Two questions for graphic designer Svetlana Morel who loves a good rebranding challenge for established companies.

Two questions for interior designer Heiko Schöne, the man who has solutions to the most intractable of interior design problems.

Trying to implement all the ideas and strategies I had heard about or that came to my mind, I used to overcomplicate things. I wanted...

Two questions for tiling specialist Claus Goergens, who tells us about his customer-focused approach.

Interview with Sharon Decker, founder of the practice for aesthetic medicine ‘Aesthetica’ in Ulm.

Two questions for IT consultant Julian Fox, who helps clients make the most of technology.

What are our priorities this spring? What does really count? Here are two partly funny and certainly true quotes that may help with these questions.

Two questions for real estate specialist Tayfun Sevgilli who buys old houses and turns them into newly refurbished flats.

Two questions for flooring specialist Matthias Grüninger who gives an interesting insight about providing choice for customers.

Two questions for entrepreneur Stefan Maier, who leads a team of around 30 employees at his company IWM Strahltechnik GmbH in southern Germany.

Two questions for Brand Identity Specialist Ana Grigorovici who shares some surprising insights about branding.

In London, there are some very special shop interiors - like this one of Cubitts London.

A beautiful, especially lovely soul has made its way to paradise today.

Had this exceptionally yummy award-winning banana bread at Bondi Green near Paddington Station the other day.

1 more sleep - Christmas Eve is one of my favourite days of the year when I am in London.

I love London at Christmas Time and I want to soak up as much of the Christmas beauty as I possibly can.

Quote about Advent: "Advent: the time to listen for footsteps ..."

Money can`t buy you happiness but it can buy you a ticket to London.

Two questions for Social Media expert Patricia Trickett who makes her clients get recognized on Social Media.

Two questions for bike expert Christine Schneider, founder of FlottenFahrrad.

Two questions for Leadership Trainer Berthold Ebner who says: "But strictness doesn't work with today's young people".

Practical advice from businesswoman Astrid Winkeler on how not to be dominated at work. What happens on the non-verbal level of body language and gestures...

Film Photography of a bike trip to the English sea side around Margate.

Film Photography of a bike trip to the English sea side around Margate.

Interview with SweatLounge founder Allison Huff who shares her route to a healthier self.

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” 

The Story of Gods surprising ways resulting in a photo session with American graduate Molly in London.

Memories on fine art paper

There is nowhere else like London.

Three nights in Venice.

“If I were not King of France, I would choose to be a citizen of Venice.” - Henry III

I had a photo session with Nadine (she shares my name) YEARS ago and I would never have expected her to write this recent review...

I forgot to ask the airport people to hand-check the film so I was a little worried that the x-rays of the security check have...

Sun and heat have been greatly missed. I tried to catch the few sunbeams that came by. Other than that, I rediscovered some fashion items...

Gleich12 is the label of my beautiful friend and extremely talented designer & artist Tatiana Zhabina . We studied Fashion Design together, and while career...

Some behind the scenes footage from a photo session with Katharina Dodik in Metzingen just after she got back from walking the catwalks at the...

Last summer on black and white film. “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea,..."

What a house of plants teaches us on curating and our creative work.

GET COACHED. It`s great that there are coaches for almost everything out there: Dr. Yvonne Reyhing is coaching parents!

WHY IT PAYS OFF TO NICHE DOWN YOUR BUSINESS. When it comes to doing any form of art as a profession finding a niche is...

What a quote from the film "Senior Year" teaches us about professional creativity.

Text and Photography by Nadine Wilmanns Victoria Park “If someone would have told the 18 year old me that I […]

Interview with Illustrator Ellie Smith. When I first saw Ellie Smiths drawings on Instagram, it made me want to pick up a pen to draw...

Interview with Fashion MIE founder Marina Rajkovic who is selling and advocating for sustainable fashion.

Celebrations are a great opportunity to have photos of your friends and family taken - so why not plan a celebration?

When being photographed, don`t be afraid to smile wholeheartedly and openly. With openly, I don`t mean that you necessarily need to show your teeth –...

Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty...

When you spend a complete day in a business you can create a different kind of Business Portrait.

If you have set your heart on something, don’t allow yourself to become discouraged but decide ahead of time that you will keep going.

"Look, last week this tree was pink and now it`s basically green", said Annie and took a sip from the hospital coffee she brought for...

What to wear? is one of the most frequent questions my clients ask me when we plan our photo session. Here is some advice.

“As they walked on the sunny side of Columbia Road, Peter turned quiet. It was Easter Sunday and the streets were almost empty. Andy saw...

"Having a camera in your hand and a reason to be there gives you motivation and a license to stick your nose into places where...

Document your "full experience of life": Whatever happens (or whatever doesn`t happen), there`ll always be opportunities for pictures. However eventless or mundane our day may...

About the special feeling at the start of autumn: “April has never meant much to me, autumn seems to be that season of beginning, of...

Why we shouldn`t please everyone. “Don`t be a purple drop in the ocean but be a purple drop in a swimming pool."-Seth Godin

MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I LEARNED IN PHOTOGRAPHY FROM DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER PAUL TAGGART. Don`t wait for extraordinary things like a holiday to happen in order to...

How do you react when people don`t act how you would like them to act and when situations don`t turn out as you would like...

HOW FEELING MORE HELPS YOU SEE MORE. Do you wonder how to slow down time? Or how to get more out of the moments that...

ON FINDING THE WHY. Time is always different. A holiday now will be different than a holiday in five years. A day at work now...

How emotional storytelling helps your business. Did you know that clients who feel emotionally connected with a brand spend on average twice as much annually...

INTERVIEW WITH THE GIRLS OF "HERZSTÄRKEND": "Everyone threw in ideas, and all of a sudden there was so much manpower! Within half a year, „herzstärkend“...

HOW TO DRESS IN YOUR STYLE. I`ve never really thought about what style or “finding your style” really means. In the German dictionary, style is...

Give it a try and make a "pictures of summer" album. The major surprise will come later: Looking back after let`s say a few months...

APPOINTMENTS FOR OUR DOWNTIME are just as important as those for our Should-Do`s. If not even more important. After all, no one will regret having...

APPOINTMENTS FOR THE "SHOULD DO`S". Do you have a lot of „Should Do´s” in your head? I have, and I need to get rid of...

STORY OF PINK. "It wasn`t until I looked at the litter on the ground when I noticed all the pink petals everywhere. "

Interview with Fashion Designer Johanna Riplinger: "I do almost everything from a place of intrinsic motivation. It takes courage to do what feels right for...

When making decisions or planning, ask: Does this serve my purpose? This way we can move forward according to our values.

Why having no camera bag can improve your photography. Here`s where your camera is supposed to be: Hanging over your shoulder and ready to shoot....

A Shopping Strategy Idea for sustainable Jeans on a budget.

“I PRAISE YOU, FOR I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE...” I want to look at my picture saying: Yes that`s me with a beating heart...

Interview with Celebrity Photographer Christof Sage: "...It worked, because I have worked twice as much as others..."

Fake it til you make it. This principle can be helpful with a lot of situations. Some people even claim it can make you rich.

Interview with Daniela Reske: "You must not be a perfectionist when doing documentaries, otherwise you`ll end up unhappy."

WHY STORYTELLING IS THE HEART OF FASHION. These days, a lot is talked about the future of fashion and how fashion companies can survive. A...

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR NETWORK. Having a strong network, we can make use of the brain, ideas and wisdom of many, not...

How will Fashion change after this crisis? Fashion always used to react to crises and political changes. Because people long for change after a period...

WHY WE NEED TO TAKE MASSIVE ACTION NOW. Conor McDonnell started out as a teenager wanting to get into concerts for free. After his first...

HOW SEEING WITHOUT THINKING HELPS WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHY. The concept is to capture the moment of “seeing fresh”.

HOW TO GET CREATIVE WORK DONE. One of the biggest traps for creatives is postponing: Either because of “waiting for inspiration” or because of perfectionism,...

WHY THE VERY NEXT STEP COUNTS. Often, I think: "Man, why don`t I seem to be able to think of a smart plan for my...

HOW LIGHT DEFINES YOUR STYLE AND THE MOOD IN YOUR PICTURES.

HOW A CRAZY GOAL CAN ADD FUN TO YOUR WORK. Would you like to release a crazy amount of joy and fun in your work?...

Special feeling for special photographs. When feeling emotional, have your camera with you. In my experience, I tend to see more when I feel good.

HOW HARD TIMES CAN HELP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY. Do you recall the last days before your personal Corona lockdown? I remember them like it was yesterday...

As we start the new year, it`s a good time to go through all our photos of this year. Of course, to reflect on the...

This life, I want to avoid saying "I can do that later" to something that I fancy doing.

How to boost your creativity with the copycat technique. Copying, as "bad" as it might sound, is actually a very good technique to get creative.

Be successful by smart storytelling. How do we define success? And are we giving it our own definition, or do we let others define it...

Isn`t it that our own mistakes are our best teachers? Yet, I`m still afraid to make mistakes.

Creativity needs some prayers and letting go. It needs fresh air and downtime. Chats with friends, some laughing out loud and being childish.

Some of my favourite photographs are of light. By that, I mean light as the main element; those pictures that are purely about the light.

In fittings at Wunderkind, Wolfgang Joop sometimes grabbed the fabric of a perfectly ironed skirt or blouse and creased and puffed it up slightly to...

How to deal with criticism. Five thoughts after a rather harsh experience with criticism.

... Time went on again. Just seconds before it had stopped for her. She thought about their little chat and how he had looked this...

Be ok with the 50 : 50 of life by photographing the full human experience - including positive as well as negative, and everything inbetween.

How making appointments for your task is freeing up time. Time Manager Dave Crenshaw is calling this "positive procrastination".

When nothing has to but everything can become. Is your work giving you more energy back than it takes?

Have you ever been out and wondered how to take a picture with yourself in the scene - but without taking a typical selfie?

Would we ever regret having enjoyed too much in our life? Practise to enjoy on purpose.

Happiness is a bigger factor in photography that you might think.

How fashion photographs can help you clear out your wardrobe. Detail shots of clothes or shoes are not pointless at all.

Here is a simple guide for sustainable habits when fashion shopping.

It`s not always easy to fight the good fight at work. Greenwashing habits of the media.

It’s good to loosen up at times. To do stuff with no ambition.

How to validate your progress. "...But if your goal is the time itself, just the time, then it becomes much simpler and more achievable...”

How habits help with our creativity. “Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you`re inspired or not.” (Octavia E.Butler in “Bloodchild...

THE DECISIVE MOMENT. Overthinking is very inconvenient in photography, especially photojournalism. If you think instead of just pressing the shutter, you will usually miss the...

ADRESSING FAST FASHION. Do we really want to give Billionaires our money, who are growing their fortune on the back of poor people?

Focusing on the ordinary might as well help with something else I often struggle with: being grateful for basic things. Like breathing or a warm...

How to create visual time capsules. And why the ordinary matters.

The big majority of all photography graduates don`t actually work as photographers, because they have given up too early. Talent is nice, but what really...

“You're not going there to get a job.  You're going there to present what you do. There it is - and walk away… And there...

...We can blur a bit, we can hide a bit, yet we still have evidence of ourselves in that very moment.

Even if I have never seen the photograph itself: if I have taken a picture, an event is much more likely to stay in my...

Single, strong photographs are all well and good, but a series of pictures can tell a much stronger, more complex story.

WHY EMBRACING SITUATIONS IS VITAL. “It´s always important to have a plan before you go out on a shot. That said, things are going to...

THE most important element in a photo is emotion; that it makes me feel something.

TELL YOUR HOME STORY. Having a camera on me when leaving house has been a habit for me for a few years now. It just...

I remember my co-worker saying: “This just made my heart so happy.” This sentence has stayed with me somehow because it`s such a cute thing...

5 ways to master setbacks and become super-resilient.

There was a pilgrim staying overnight in some guys home. Looking around, he noticed that it was pretty much empty except for a table, chair,...

HAVE A FESTIVAL ATTITUDE IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE. Be responsible and think of the environment around you. Have love to detail. "Understand the power we’ve...