Begin Again

You be the moon, I'll be the Earth

And when we burst, start over

Oh darling, begin again

Photos: Molly Caitlin Baber

Model: Maria Luisa

Quote: Purity Ring - Begin Again

Elle Peril

Photos: Molly Caitlin Baber

Model: Elle Peril

I can’t believe I’m over half way through my 6 month stay in Germany. I don’t want to leave Berlin! I feel like I need more than just 3 more months to get to know the city and the people and get involved with more arty projects. But I have an exhibition at the end of the month at LemoArt Gallery, and getting published online for a Berlin based magazine in a couple of weeks :) I definitely feel like I’m “finding myself” here, and my creativity, productivity and motivation is blooming. It just shows that surrounding yourself with new, fresh, positive, creative people and surroundings can work wonders for your mind.

Grunewald

Photos by Molly Caitlin Baber

Model: Olf G Aus B

It was a bright, hot, sunny day in Berlin, and I met Olf at Grunewald S-Bahn Station. Together, we walked through the forest to find little spots to photograph in. The light was very strong and bright as we started the shoot midday, so I knew I'd have to edit the exposures and colours to suit the mood I wanted to create with the images. I wanted to portray a sense of home in the forest, feeling at one with the surroundings, as if it was a natural habitat, whilst at the same time creating a soft, dark, sombre atmosphere. I, myself feel very comfortable being in nature, and it became very apparent that it was the same for the model.

Klaistow

On Sunday, I ventured out to see the Flohmarkt (flea market) that took place by the Klaistow Spargelhof (asparagus farm). Unfortunately, just as I set off on foot through the paths between the fields, spots of rain started to fall down, so most of the market was being packed up by the time I got there. For me this was just an excuse to do some quiet exploring in the light rain. The forest starts next to where the flea market was taking place, and just before there were pens of chickens, rabbits and goats. Whenever I see animals I get stupidly excited so I went in and gave them all so many strokes and let them be my models. Through the entrance to the woods is a climbing adventure area called Kletterwald (climbing forest), and around there were wild pigs and their piglets, which are the cutest little creatures I've ever seen, they look like piglet versions of fawns. I wish I could have gotten closer to get a good picture. I then followed a track that had directions pointing to deer, and I climbed up a wooden look out hut, but I couldn't see any signs of wildlife. I brought with me a glass prism that came in the post that morning to experiment with light bending; I'm excited to try it out with models! As I couldn't find any more animals to photograph, I decided to try out doing some of myself. Luckily the woods are so vast no one was around to see me awkwardly trying to take selfies.. But I think the outcome was kind of okay. On Saturday, I modelled for the first time, so I've been thinking it would be good to try and practice doing self portraits in case any other opportunities like that arise, and also to help when I'm posing models for my shoots.

Kanin Woods

When plans for shoots with models at the weekend get cancelled - go out and take photos anyway. Currently feeling so grateful for where I'm living, I am surrounded by nature. Just a few short minutes walk past some village houses of Kanin, sheep and pigs in the surrounding fields, the entrance to the forest begins. I started the day late, but it meant I got to walk through the trees in the late afternoon sun, discovering the perfect light spots. Starting my journey listening to music as I walked through the woods, I snapped some shots with my disposable camera, but hearing the birds beyond my headphones and the crunch of leaves and broken branches beneath my feet, I realised the sound of nature is far more comforting. I become such a forager in the outdoors - searching for unusual ways the light falls, looking for pretty foliage, scavenging for skulls (without success) and other signs of the natural world. I am obsessed with intricacy and delicacy.

Coming back home and editing the images, I am finding that productivity is so mentally satisfying. My day consisted of going on this walk, taking these photos that I am proud of, writing this blog post, working on multiple drawings, writing lyrics.. It's all so inspiration stimulating for every craft. Although all my plans for the past few days got cancelled, I feel so accomplished. I am keeping myself motivated and enjoying my own company and it is so refreshing and fulfilling. My aim now is just to keep going, to keep creating every day, to keep feeling content at the end of each evening.