The idea to create a sailor’s editorial has been on my list for quite a while now.

First, because I live near to Hamburg – the city with one of the biggest harbours in Germany which affects the everyday life in the town until today. Second, because joining a ship as a sailor and traveling the world meant and still means the way to freedom and adventure for generations of young men from all over the world. Escaping the restraints at home, the prospect of a new beginning, discovering the unknown and strange beyond the horizons.

This romantic longing for distant lands and foreign countries should be captured by the images.

Styling: Sihem Ben-Zid, Make-up: Melek Acar. The models: Helge & Florian @Place models and Alex @m4models.

This shooting was so much fun! We tried several weird and unusal poses and I love how it turned out. The models (Marie  from Model-Management, Lisa from PMA and Will from Face Model Management) did an amazing job.

It was also my first shoot with Daniela Plesser who did the gorgeous hair and make-up. The wonderful outfits were provided by the up and coming designer Melanie Weigel from Hannover.

Sometimes life can be so easy: take a belt from Escada, a creative stylist (Jennifer Hahn), some amazing models (Gerrit from Mega, Sophie G., Martin R. and Phillip W. from placemodels.com) and wonderful hair- and make-up-artists (Anja Fichtemeyer and Janina Zais) and you’re done. Almost.

Enjoy.