in the »Mellow« photo book. So this motif with the great curves gets to brighten up May.
Lana's voluptuous breasts, like in the Garden of Eden, are for me a fitting motif for June. I struggle with green in photos, but I can't get enough of these shades of green. So juicy, so appetizing.
I was at the sea with Margoreett. We visited a secret bay on Tenerife. My secret bay, I almost said. Because I already photographed there for »Sublime« in 2013. It's a small stretch of beach that's only 10 meters wide and framed by rocks. Unfortunately, the path there is arduous, but after a good forty minutes on foot, you're there.
I took many shots of Margoreett, but when I was reviewing the pictures and came across a shot where the water was splashing against her body from behind, I didn't need to look any further. The July motif was set.
A classic scene is a nude playing tennis. So I set out again and bought a vintage tennis racket on eBay Kleinanzeigen. At a hotel complex, Nastya and I snuck onto a court and quickly took the shots. The thrill of the forbidden, so to speak. I know, I might be getting too old for this kind of thing. No, nonsense, you're never too old!
The September page was again created on Fuerteventura, and I had to think for a while about whether a windmill was cool enough as a background. But let's be honest: Who even looks at the building with this view?
You probably wouldn't refuse mouth-to-mouth resuscitation from Lifeguard Julene either. There was this advertisement in the 90s alluding to the TV series Baywatch, and so I had to smile. The colors also remind me of a summer with Langnese ice cream, and so I'm sending you a few rays of sunshine into your home in October as well.
In November, I had to highlight Lina's sensational bottom. I find athletic women enchanting anyway. Her perfect, firm behind is so wonderful to look at.
Normally, there's no alcohol on my set. But at the end of our shoot, we were a bit out of steam and something needed to happen. So I reached into the fridge and pulled out a bottle of sparkling wine. That's when I spontaneously had the idea of having Monika toast to your health in December. Cheers!
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