Berlin, 15/06/21

I witnessed Christoph’s final project for Motions Dance Program coming to life. His first ideas, the draft taking shape, the struggle to pick the most fitting song and to arrange the perfect location, his proud expression as he showed me the choreography for the first time, the money issues, the last-minute search for a videographer, the will not to compromise and stay true to his vision… I saw him at a low ebb, as he stumbled and his insecurities took over, and I saw his spirit being lifted, as soon as everything started to flow in the right direction. Christoph’s creative genius and perseverance are something that I highly admire and a constant source of inspiration.

As his partner, I really tried everything that was in my power to show my support. And, I won’t deny it, sometimes I got overwhelmed by how all of this had started to influence our relationship.

When he asked me to be on set to take pictures I felt very flattered on one hand, and slightly worried on the other. I had never been on somebody else’s set before. I’m the one normally in complete control of the session. What if I didn’t have enough time to direct? What if the dancers were annoyed by having me there? what if I didn’t manage to deliver?

On the shooting day, all of these worries simply disappeared.

The location was a dream, so were the outfits, looks and general vibe around. I hadn’t seen so much beauty and attitude together in God knows how long… and shooting turned out to be way easier than I thought, even if I didn’t have so much time on my hands and I literally had to jump in in between takes. I simply couldn’t hold myself back! And it felt right all the way through.

It felt extremely rewarding on both a creative and a personal level and possibly set the bar for my future shoots a bit higher.

I’m beyond grateful to Christoph for giving me this chance, for proving me that we can work beautifully together and for making me feel like what I did that day was absolutely relevant.

And I wanna say thank you to the dancers. Thank you for making me feel welcome, for not holding yourselves back and for playing with me. I hope from the bottom of my heart you will like the pictures as much as I do.

Miranda Sensomat RE, Kodak Portra 400 (35)