Instant statement for the "Bohemians in Berlin" photo series

You cannot take an instant image without the person you have in view noticing it.
Not with an eye-catcher, bulk of a toy like the Fuji Instax Wide Camera. At least I
couldn't. Which makes each photo a given accord, a leap of trust. Nothing was
stolen, neither the moment nor the picture itself. And if sometimes pockets felt
slightly lighter or slightly heavier, the owners of the pockets were fully and gladly
aware of it. A coffee was bought, or a baguette and peaches.

There was some instant chemistry involved, for sure!

No photograph is just an instant. Time continues to flow through each image...

Every instant (photo) is a mutual gift. Thank you!

Show time!

The Diva

The Fairy

Backstage Portraits at Berlin Lacht 2014

Naoko - All smiles 

Mimi - Queen of the Night

Berlin Lacht! and so do we!

And Berlin Lacht smiles... so beautifully!
Thank you all!



Last August I started taking pictures at Berlin Lacht 2013 - the International Street Theatre Festival in Alexanderplatz.
http://muntenescu.blogspot.de/p/berlin-lacht-international-street.html

Where half a million people demonstrated for freedom and democracy in November 1989 there are now artists and musicians, crowds of clapping spectators, tents and stages, a world of magic, playfulness, creativity and freedom.

The photos are bacsktage moments reflecting the inner beauty of the artists and the radiance of their creativity. An attempt to prolong their presence, to catch a strong character, to ravel in their mystery, to celebrate their joy and craziness!
Moments of coming together during parties and portraits taken shortly after they finished a performance.
This year´s instant pictures fit even better the world of spectacle and magic: direct, spontaneous, full of surprise, ephemeral, unique!