Photographer Fabian Zelinsky knows how easily passion can slip out of focus. While photographing Lea Hermann at a hidden location in Carinthia, he reflected on slowing down, setting boundaries, and reconnecting with why he creates. “I know that something like perfection doesn’t exist,” he says — a reminder that his work is strongest when it stays natural, intuitive, and close to real emotion.
“Who am I doing this for? Do I still love what I‘m doing? Is this the story I wanna tell? I just want to be sure that I do what I do because I love it and not because of likes, influence, or numbers and statistics. To me this is one of the most important factors: instead of following what algorithms tell me to do in order to get better engagement or higher views, I want to do what I like.”
The full interview can be discovered in our sold out C-Heads Print Issue Vol. 37, A Love Affair – available anytime as a digital issue. A chance to revisit the full story. ♥
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Model: @leahermann__
photography by @fabianzelinsky
