"Sofie with white horse, Eilenstedt, Germany 2018" from the series "Meeting Sofie"

"Sofie with white horse, Eilenstedt, Germany 2018"

The picture from the series "Meeting Sofie"

I started taking pictures of Sofie back in 2017 when she was 18 years old. She just finished school and spent almost every day on the family estate in Eilenstedt (Germany). Sofie comes from a family of famous antique dealers and grew up in the magical atmosphere of this farm. Visiting Sofie and her family for over four years, I experienced their everyday lives and shared the highs and lows of her first steps into love. At that time Sofie was in that awkward yet beautiful and thrilling age of transition from a girl to a woman, when every feeling is extremely intense and love seems to be the main purpose of life. Sofie has a very strong bond with her mother Barbara. Barbara was 39 when Sofie was born, at home on Christmas night 25.12.1998. It was three weeks later during a routine doctor’s appointment when she found out Sofie had Down syndrome and should have required an operation on her heart. With my series "Meeting Sofie" I would like to give an insight into Sofie's life, into the very fascinating „Sofie's world“.