Noch ein Jahr.

December 31, 2015

Und noch ein Jahr. Lange, lange lag dieser Teil meiner Website brach. Manchmal, weil der Alltag so chaotisch war, dass ich das Blog schlicht vergessen habe oder weil einfach die Zeit nicht da war, aufzuschreiben, was so passiert ist. Mit Kind ist aber vieles in meinem Leben auch so intim und privat geworden, dass es hier einfach nicht mehr hingehört. Früher habe ich einfach in den Tag hineingelebt, bin hingefahren wo und wann ich wollte, habe so lange gearbeitet wie ich es schaffte die Augen offen zu halten, und im Anschluss so lange geschlafen bis ich von selbst wieder aufgewacht …

Help Nepal.

April 28, 2015

Young girl dancing in an orphanage in Lalitpur/Patan. © Carolin Weinkopf 2011 Edit: Today (May 12, 2015) another 7.2 earthquake hit Nepal by surprise. If you haven’t yet, please consider donating at this point. I am adding another cause to donate here after talking to a friend running a small fair trade manufactory (also running an elementary school and an orphanage) near Patan Durbar Square. Kumbeshwar is a trusted initiative producing hand-made carpets, knitwear and accessories and supporting the communities around, especially empowering women with jobs, childcare and education. I volunteered as a photographer for several weeks with them …

Life.

January 26, 2015

My blogging habits have been insufficient lately and I’m very sorry. Life isn’t easy right now, I had a chronic sunisitis and a gum infection for months (!)… finally a doctor took a swap and found a nasty germ in my body and since day one of antibiotic treatment, I feel a lot better though still not entirely back in shape. I have been working like crazy, photographing, editing, writing and concepting new projects and jobs and have reached a level of busy-ness that I don’t want to continue. I am planning to dedicate a week in February this …

Good things coming around.

November 28, 2014

Ihr merkt es ja sicher: hier ist es zur Zeit sehr still. Das tut mir leid, aber so voll wie gerade war mein Terminkalender noch nie. Ich ackere gerade jede Woche mehrere Fotojobs ab, habe Glowbus ein Interview zum Arbeiten mit Kind gegeben und neulich Teresa Bücker für Edition F porträtiert. Die Wochen bis Weihnachten bleiben spannend und auch im neuen Jahr geht es nahtlos weiter. Meine harte und unermüdliche Arbeit der letzten Jahre zahlt sich zunehmend aus, ich bin glücklich und dankbar! Sobald es etwas ruhiger wird, werde ich hier gern von einzelnen spannenden Projekten berichten. Zur Zeit komme …

Einheit.

October 3, 2014

Heute ist Tag der Deutschen Einheit. Als ich heute morgen aufwachte, habe ich an meinen Geschichtslehrer aus der Oberstufe gedacht. In meiner gesamten Schulkarriere war dieser (zumindest in meiner Erinnerung) der einzige, der überhaupt einmal über die Deutsche Einheit mit uns gesprochen hat. Er fragte uns, was wir am 3. Oktober, am Tag der Deutschen Einheit, gemacht hatten. Wir sollten aufschreiben, was uns an und zu diesem Tag durch den Kopf ging, schließlich war ja schulfrei. Als nicht auf den Kopf gefallene 18-Jährige war mir natürlich klar, was er nicht hören wollte: Dass ich an diesem Tag ausgeschlafen hatte, wohl …

Misch-Masch.

September 30, 2014

The past weeks have been a bit crazy, I had a few equipment accidents and things weren’t always going smooth in this life of mine. Because I am so busy, I seem to not be capable of concentrating on writing/editing a whole post on one topic. So I thought, oh well, I’ll just throw in a few bits and pieces to show I’m alive (just barely, but well). I’m quite busy organizing insurance cases, repairs and finishing up some jobs. I dearly hope I’m the only one on an overdose of bad luck these days. Have a wonderful week. …

The #juergentellerassignment.

August 18, 2014

Oh damn, I’m so behind on everything. Mini-me’s fabulous caretaker took some well-deserved three weeks off for her summer vacation and we were left with a hyperactive and totally bored mini-me in Berlin. Literally, everything I have worked on is delayed or a total chaos. Dear super-mamas, I wish I was one of you. An almost two-year old is no joke to handle. In the supermarket. At Ikea. At breakfast. And dinner. At work. Oh my. To not collapse under a nervous break-down, we packed our stuff, borrowed a car and went to the little town that’s home to …

A syringe.

July 23, 2014

I took a day off yesterday and went to the lake with friends. When I returned to Berlin in the afternoon, I met N and mini-me on a playground in the area. We drank Kefir and Apfelschorle, snacked on fresh blueberries and waffles and felt very happy. Mini-me has been a bit unpredictable for leisure time fun lately, sometimes he hates everything and sometimes he loves it all. When you bike 45 minutes to a water sprinkler for kids that’s actually open and any splash of water makes your kid cry for ten minutes, that sucks. Especially when the day …

About life.

June 27, 2014

This is my sister and I 30 years ago, taken by my mom or my dad. I turned 30 this week and must say I actually feel pretty good, possibly even better than ever. Of course there are little downsides as always, some of them are so personal that I don’t want to talk about them, but all together life is good. Riding the big three feels like an accomplishment, and I can say that I have reached pretty much all my goals since the big two, though I usually don’t phrase or stick to them. A few …

And yes: I’m alive.

June 22, 2014

Just a quick note: I’m alive! I started about 15 blog posts over the past five (or so) weeks and never got to posting anything. I took some time off of the daily routines, we spent a week in Spain and just got back from five days of family action and for the first time since I own a laptop I decided to leave it at home while travelling and to just enjoy being away without worrying about work, photo editing or blogging. An all new kind of freedom, though having an iphone these days almost feels like carrying my …