foto.xenia

shadows.

2011-11-15T03:53:00.001-08:00

through your eyes I can see the world sometimes

subway dancer.

2011-11-15T02:50:00.000-08:00

days like that.

2011-11-14T14:22:00.000-08:00

rainy streets.

2011-11-14T12:13:00.000-08:00

streets.

2011-11-14T11:48:00.000-08:00

2011-11-01T18:47:00.001-07:00

CHARLIE.

2011-11-01T11:52:00.000-07:00

a man with heart.

NY is very personal to me.

not just because of places where I go, which I know.

no. more because of people, I love.

even when I used to live here, it seemed like it was easier

to share stories. skipping all the smalltalk and dive

right into deep things.

it is a huge privilege for me to be a part of peoples lives. it really changes my view of life into a very realistic way. (..)

I met Charlie on the first day. since than I really felt he

has such a huge heart, which is also very broken.

but it is good to see, how much he trusts in the Lord.

(..)

I really hope that you will receive your answer-Charlie. I will miss you.

(..)

29102011

2011-10-29T10:45:00.000-07:00

16102011

2011-10-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

es passiert soviel hier. dass ich diesmal von der vergangenheit nicht erzählen KANN und nicht weil es nicht will. die gegenwart ist viel zu da. viel zu sehr. viel zu intensiv. viel zu bunt.
wie der wind, der heute mit den blättern spielte und den goldenen regen geschaffen hat. so wie die straßen hier, voller bewegung. voller hektik. voll einzelgänger. voll menschen mit persönlichkeit. an mir vorbei. so schnell ist das was war bleibt war und das jetzt ist da. der moment. der regen. der wind. die luft der gerösteten mandeln. und die geschmäcke. die ich so sehr liebe. es wird dunkel. früher. yuhu. die lichter. an. so bunt. so viel. und überall. da war ein fenster. das schönste. und oben drüber. die treppe. es könnte meins sein. und schon vorbei. richtung downtown. oder uptown. verschwommenheit. trotz des alkoholmangels. und die luft. so frisch. so kalt. so herbstlich. fast schon winterlich. nur noch paar straßen und schon bin ich wieder da. die ruhe. die weißen wände. und tee.

2011-09-23T18:48:00.000-07:00

cambodia inhibition from my friend mari

DOMA. +

2011-09-23T18:44:00.001-07:00

17 Perry Street/New York, NY 10014

+

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2011-09-22T08:35:00.001-07:00

reflection.

2011-09-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

connected.

2011-09-22T06:47:00.000-07:00

connected.
in different ways.
stories.
which've been told in first
hours.
intensity.
and eternity.
rooms.
of change.
lights of hope.

places in downtown.

2011-09-20T07:57:00.000-07:00

I have a feeling I just wanna stay in downtown/nyc. it is not that touristic. it has so many good locations. I probably gonna spend all my money just to try all the restaurants and the coffee shops.

TACOMBI on elisabeth street.

mexican food restaurant:

KONDITORI on ALLEN ST

small, quite and vey inspiring coffee store.

two other locations right in front of parsons THE NEW SCHOOL.

the coffee store JOE + ADORE

hello american way of life.

2011-09-20T06:54:00.000-07:00

NEIGHBORHOOD

2011-09-20T06:50:00.000-07:00

what is behind all those doors and windows?

do the hearts look that beautiful, peacefull and sweet like from the outside?

2011-09-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

good morning indian summer.

2011-09-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

here again.

2011-09-14T13:28:00.000-07:00

waking up in the darkness with the most beautiful noices outside + light + sitting on the porch, drinking tea + interesting breakfast +deepest small talk I've ever had in the first 15 minutes + swimming in the salt water + gardening a happiness tree+seeing people i missed - perfect first day.

2011-09-07T06:29:00.000-07:00

hello. hallo. hej.

I want to use my old blog for my personal stuff. since I started the professional blog, I didn't blog almost anything private. NOW I have TWO different rooms. ONE for my clients with one style (www.xeniaberg.com).

+ my personal blog. (www.xeniafoto.blogspot.com) I want to experiment more. blog analog photographs. write more. more what comes from my heart.

come and visit me. sometimes.

xeni

NYC.7 weeks in 7 days.

2011-09-07T06:10:00.000-07:00

NEW BLOG!!

2011-03-22T01:14:00.000-07:00

GOODBYE: www.xeniafoto.blogspot.com HELLO: www.xeniaberg.com

DATES/PLANS

2011-03-02T02:25:00.001-08:00

Glad I can announce some dates.

Please let me know if you are interested in any shootings while I am there. Berlin and NYC are still pretty flexible.

If you are interested in any other locations, even international ones, I am open to follow you on your travels.

VENICE: 25th-29th of march

BERLIN: a week in APRIL or MAY

NYC: two weeks in SEPTEMBER, saturday- the 24th is booked for a wedding.

//JOHANN LOVES JOHANNA//

2011-02-24T04:34:00.000-08:00

saturday late morning was a beautiful winter day.

I met this cute young couple. johann and johanna.

they are both from my hometown.

on this cold day I came along on a date with them.

we went to annabatterie-it is one of my favorite cafes in mainz.

we spent some precious time together, drinking lattes and eating cup cakes, taking pictures, talking and enjoying the morning atmosphere.

so here are some of the shots of it and some in my sweet home on the second hand coach. enjoy.

TANJA&MYRON/SYDNEY

2011-02-11T06:38:00.000-08:00

CARMEN&INGO/MELBOURNE

2011-02-07T05:52:00.000-08:00

I met CARMEN&INGO at PHOTOKINA in Germany last year.

both are very easy going and so much FUN.

another thing I realized pretty fast: they are a TEAM! a good one.

both are gifted photographers and have an own business: caringo photografix.

check their blog! they travel around the world for a half year.

they've already been to Asia, Australia and right now they rock New Zealand.

it is amazing to see and to read how openminded they are to the world,

to people, differences and new things.

I am glad they had a stop in Melbourne.

we combined our meeting with a photoshooting in Melbourne on brunswick street, which is one of my favorite

streets in Melbourne.

I trully enjoyed every single minute of shooting them.

They are very natural in front of the camera, even if they are most of the time behind it.

Thank you for the beautiful day.

Safe travels. Enjoy to the fullest. Back home "small things" are waiting for you.

MARKET.

2011-02-07T01:26:00.000-08:00

I am back in Germany. but both worlds are in me. jetlag. summer. winter. day and night. two languages. memories. but responsibilities.

that's why I would like to share with you some more pictures from Australia, I didn't publish on my blog yet.

one of my favorite places in Melbourne was THE VICTORIA MARKET.

I just loved the atmosphere and especially the people from all over the world.

it was crowded, even if the pictures don't really show it. but it was. it was chaotic and loud in the end.

I loved being there.

sometimes just walking through and watching the people. sometimes trying different fruits and vegetables. I loved mangos and passionfruit. they were so tasty. wow.

that is what I had for my breakfast. not cheese. not jam on my bread. but fruit.

I love this part of travel. not just BE in a different world, but also TASTE, SMELL and FEEL it.

2011-01-31T00:08:00.000-08:00

♥ POLAROIDS OF TRAVEL.♥

es ist so intensiv.

die tage hier. in sydney.

genau DAS. was ich hier erlebe,

wollte ich von anfang an.

keine struktur.

kein plan.

und doch perfekte tage.

das andere wollt ich.

und hier. es ist.

die tage fühlen sich wie wochen.

ich lebte am manly beach.

ich wollte nur

vom strand hier leben.

vom dem geräusch der wellen.

die kommen und die gehen.

von der luft.

und von fish und chips.

ich habs gemacht.

ich lebte in einem surferhostal.

es war so schön.

ich könnte bleiben. dort.

doch dann zog ich in die schnelle

stadt.

ich zog ins chinatown.

aber ich mag es.

sehr.

es ist nichts besonderes.

minimalistisch.

ich sehe leben aus meinem fenster.

die menschen laufend

auf den straßen.

hab asiatische bäckerei entdeckt

so lecker

ich liebte diesen teig.

zum dessert die puffs.

zwei mal. vor dem essen und dannach.

die musik war schön.

ganz andere kultur. und genau das liebe ich.

das andere.

da einzutauchen. und zu lauschen.

eine fremde stadt und doch bekannte leute

ich traf einen musiker

wir hörten bands

ganz viele

und alles nur in einer nacht

es war soviel

bewegung

und die rhythmen

die menschen um mich her

der sommerregen

ich bin verliebt

in die letzte tage

sie sind die besten

sie sind der anfang den ich wollte

jetzt muss ich schlafen

es dreht sich alles

die welt

und ich in ihr.

♥ MANLY BEACH. ♥

♥ SYDNEY ♥

today. like others.

the perfect day.

no plan.

but beautiful.

it was.

the beach. not manly.

but another one.

the pool in nature.

the crashing waves.

the scary eyes of the sitting boy.

we swam.

we ordered two.

and shared.

we loved our plan.

it was so beautiful.

we swam again.

we talked.

and took a nap.

back in chinatown

i had my favorite desert

before and after

the real food

i drank the tea

the grean one

i met a indonesian guy

who shares the same

faith like me

we talked

we ate together

he walked me to the station

chinese festival

we didn't say goodbye

just see you.

now i am sitting here.

with just my bags

and waiting

for the train

which takes me back

to the city

where everything began

so differently

I have expected

but it is okay

sydney did it all

i lived just from the beach

i died and was raised again

i watched

i dreamt

i was so independent

i could live from those

days from now on

and keep them in my heart

the days of live.

of the dreamy world

and this light

which we don't have

//..//

//nine days//

2011-01-13T04:30:00.000-08:00

nine days
of going to the secret place
nothing on the road
just red
i thought
but it was green
instead
but it was worth
to see the most
intensive green
in a place
called desert
to see the rainbow
uluru and blue sky
the colours
created by the sunset
i wished
i would have stayed
a while
and not go away
the history is
tragic
but in a sense
it gives us
a new perspective

ASK XENI 2 + HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2010-12-26T21:34:00.000-08:00

hi. hier kommt der zweite teil von "ASK XENI"

ein paar fragen, die mir oft gestellt werden.

bist du schon wieder zurück?

-ich befinde mich noch in "4 jahreszeiten-an einem tag-melbourne."

nur noch paar tage. dann kommt ein freund und einige tage später andere freunde und wir gehen auf tour. ich konnte leider noch nicht oft aus der city rauskommen und deswegen freue ich mich um so mehr endlich das wunderschöne australien mit der ganzen vielfalt und schönheit zu sehen.

bilder kommen! :)

wann kommst du nach deutschland?

-ich komme am 2. februar wieder zurück. ich freue mich sehr. auf euch! hoffentlich liegt noch der meterlange schnee.

wie bist du auf australien gekommen?

-australien stand schon immer auf meiner "i wanna do-liste" und da ich etwas in die wärme entfliehen wollte (und nicht mit dem wunderschönem schnee gerechnet hab :) hab ich die chance genutzt. ich wollte vor allem fotografisch viel dazulernen. kontakte knüpfen und von internationalen fotografen lernen. vor allem der photojournalismus stand auf meiner liste.

da ich mehr diese richtung auch bei den hochzeitsreportagen einbinden wollte. unabhängig von der hochzeitsfotografie wollte ich etwas künstlerisches schaffen. deswegen habe ich mich für die kunststadt- melbourne entschieden.

hast du es erreicht?

-ich hab nicht alles erreicht, was ich vorhatte, da ich auf einige schwierigkeiten gestoßen bin.

aber ich freue mich sehr über einige photografische projekte, die ich realisieren konnte.

abgesehen von der fotografischen zielen, habe ich sehr viel in meinem persönlichen leben

dazugelernt. was ein zuhause bedeutet. was das leben schön und besonders macht. und was ich alles in D habe. ich bin gott unglaublich dankbar. inbesondere für seine gegenwart hier, für seine seine hilfe und bewahrung.

was machst du im januar?

- im januar steht landscaping auf meiner liste. :) da wir mit meinen freunden durch das land reisen werden, möchte ich das land fotografisch festhalten. ich bin echt gespannt.

ich werde euch auf dem laufenden halten.

ich wünsche euch allen HAPPY NEW YEAR und einen guten start ins 2011.

warme grüße von hier und gottes segen. ich hoffe, wir sehen uns im kommenden jahr!

cheers!

//THE STREETS OF MELBOURNE//

2010-12-26T20:10:00.000-08:00

hello blogreaders.

for the last weeks I've stayed in melbourne and the suburbs.

I've been walking A LOT! sometimes by myself, sometimes with my roommates. sometimes with some strangers, I just met. :) (it is pretty easy meeting people here) the city in itself is not very big. my expectation was somehow based on my last experiences. but with so many suburbs, which make the city wide.

in melbourne are so many beautiful parts, which are awesome and need to be seen. like south yarra, st kilda and brunswick. but also degraves street in melbourne city and just some streets inbetween the main streets. melbourne has the european feeling, you can get really good coffee where ever you go. and not just starbucks one.

it is very creative city. with many commercial posters and a lot of graffiti on the walls. on some streets is it even legal.

I actually quite like it, it gives the city very artistic sense.

I think brunswick street is my favorite area. the first time I went there I fell in love with the architecture! you can find there so many second hand shops, unique coffee bars and art/design shops.

degraves is such a small street with small bars and restaurants. and with a lot of painting and graffiti on the walls.

+chapel street in youth yarra, where I live right now is also very unique.

so here are some pictures of the streets, I walked on.

enjoy. :)

RMIT BA PHOTOEXHIBITION

2010-12-07T23:33:00.000-08:00

I went to another exhibition I wanted to share.

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) exhibited their final-year works in a former furniture factory as part of the 2010 BA Photography Graduate Exhibition.

It was very different than the first exhibition. not crowded at all.

very sensitive atmosphere, piano music. the first time jazz. the second time classic.

i loved the location. the colour. and the light.

some impressions here

the link to the homepage

KIMI&ADAM.

2010-12-04T06:02:00.000-08:00

what a creative wedding!

i trully enjoyed the happiness and joy the whole day.

i met kimi and adam just couple weeks ago. they inspired me their personalities and the way of life.

they are very creative. love to draw, to travel, to dance, to sing.

kimi is a singer and adam is a dancer.

but they are also travellers. the spent a year in paris.

moved from sydney to melbourne.

the wedding was seriously so much fun.

after the ceremony we went to the vegetarian restaurant. it was so good.

i ate with the asian sticks for the first time in my life.

the details made the wedding special.

the polaroid camera.

the guestbook //artists i met and liked//

the rings in a box

selfmade paperflowers by kimi

thanks to kimi and adam.

I wish you love, faith and hope.

here is the slideshow.

PHOTOEXHIBITION 2010

2010-11-27T06:18:00.000-08:00

this week I went to the photography exhibition of the second year BA photography students from RMIT University in Melbourne with one of my friends.

I was very impressed by the photos. people. and the location itself.

here are some impressions of the inspiring night.

//happiness is in a simple cheesecake//

2010-11-26T03:36:00.000-08:00

one of the reasons I didn't blog or couldn't blog is that

the first weeks here weren't so "wow. i wanna stay here forever. and I love it" they've actually been pretty tough for me.

I definitely love traveling. I do. I love being independent. I love photography. I love meeting new people. I love details.

and love adventure. I was pretty sure i would like it here. but it wasn't this way from the beginning. not everything worked out how I wanted or expected.

so in the end i felt really frustrated. even my camera didn't work anymore. (but it is fine now.)

I got emails from my friends, how much they wanted to be in Australia and to be able to do all thing I do and see.

and they were telling me about random things, which I missed so much.

It didn't make sense, because I felt they should be very happy have each other and do so many things which meant so much to me and they wanted to be where I was and experience all the new things.

one day my friend and I were skyping and she was telling me, that she is making her FIRST cheesecake.

such a simple thing. but which makes life wonderful.

life is not really about chasing for everything you wish for. because there is no end for it. we will never get satisfied.

so many people look at other people‘s lives and wish to do the same, to be somewhere else, to achieve something,

to get a special degree, to own something, to look like someone or whatever it is. even if they don't really know the whole story and what is behind those lives.

this is what i realized here even more:

happiness is in small things.

happiness is real when shared.

so sometimes it is enough to feel happy to bake the first cheesecake and to share it with a friend.

wanted to share it with you all. hope you feel encourage to enjoy and appreciate your life every day.

melbourne.

2010-11-26T03:03:00.000-08:00

hello.

I feel so sorry I didn't blog for so long. I actually pretty much love it, because I can reflect what happens and i also feel productive.

I started blogging in my mind weeks ago. :) I actually had so much to say. to show. to tell about.

so, I don't know if all of you guys know. I am in melbourne/australia for couple month. YES. It is 24 degrees outside. I am sitting with shorts and shirt. just had a mango. It is 7 pm and still not dark outside.

everytime I go somewhere else, out of my box, i learn so much. usually things I don't really expect. this time I just wanted to use it and to grow more in photography. do different projects, go to the photoexhibitions, to shoot an wedding overseas, to get contacts and get inspired. there are couple goals on my list. but also some free projects.

wedding photography is what I wanna do in my future. //so you can email me anytime, I will be back in spring for the weddingsaison 2011// I definitely wanna focus on it for the following years.

but during this time I wanna take you on my journey. show you where I go. what I see. what I do.

NADIA&EDDY.ONE YEAR MARRIED.

2010-10-23T06:59:00.000-07:00

nadia and eddy-i still laughing about some scenes from the shooting.

it was so easygoing and so much fun with you guys.

you are both beautiful, inside out.

i seriously deeply enjoyed your visit. cooking for you, spending some time in my apartment and showing you some spots of mainz. and of course taking pictures of you. i looooove them all!

nadia is very talented photographer. she also just started her business and going almost through the same struggles.

ha-that's what people usually don't see when they look at the beautiful pictures.

i read her email once and was thinking: nadia, welcome in the photography business.

i think all the photographers know what I am talking about.

but this is also what connects us all.

the same things we are going through but also the passion behind it.

so here are the pictures.

i guess now i can say: i have a studio. :)

it's getting cold outside, so we just used the coach in

my living room.

eddy love watching movies, so we got two old fashioned cinemachairs, popcorn and some 3D glasses. :)

Geli&EDE//AFTER WEDDING SHOOTING

2010-10-20T09:58:00.000-07:00

that morning I woke up and it was so cold. felt almost winter. I seriously thought: my poor bride.

I need to take some tea to warm her up.

but during the day the sun came out and we went to café to drink some latte.

it was very beautiful day. i enjoyed every minute shooting geli and ede.

they are so harmonic and funyou can trully see how much they love each other.

so here are some of the pictures:

LOVE2TRASH//GAUDI//COLOUR

2010-10-20T09:38:00.000-07:00

LOVE2TRASH//GAUDI//WATER

2010-10-09T01:18:00.000-07:00

hi. do u wanna see more of love2trash? :)

here we go:

the pictures from WATER PART!

priscilla did such a good job! wow, how she came out of the water with her eyes open.

i was seriously amazed.

love those pictures the most.

but there are more!

check love2trash gallery.

LOVE2TRASH//FASHION4

2010-10-07T06:17:00.000-07:00

LOVE2TRASH//FASHION3

2010-10-06T15:18:00.000-07:00

so here is the third part of the fashion shoot. :)

i wanna say thank u to all the models. you did such a good job.

we kind of pushed each other. the photographers the models and

the models us. :)

plus the music. thanks to the dj's!

LOVE2TRASH//FASHION 2

2010-10-05T16:00:00.000-07:00