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„Wie lange muss man durch die Luft wirbeln, damit es bereits als Flug gilt?“

Ein Essay zu einem fotografischen Werk von @mia.flambard.
𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶̈𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘯. by @_luaray

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„Trotzige feminine Kraft in einer patriarchal geprägten Welt. Es ist keine Verbeugung, eher eine Hingebung. Ein Sammeln und Umwälzen.
Ein gewaltsamer und zugleich zärtlicher Akt.“

Ein Essay zu einem fotografischen Werk von @cihancakmak_.
𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶̈𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘯. by @_luaray

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Come, follow us into the land where the sun knows many faces, where soft warriors reside and strange animals stroke trees with their cheerful music.
Dream with us of sunny days and clouds bathing in the lake.

Editorial photo shoot for mask maker and artist @avant.rosi

Mystical creatures:
@deinelachkatze
@p7pg8
@jonasluka_music
@paz.arando taken in Berlin, Germany by @_luaray

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summer solstice 🌞 by @_luaray

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Growing up and growing old.
What a bliss it is to grow alongside your friends, seeing them in their multitude of personalities they become over the years. What a joy to see friendship expand into the next generation. What an honor to be a witness of your unfolding, @miri_ha14.

FAMILIY PHOTOGRAPHY PREGANCY PHOTOGRAPHY SOULFUL PORTRAIT by @_luaray

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When I was a child, my dog was my best friend. The furry sibling I never had.
I often wondered how he saw the world. Now, I keep wondering if our story was more like Anika Meier’s or more like ‟Nacho & Popcorn” (by Anika Landsteiner). Both are part of the beautiful, funny, sad and thought-provoking collection of short stories from dog’s perspectives written to give new life to found photographs.

This is the third publication by Helena Melikov and SHIFT BOOKS in this format, in which she interweaves historical images with contemporary writing.

As a fan from the very beginning, it was a particular joy for me to be part of the team working on this book. Co-editing, contributing to the design development & selection of materials, scanning the images and hands-on assisting with the production were certainly among the many highlights of my internship at @shift.books.

Do make sure to get your hands on a copy!

P.S. Slide 3’s photograph was actually chewed by a dog. Yum! 🐕

𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
by Helena Melikov @me.helena

𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴
Josephine Apraku @josephine.apraku
Swan Collective @swan.collective
Carl Ensom @carlensom
Tabea Sunna Hertzog @tabea_sunna
Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç @ozkeskinkilic
Anika Landsteiner @anikalandsteiner
Yelizaveta Landenberger @lisa.landenberger
Julie Legouez @julielegouez
Anika Meier @anika
Lisa Tracy Michalik @lisatracyxoxo
Sophie-Charlotte Opitz @photogra__phi
Linda Peitz @linda_peitz
Maria-Christina Piwowarski @mariachristinapiwowarski
Erica Zingher @ericazingher

𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥
Julia Meyer-Brehm @meyerwiedaslexikon

𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
Lost & Found Collection, Helena Melikov @lostandfound.photo

𝘊𝘰-𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳
Luisa Voita @_luaray

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯
Helena Melikov @me.helena

𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨
Carl Ensom @carlensom

𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦
SHIFT BOOKS @shift.books by @_luaray

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“This extraordinary ordinary life.”
My contribution to SLND Magazine No 1, the newest creation of @schneckenpublishing by @dana_engfer and @moritzotto.

So happy that my photography and poetry found its way into this publication, being featured among many talented artists from all over the world. taken in Berlin ( Germany ) by @_luaray

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Potrait upgrade by @johannawittig ❤️‍🔥
Now I have great images for future books, panel talks, website updates, you name it!
The jobs can come. I am ready.

Drop me a line if you are
• looking for a new photo editor or project manager (e.g. for your photo book publishing house or magazine)
• interested in participating or funding my collective photo book "Tender Presence" on reimagining fatherhood @soft.fatherhood

Berlin, Baltic Sea & UK
open for international projects by @_luaray

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we are doing something really fun over at @aff_galerie: all of us invite artists whose works have sparked an inspiration in us, then all pieces come together as one big exciting group exhibition! I am very happy all of my favourites were available.
thanks for joining:

Dana Engfer
Greta Verlage
Alena Schmick
Leon Gnannt

Come and celebrate with us at the opening night of KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED XI.
𖦹 April 30th, 6 pm, AFF Galerie

@dana_engfer @greta_verlage @alena_schmick @leongnannt taken in AFF Galerie by @_luaray

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›Keep Your Eyes Peeled‹
Eröffnung: 30.04.2026, 18–22 Uhr
Laufzeit: 01.–03.05.2026, 15–18 Uhr

›Keep Your Eyes Peeled‹ ist ein Ausstellungsprojekt der AFF Galerie und findet seit über 10 Jahren zu bestimmten Kunsthighlights in den Räumen der Galerie statt. Während des diesjährigen Berlin Gallery Weekend und als Teil des @sellerie_weekend wird die Gruppenausstellung erneut mit Arbeiten der AFF-Fotograf*innen sowie ausgewählten Künstler*innen aus dem erweiterten Umfeld der Galerie zu sehen sein.

Teilnehmende Künstler*innen:
Alena Schmick, Aleksey Myslitskiy, Alexander Meyer, Alexander Nikolsky, Alparslan Kabasakal, Amber Digby, Ana Maria Sales Prado, Axel Grünewald, Bastian Gehbauer, Benjamin Renter, Colin Aherne, Dana Engfer, Felipe Rennt, Felix von der Osten, Florian Bong-Kil Grosse, Florian Stumpe, Franca Wohlt, Gilberto Zamorano, Greta Verlage, Hanna Wiedemann, Inge Trienekens, Isabelle Ostlund, Johanna Eckhardt, Juan Camilo Roa, Julia Autz, Jule Fechner, Karla Zipfel, Kathrin Harms, Kayla Kauffman, Kseniya Apresian, Laszlo Randelzhofer, Leon Gnannt, Louis Roth, Lua Ray, Lucia Jost, Maidje Meergans, Marcel Maffei, Marshl Ceron Palomino, Max Koppernock, Michael O’Ryan, Michel Kekulé, Mirka Pflüger, Patrick Enssle, Philipp Czampiel, Pia Henkel, Roman Bezjak, Ronja Falkenbach, Sam Saga, Sarah Straßmann, Saskia Groneberg, Sebastian Alten, Shirin Esione, Sina Opalka, Steffi Drerup, Stefanie Loos, Svenja Wiese, Tarık Kemper, Tanya Sharapova, Vladimir Seleznev&Katya Selezneva, Weeteng Poh taken in AFF Galerie by @_luaray

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›Keep Your Eyes Peeled‹ mit LUA RAY @_luaray
Eröffnung: 30.04.2026, 18–22 Uhr
Laufzeit: 01.–03.05.2026, 15–18 Uhr

›Keep Your Eyes Peeled‹ ist ein Ausstellungsprojekt der AFF Galerie und findet seit über 10 Jahren zu bestimmten Kunsthighlights in den Räumen der Galerie statt. Während des diesjährigen Berlin Gallery Weekend wird die Gruppenausstellung erneut mit Arbeiten der AFF-Fotograf*innen sowie ausgewählten Künstler*innen aus dem erweiterten Umfeld der Galerie zu sehen sein.

Teilnehmende Künstler*innen:
Alena Schmick, Aleksey Myslitskiy, Alexander Meyer, Alexander Nikolsky, Alparslan Kabasakal, Amber Digby, Ana Maria Sales Prado, Axel Grünewald, Bastian Gehbauer, Benjamin Renter, Colin Aherne, Dana Engfer, Felipe Rennt, Felix von der Osten, Florian Bong-Kil Grosse, Florian Stumpe, Franca Wohlt, Gilberto Zamorano, Greta Verlage, Hanna Wiedemann, Inge Trienekens, Isabelle Ostlund, Johanna Eckhardt, Juan Camilo Roa, Julia Autz, Jule Fechner, Karla Zipfel, Kathrin Harms, Kayla Kauffman, Kseniya Apresian, Laszlo Randelzhofer, Leon Gnannt, Louis Roth, Lua Ray, Lucia Jost, Maidje Meergans, Marcel Maffei, Marshl Ceron Palomino, Max Koppernock, Michael O'Ryan, Michel Kekulé, Mirka Pflüger, Patrick Enssle, Philipp Czampiel, Pia Henkel, Roman Bezjak, Ronja Falkenbach, Sam Saga, Sarah Straßmann, Saskia Groneberg, Sebastian Alten, Shirin Esione, Sina Opalka, Steffi Drerup, Stefanie Loos, Svenja Wiese, Tarık Kemper, Tanya Sharapova, Vladimir Seleznev&Katya Selezneva, Weeteng Poh taken in AFF Galerie by @_luaray

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