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    • FASHION REPORT RAF SIMONS FALL / WINTER 2022
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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PLACES, SPACES photographed by Nina Papiorek

  • February 18, 2023
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Who is Nina Papiorek?

I am Nina, born in 1979 and mother of two girls. I work as a graphic designer and photographer. Hooked on coffee, music loving with a certain preference for design and minimalism. There is nothing more compelling for me than the love of photography. Black and white since forever, I started off shooting landscapes mostly, whereas, today, street photography is almost my exclusive domain. Photography aesthetic is very important to me, I like tidy situations and focus on the essentials and clean lines.

"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek
"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek

Oberhausen! You are so wonderful!?

Whew… I love my home town and like living here. For my personal life I feel it is the right place to be with my loved ones. Photography wise, it is different. I am not the most creative person “at home”, I have to admit. Taking pictures here does not come easy, to be honest. It’s true the setting is challenging in that Oberhausen is not exactly brimming with the design style of architects like Calatrava, not yet at least 😉 But I don’t think my “block”, if you like to call it that, has anything to do with the local surroundings or my home town per se. It rather is my intense everyday life here. When I am traveling, much of the pressure disappears and I feel the freedom I need to express myself creatively. Nonetheless, the pandemic has made me explore my environment more over the past years.

All roads lead to Rome? (proverb)

Any opportunity takes you where you are headed? To me it’s more like “where there’s a will there’s a way.” It matches the photography viewpoint. Except for the so-called photographer’s eye, you just need to have, you can work out a lot of things. I am a fully self-taught photographer. I spent years of “trial and error” in the street, at the beach and in the forest. It still is a natural part of my approach today. You can’t expect to go home with the perfect image at any place any time, just because you happen to be in the location. Patience is crucial, I think. And unwavering will of course. If there is both, then yes, all roads lead to Rome!

"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek
"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek

Who is your favorite architect?

Zaha Hadid and Santiago Calatrava. Both used and use the color white combined with curving airy designs, clean lines and an aesthetic beyond belief so I feel in photography heaven. Everything I see matches.

Manhattan or Montmartre?

Point for Manhattan, clearly. Montmartre is paradise for many a stereotype photographer and has undeniable charm. But it’s not necessarily my kind of photography playing field. Manhattan then – high facades, large windows and clear patterns on repeat… Here I am.

One night in Paris is like a year in any other place? (10cc)

I have already been on several journeys to Paris with my camera and I love the city. But Paris is much too “crammed” for my taste by day, particularly at the tourist hotspots. So, I enjoy being out early morning, while the city is still half asleep and business people in coats are hurrying to work with their briefcases. Hence, short nights in Paris for me ;).

"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek
"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek

How would you describe your style of work?

It is a mix of street, urban and landscape photography I’d say – everything you would typically capture while traveling. I started off this way – so my work still mirrors those first steps in photography today. Sometimes one genre is more apparent than the other, depending on the mood. But in the past couple of years, I clearly focused on street photography that, in my world, is very much based on lines and form. I like to use architecture backgrounds or patterns, I work with leading lines and integrate lonesome people into their urban environment. The ground common to all of my photos is a strictly minimalist approach. I like tidy and clear images where the viewer’s gaze is directly drawn to the main subject and not distracted by anything. So, the smallest things, like a single stone in the water, turn into the star in the photo and reveal their elegance and beauty in a totally different and unique way to me.

There is a distinct difference between cityscape and landscape photography?

I like to combine landscapes and long exposure. It so happens that the camera is already on for ninety seconds while I try hard not to touch anything and to blur the image. I love this time as it allows me to relax wonderfully and to immerse myself in the moment. Also, when taking landscape shots, you are often all alone in one place. And with the wind at the sea it is like a small vacation in my eyes.

Good architecture lets nature in? (Mario Pei)

If architecture serves as an environment for people to live in, there is certainly a lot of truth to this quote. Plants ensure so much comfort and perceptible coziness. As for photography, it is a different matter entirely. Plants rather destroy the clean look of lines and forms for me.

"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek
"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek

You don’t get to do as much sightseeing as you would like to?

That’s correct and makes me laugh just now. When there is this photography’s spur I end up forgetting everything else around me, even food becomes totally secondary in the course of the day. That’s why I prefer to be out and about solo. It is then a matter of finding motifs, which sometimes involves remaining in one place for hours, before the desired situation occurs. There is no room left for sightseeing. I have been to Paris six times and not once have I made it up the Eiffel Tower… questions anyone? 😉

Beach photography tips for capturing good images?

Spontaneously I would categorize beach photos as simple. For landscape orientation you look for an eyecatcher to situate in the foreground, let’s say a single stone, immersed in waves. Playing around with exposure time will make the water look like it had been smoothed out and adds a certain painterly aesthetic to it. For street photographers beaches boast a plentiful supply of scenes whose touch of comedy is sometimes undeniable. Whether it is the business man who works his cell phone while floating on an inflatable unicorn or the sun worshipper with her fingers spread. The point is to get close enough without attracting attention in order to capture the scene as authentically as possible.

"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek
"PLACES SPACES photography"
©Nina Papiorek

Delete 1 thing from Earth?!

Intolerance. The reason for envy, poverty, wars, religious fanaticism, racism and for other things on a list that is expandable at will.

_Uwe Buschmann (copy editing Silvia Strauch)

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