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    • DEVOTED by Susanne Middelberg
    • THE ESSENCE captured by Ksenia Gintsak
    • DREAMS OF PAPER AND SILVER by Stephen Sheffield
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    • MURIELLE photographed by Arta Buneta
    • DOGTOWN photographed by Stephen Lorber
    • JOHANNA photographed by Arta Buneta
    • MELANIE photographed by Camille Roussely
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    • SARAH MARIE photographed by Sebastian Trägner
    • JURI SENFT photographed by Sofia Zwokbenkel
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    • CATHLEEN BAUMANN photographed by Sofia Zwokbenkel 
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  • FASHION WEEKS
    • FASHION REPORT RAF SIMONS FALL / WINTER 2022
  • THE UNSTYLISH VIEW ON STYLE
    • ARINA photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • MARCO ANTONIO photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • NAOUEL photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • FRANÇOIS photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • Falke photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • LEA photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • BEHNAZ photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • GYVER photographed by Myra
    • RACHELLA photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • CLOSE-UP with Jovei Blink
    • DANA photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • NAZAR photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
  • STYLE
    • FEELING DAISY photographed Viola Halfar
    • WISHLIST by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • WORKWEAR photographed by Noel Besuzzi 
    • TEXTURE photographed by Jean Michel Rousvoal
    • VOLLMOND photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • WORLD IN MY EYES photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • #metime photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • MAKE UP TUTORIAL NUDE COUTURE by Silène Tonello
    • ANGEL photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • MAKE UP TUTORIAL NUDE GLOW by Silène Tonello
    • ABLOHve illustrated by Louise Folly
    • MAKE UP MY MIND by Silène Tonello
    • BIRD OF PARADISE photographed by Juliette Lambard
    • SOLO photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • SERENITY photographed by Juliette Lambard
    • VITAMIN C illustrated by Louise Folly
    • IMPOLITESSE photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • STROLL IN PARIS photographed by Iris Brosch
    • ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CIRCUS photographed by Valérie Mathilde
    • BACK IN THE DAYS photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • LADY BUTTERFLY photographed by Kei Takeda
    • BLOOM photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • HELLO WORLD illustrated by Louise Folly
    • BLURRED photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • THE VISITORS photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • SHADES OF ORANGE photographed by Robertino Nikolic
  • PAS DE DEUX
    • ON THE VERGE OF A DREAM by Jorun Larson
    • زن زندگی آزادی WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM by Marjane Saidi
    • Ab-o-Atash photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • FLUORITE FANTASIA ( Looking For My Father…) photographed by Yukari Chikura
    • WHEN THE SEA COMES photographed by Alice de Kruijs
    • WONDERLAND photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • FADING BEAUTY photographed by Thymournia
    • PARADISE ISLAND photographed by Alice De Kruijs
    • THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY photographed by Hannah Häseker
    • ZAIDO photographed by Yukari Chikura
    • LOVE WITH A VIEW directed by Monsieur Mitri
  • NATURE
    • UNDERWATER by Sabine Hartl
    • FLOWER POWER photographed by Sabine Hartl
    • PLAY OF LIGHT photographed by Alexander Binder
    • FALL OF THE RAVEN photographed by Thymournia
    • THE COLD RIDERS photographed by Alexis Pichot
    • DAZE photographed by PERRINE SOCQUET
    • TIDES IN WINTER photographed by Steffen Klessen
    • OZONE-FRIENDLY photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • TRAUM photographed by Alexander Binder
    • BROKEN HOMELAND photographed by Thierry Mazurel
  • STRUCTURE
    • PLACES, SPACES photographed by Nina Papiorek
    • A MOVEABLE FEAST photographed by Sara Ghazi-Tabatabai
    • IS IT REAL? by Marcus Wallinder
    • PARIS26THFLOOR photographed by Petrov Ahner
    • CRUSH photographed by Gabriele Renna
    • WINDOWS OF NEW HOPE – THE REFUGEE CAMP IN HANOVER photographed by Kaisar Ahamed
    • LIFE, DEATH AND OTHER SIMILAR THINGS photographed by Amin Yousefi
  • DANCE STEPS
    • VALERIIA photographed by Arta Buneta
    • ROCK-A-NORE photographed by Andreas Bleckmann
    • MUSE JONNA by Waldemar Brzezinski
    • PRIVATE SETTING by Birgit Kleber
    • OH HAPPY DAY by Wilken Weddings
    • DEVOTED by Susanne Middelberg
    • THE ESSENCE captured by Ksenia Gintsak
    • DREAMS OF PAPER AND SILVER by Stephen Sheffield
    • LA FRITURE DU NORD photographed by Myra Mirfakhrai
    • MURIELLE photographed by Arta Buneta
    • DOGTOWN photographed by Stephen Lorber
    • JOHANNA photographed by Arta Buneta
    • MELANIE photographed by Camille Roussely
    • PORTRAITS photographed by Dascha Ha
    • SHERE HITE with Iris Brosch
    • FAITH photographed by Claudia Otto
    • BRANDENBURG photographed by Maria Jatzlau
    • LETKISS CRIBS FEAT. ELENA RENÉE PEREIRA
    • HALFWAY THERE photographed by Arta Buneta
    • LETKISS CRIBS FEAT. CARMEN KERWER
    • LETKISS CRIBS FEAT. CAROLIN SOPHIE LAFLEUR
    • LETKISS CRIBS feat. Lumi Lausas
    • PEOPLE R photographed by Kai Heimberg
    • BRISA ROCHE photographed by Andrea Herzog
    • OH! DARLING with Uwe Buschmann
    • CLARA BENADOR photographed by Juliette Lambard
    • SARAH MARIE photographed by Sebastian Trägner
    • JURI SENFT photographed by Sofia Zwokbenkel
    • CLARA MÜGGE photographed by Sebastian Trägner
    • CATHLEEN BAUMANN photographed by Sofia Zwokbenkel 
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Who is Susanne Middelberg? Susanne is a woman, mother, Minnaares, a dancer, photographer, actor, a yogi, chocoholic, late sleeper and a Blaudzun, Jaap Robben, Griet Op de Beeck, Anna Schudt, Ulrike Folkerts, Jörg Hartmann and Mads Mikkelsen fan.

"woman portrait color photo"
©Susanne Middelberg
"blond boy with grape portrait color photo"
©Susanne Middelberg

Den Haag! You are so wonderful!?

Oh. Den Haag is not devoid of stiffness. It is the government’s flagship city but not that of the people. Still, Den Haag has the sea, theaters and “het Binnenhof”. Also, I have been living in Den Haag for almost 30 years.

Which three people very urgently belong indicted before the Court of Human Rights?

Klaus Schwab because of his plans for humanity. Hugo de Jonge because of all those lies he told. Mark Rutte for all the parents whose children were taken away from them because of the “toeslagen affair“.

A photograph is just a tiny slice of a subject. A piece of them in a moment. It seems presumptuous to think you can get more than that? (Annie Leibovitz)

True. And each photograph tells us as much about the photographer as about the person photographed.

"woman on bed in hotel color photo"
©Susanne Middelberg
"couple in bed color photo"
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Wonder Woman or Superman?

Wonder Woman of course 😉 !!! Wonder Woman is a multidimensional protagonist. This is not surprising, as her character was created by William Moulton Marston, a psychologist. Marston created Wonder Woman in 1941, in the time of the Pearl Harbor attack that caused America to join the second world war. For the women, who went out to work for the first time in their lives because their men were fighting in that war, Marston’s work represented a new sense of might and self-reliance. (The American flag is Wonder Woman’s costume.) He wanted to create a female character having the strength of Superman and the soft powerful qualities of a woman. He wished to encourage women and give them confidence. William Moulton Marston was a “Freidenker” for his time but for our times also, probably. He was living with his wife Elizabeth Holloway, a psychologist, too, and a lawyer, and Olive Byrne whose mother Ethel Byrne and aunt Margaret Sanger played a key role in early 20th century feminism, including the fight for contraception use and access. With both women, Marston had two children who were raised together. Both women inspired the character of Wonder Woman. And I love the background story of Wonder Woman’s origin: Amazonian warriors and Greek gods. I have been working on a series with Wonder Woman as the main character for 27 years. The first photo was taken in 1996. Besides the universal image of a woman being both a hero and an ordinary female, the series has gained a personal dimension to it. It narrates my own development as a woman, mother and human being in addition. In the Wonder Woman series, I photograph the comic heroine as an anti-heroine. The series is slightly mocking the American view of glory and perfection, but mainly expresses love for everything human and utters sympathy for the ideas and values behind the comic character Wonder Woman: honesty, justice, love and strength.

"Wonderwoman photo"
©Susanne Middelberg
"Wonderwoman naked in bed color photo"
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Which three superpowers do you wish you had?

Strength, humor and discipline.

Generally, we understand the portrait as just the face of someone!?

For me, a person’s portrait depicts a moment, a feeling, a thought. It does not necessarily have to be the face. You may see a face, a silhouette, a back or a shadow…

The sea is an underwater museum, but it would be better to ban visitors from it?

We are not visitors. We are part of the planet. So, we must behave in harmony with and with respect to every part of the planet.

"woman swimming underwater color photo"
©Susanne Middelberg
"naked girl swimming in sea underwater"
©Susanne Middelberg

As a child you were afraid of the dark?

I was not afraid of the dark but of my imagination, I guess.

There is a light that never goes out? (The Smiths)

„Immer wenn du meinst es geht nicht mehr, kommt von irgendwo ein Lichtlein her…” That‘s what my great aunt used to tell me, whenever I needed it. I still listen to what she said.

Your biggest loss?

Belief in family.

What would you do on your last day on earth?

Be with my children and my partner.

You were unsure which pain is worse – the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will? (Simon Van Booy)

Depends on the person. For me, it’s the shock of what happened. I believe you never have to stop following your dreams.

"woman color photo portrait black woman"
©Susanne Middelberg
"woman in white dress high key photo "
©Susanne Middelberg

The theater is a place where one has time for the problems of people to whom one would show the door if they came to one’s office for a job? (Tennessee Williams)

Yes, it can be that. It is just one of many aspects. The theater is the place for all things human. It mirrors all we feel but we are afraid to let show.

Bertolt Brecht or Molière?

Bertolt Brecht. I have a weakness for Brecht. „Ihr Herren, die ihr uns lehrt, wie man brav leben und Sünd und Missetat vermeiden kann, zuerst müsst ihr uns was zu fressen geben. Dann könnt ihr reden. Damit fängt es an.”

Our arms start from the back because they were once wings? (Martha Graham)

That is a nice one. Our arms literally start from our backs. One of our teachers always told me to broaden my back. It took me a long time to understand what she meant. It is about energy. Our back does not stop at our arms. Our arms do not stop anywhere. And of course, our arms were wings once. So, we still can fly if we dare.

"woman back photo"
©Susanne Middelberg
"woman black and white photo back"
©Susanne Middelberg

Pina Bausch or Isadora Duncan?

Both were pioneers of dance. And they both deserve my admiration. Without them, dance never would have become what it is now. Both have elevated dance to more than form. But it’s Pina for me. More than anyone else, Pina has transformed dance into something about being human. I started my dance training at the Folkwanghochschule, where Pina was the artistic director. The whole school breathed her feeling and vision about dance. I still feel very much connected with her vision of dance and theater. I have a large photograph of her in my house. I see her every day.

Your goal in life? To be in a movie directed by Paul Verhoeven?

I would jump for joy if I played a nice part in a film by Paul Verhoeven or Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. And I am very happy when my photos are seen. But most important to me are the people I love.

_Uwe Buschmann (copy editing Silvia Strauch)

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