It sounds crazy, I know that. But I had these motifs in my head before I took them. I knew exactly which poses I wanted to photograph. And I knew that Lina had the right flexibility to move her legs so blatantly.
And yet I'm always disillusioned when I arrive at a location. I doubt myself and ask myself whether it can really turn out well. I ask myself whether it's all a bit too ordinary and whether the long journey for these few motifs is even worth it. Maybe my brain just needs longer to arrive at one place.
I think that will be it. Because these feelings never go away and keep coming back: self-doubt and insecurity. With the first pushing the trigger of my camera, my self-confidence comes back. My fire is lit and I'm back to my old self.


Lina and I had a lot of time to create the photos. As you can see in my making-of video, I was even able to show Lina the final pictures on location. Something like this hardly ever happens and the direct feedback from the model was also very good for me.
Perhaps she was a little too euphoric when she said it was the most beautiful picture she had ever taken. She is just a very sweet person. But I also like the photos. They are quirky, different and yet typical of me.
Another fun aside: Lina loves taking nude photos. And she said that one day she would like to show our photos to her grandchildren and say "Look, my dear grandchildren, how hot your grandma used to be."
