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    • 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
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    • 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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  • 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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THE ESSENCE captured by Ksenia Gintsak

  • June 30, 2022
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Who is Ksenia Gintsak? 
A thirty-year-old human, woman, photographer, friend, wife, dreamer, introvert, book-lover, film-lover and much more.

Moscow! You are so wonderful!?
Moscow does not believe in tears that’s a fact. But in spite of all the difficulties, it’s a terrific city to where lots of talented young people flock. Moscow gives them a chance to spread their wings. It’s a good city, it welcomed me and I’m very grateful for that.
 
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or JK Rowling?
You are tearing me apart! Both left a mark on my heart. JK Rowling gave me a magical childhood. A totally carefree time when you are 10-12 years old, your mom sends you to bed, you turn on a flashlight under your blanket (saying, of course, “Lumos”) and go wandering about Hogwarts with Harry, Ron, and Hermione suspicious of Professor Snape’s mischief! Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky brightened my youth. I was lucky enough to live in St. Petersburg (where the events of Crime and Punishment take place), I read about Raskolnikov’s adventures and wandered through gray St. Petersburg, which got me immersing myself deeper in the depressive atmosphere that was the essence of the novel. It was a dark time, but very necessary for me to grow up.)

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"woman black and white photo"
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A room without books is like a body without a soul? (Cicero)
Fact! People who don’t have books in their homes scare me. At least some! At least a little shelf but no. Empty! And then it turns out that there’s nothing on the inside either. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes a person just has an e-book.
 
The pen is mightier than the sword?
For me, yes, but sometimes it is the sword that is needed.
 
Self made is always something to admire?
Oh my God yes!!! There is nothing more beautiful than watching a person create something with their own hands. A blanket from the store is always inferior to a blanket your mother or grandmother sewed for you. A thing goes from being “just a thing” to being “a thing with a story”.
 

"woman black and white photo"
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"woman black and white photo"
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Embroidery is the crown of needlework?
I don’t think so. I believe the crown of needlework is knitting. Knitting is the big league of needlework, which I have yet to access.
 
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend? (Marilyn Monroe)
A girl’s best friend is her intellect.
 
The most important photo equipment you use is your eyes?
Yes. Accepting this fact has come a long way, it always seems like you have to get a more expensive camera, the best lens. But it’s simple really. There’s you and your eyes. The camera is just an assistant in this case.
 
It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are? (Paul Caponigro)
Fact! A person’s true beauty is hidden beneath a ton of social norms. When we come home, we relax, wash off our makeup, slouch and put on our favorite t-shirt, which is 10 years old. That’s who we are. Not who we sometimes try to portray to make a better impression. You don’t always get to meet the “real” person in the shoot, but I try.

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"woman black and white photo"
©Ksenia Gintsak

What is the one key thing you need to know to take the perfect selfie?
If there was a category for “the girl with the least amount of selfies” I would win it! I have 5,003 pictures on my phone, 2,000 of them are of my little niece, 1,000 of my embroidery, another 1,000 of my husband, 1,000 of nature photographs and my models and 3 of my selfies. So, I’m not your adviser here.
 
If you look for a meaning, you’ll miss everything that happens? (Andrei Tarkovsky)
Oh, yes. Life consists of small and simple events. You have to learn to notice them. In the end you realize the most important thing – the path, not the ultimate goal.
 
What is your favorite line from a movie?
I think Albus Dumbledore had the best line ever: “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if you remember to turn on the light.”
 
Right now, you are exactly where you want to be?
I think so, I like this place and I like the path I’m on.
 
Survival is the greatest form of resistance?
Rather, resistance is the greatest form of resistance.
 
Your goal in life? To become a movie director?
No, my goal in life is to remain a good person and introduce the world to the simple stories of the people I photograph.
 
_Uwe Buschmann (copy editing Silvia Strauch)

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