Midsummer Sisterhood, 2020-ongoing
In summer 2020, after long months of lockdown, I came up with an idea to combine celebrating the summer solstice and womanhood - I called it Midsummer Sisterhood. I put a post on social media that I'm looking for women willing to become a part of the project: pose for photos in a forest near Berlin's city center, meet other women and have fun together. As founder of Berlin Boudoir, where I show the unfiltered raw beauty of women's bodies, I could assure them that all ages, sizes and shapes are welcome. No experience in front of the camera was necessary. You just needed to have a black bikini and your body.
The experience and photographic outcome of that photo shoot left me in awe at how female energy, when shared, can transform and empower women. For most of the women it was a turning point in their lives - they told me how they finally stopped being ashamed of the "imperfections" in their bodies, and started celebrating the joy and pleasure our bodies bring.
That's why I decided to repeat the experience every year, exactly the same way: post a model open call on social media and invite women to join the photo shoot. I've already organized 4 photo shoots like that, with minimal production: it's just me and the women who want to join me. Every year I also ask women to share their impressions with others, some of these stories you can read here.