Nadja Wohlleben

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www.nadjawohlleben.com

Lotus Flower

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DAY 12 of the first lockdown I&...Berlin, Germany, April 2, 2020.

DAY 12 of the first lockdown

I'm fighting an inner battle with my fears. Within the stillness of quarantine, I find myself oscillating between a calming sense of inner peace, and a paralysing feeling of anxiety. Hopes and fears are fluctuating constantly. A battle of light and darkness.
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Berlin, Germany, April 2, 2020.

DAY 6 of the first lockdown Seb...Berlin, Germany, 27 March 2020.

DAY 6 of the first lockdown

Sebastian and I dancing in my apartment to a live-stream from our favorite club in Berlin. Since Berlin’s clubs had to close their doors due to the coronavirus health crisis, the platform United We Stream was formed to support those clubs, artists and organisers by live-streaming from the empty clubs into people’s living rooms, where they can party safely at home.
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Berlin, Germany, 27 March 2020.

DAY 45 of the first lockdown Ki.... Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2020.

DAY 45 of the first lockdown

Kitchen still life.
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Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2020.

Nadja Wohlleben (@nadjawohllebe... April 20, 2020. Berlin Germany

Nadja Wohlleben (@nadjawohlleben) is an independent photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Berlin. . Self-portrait. During these uncertain and frightening times, I find shelter and refuge in my partner’s embrace. I’m so grateful for our deep connection, for the unconditional love and support. In his arms, I can escape the dreadful new reality that the coronavirus pandemic has created for a moment, and dream of better days to come. Berlin, Germany, April 20, 2020. Berlin Germany

(Left) DAY 34 of the first lock...Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2020.

(Left) DAY 34 of the first lockdown
I'm fighting an inner battle with my fears. Within the stillness of quarantine, I find myself oscillating between a calming sense of inner peace, and a paralysing feeling of anxiety. Hopes and fears are fluctuating constantly. A battle of light and darkness.
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Berlin, Germany, April 21, 2020.

(Right) DAY 15 of the first lockdown
Time goes by so slowly in quarantine and I'm really grateful we're in this together, sharing all those little moments.
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Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2020.

DAY 48 of the first lockdown Ba.... Berlin, Germany, May 8, 2020.

DAY 48 of the first lockdown

Bathing in milk and roses.
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Berlin, Germany, May 8, 2020.

Shortly before the second lockd...lin, Germany, October 29, 2020.

Shortly before the second lockdown...

I found out that I am pregnant with my first child in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst the uncertainty of the New Normal, the only constant is the love for our unborn daughter. She is the LOTUS FLOWER that grows in the toughest environment, a ray of light and hope during times of death.
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Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2020.

My partner Sebastian soothes ou...erlin, Germany, March 28, 2021.

My partner Sebastian soothes our newborn daughter Nia. Seeing my two loves together makes me so happy. Our daughter was born in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the three of us are at home alone, inside our puerperium bubble, the dramatic reality outside seems so far away.
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Berlin, Germany, March 28, 2021.

My partner Sebastian holds our ...ce, France, September 09, 2021.

My partner Sebastian holds our six-months-old daughter Nia inside our camper van during a one-month road trip through France. Nia loved waking up surrounded by nature, and living together on ten square meters has brought the three of us even closer together. The COVID-19 pandemic seemed so far away while we were out on the open road.
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Alsasce, France, September 09, 2021.

Nia enjoys our stay on a house ...enburg, Germany, 17 July, 2022.

Nia enjoys our stay on a house boat that we rented for one week in Brandenburg, Germany, 17 July, 2022.

Nadja Wohlleben (@nadjawohllebe... 07. March 2022. Berlin Germany

Nadja Wohlleben (@nadjawohlleben) is an independent photographer based in Berlin, Germany. Yesterday, our daughter Nia had her first birthday. When she smiles, she shines so bright, it lightens up the darkness in this world. One year ago, I gave birth to you, my little LotusFlower. Being your mom is the best thing that ever happened to me. You enrich my life in so many ways, you bring me so much joy. Berlin, Germany, 07. March 2022. Berlin Germany

Nia dances on deck of the house...enburg, Germany, 19 July, 2022.

Nia dances on deck of the house boat that we rented for one week in Brandenburg, Germany, 19 July, 2022.

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Lotus Flower

Copyright Nadja Wohlleben 2024

Date of Work Mar 2020 - Ongoing

Updated Jan 2022

Location Berlin, Germany

Topics Corona, Covid-19, Documentary, Editorial, Emotion, Love, Motherhood, Pandemics, Personal Projects, Photography, Portraiture, Relationships, Spotlight

Lotus Flower

(2020 - 2022)

Lotus Flower is a photographic love letter to the photographer’s daughter, Nia. The project first started as an intimate self-portrait series with Nadja’s partner, Seb, during the first Corona lockdown in Germany. A short time later, Nadja found out that she was pregnant with her first child.

Amidst the uncertainty of the new normal that the COVID-19 pandemic has created, the only constant is the love for our daughter. She is the Lotus Flower that blossomed from the harshest of environments, a ray of light and hope in times of death and unpredictably.

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