Conceptual nominee

In the last, darkest hour before sunrise, the morning star appears in the sky. It shines clear, wide and announces the rising of the sun. It brings fog, dreams and insights and shows us that light always comes after darkness

The shadows become lighter and silhouettes of trees and houses appear out of the twilight and everything no longer looks as mystical as it did during the night and this last hour. But the dreams of the mist and the secrets of the full moon do not fade. They wait for the call of the evening star to come out of the darkness again. The shadows become darker and the silhouettes of the trees and houses are lost in the twilight and everything will once again look as mystical as it did at night. And the dreams of the fog and the secrets of the full moon come out again. It shows us that everyone needs their dreams.

The important secret is that the morning and the evening star are actually one star that holds all the keys of all nights and all days, that closes and opens all mornings and all evenings, that brings all mists, dreams and realizations.

I was born in Berlin in 1968 and studied psychology in Konstanz 21 years later. I have been working as an independent psychotherapist for about 20 years. In my work, I often sit in front of my patients and wish that at least once they could perceive themselves through my eyes at least once. Because every person, every animal, simply every being has its own inherent beauty and I want to make this beauty, this glow that slumbers in everyone visible. Photography provides me with just that.

For relationship photos, I also need to perceive this expression of intimacy, trust, solidarity, care and love and then press the shutter release at the right moment. It does not matter whether we look into the relationships between humans or between humans and animals.

If this succeeds, we have “captured” magical moments to which we can return again and again.

For the connection between psychotherapy and photography there should actually be a new job title: "Thera-grapher" or "Photo-pist" ("Thera-grafin" or "Foto-peutin") :-)