THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / EUROPE
She put on her signature perfume and walked out of her apartment... The driver downstairs was already waiting for her in the car. He was to take her to the famous Cigar Bar in the center of Manhattan, where someone was already pouring her one very Dirty Gin Martini... "Do I smell naked?.." - was the first and only question she wanted to ask him... "Almost... I smell Tobacco-Vanille, your lace and your hunger..." - He replied. He paid for the drinks, without ever having the need to break the eye contact, took her forcefully, yet calmly by the hand and she obediently followed him all the way to the exit door... She secretly craved for someone to just "tell her" what to do, without the fear of loosing her. Her Extra Dirty Martini remained on the bar counter... half empty... Photographer - Robert Farber Location - New York
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / NORTH AMERICA
Woman's power is in her "womanness", not in her manness... A lion doesn't scream about the fact how strong and powerful he is.. he just is. Its the kind of power and magnetism, that lives between your bones.. I enjoy being a Woman.. not a woman, who is trying to outdo a man.. why? There's no need for that.. Not for me. I like being feminine and enjoy getting older.. I have no need to be young and "hip" or "cool" or whatever else. True power of a woman is quiet .. its not in the things she says or tries to show.. its in the things she does.. the things she believes in, the creativity that she brings to her life and the life of the ones she loves. True power is in accepting your weaknesses and letting both melodies exist. Softness always wins over hardness .. always. The feminine and masculine , the yin/yang.. we have all of those things in us... The secret is to let them be, without killing one or the other within yourself. Just let them be and blossom into the power that you already posses. At the end of the day I'm just a woman/girl/child/student who is so fortunate to have incredible support from people who love me... without them I'm nothing.. they support my dreams, they lift me up when I fall and stand by me through thick and thin... When I was 19 and came to US alone with a grand in my pocket, I thought "I can do it all by myself, just fine"... I was wrong... You're going nowhere without people who take a chance on you.. who regardless of all your bat-shit crazy ways, kiss your wounds and support your dreams, be it in financial way, moral support or both... I had to learn to like people.. I had to learn to ask for help, I had to learn to yield, when necessary. I had to apologize to many and make peace with my own chaos... Photographer - Dmitriy Komarov   Location - Cambodia 2016
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / ASIA
I might mess up the steps sometimes... but I never leave the dance floor...
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / OCEANIA
I adore black and white photos.. you can't hide behind colors.. nothing stays hidden.. everything is revealed.. Photographer - Jeronimo Cerimedo    Location - Argentina 2014
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / SOUTH AMERICA
Unedited Self-Portrait       Location - Morocco
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / AFRICA
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / SELF-PORTRAITS
“Positive Vibes” by Tine Halkjær (Water-color painting. Size: 12×12 inches)
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / MUSE
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THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / BAREFOOT DANCER - Antigua, Guatemala
Derailed
       
     
THE ART OF LIFE & THE LIFE OF ART / "DERAILED" - Dramatic Monologue (improv)