Through Lee Miller’s viewfinder
„I’m no good with my hands, though I am good with a screwdriver – taking a camera apart. But sewing on a button? I could scream.“ As one of only six accredited female combat photographers, Lee Miller shook up the world of photojournalism with her unforgettable war pictures. But even before that, her beloved camera – a heavy Rolleiflex – was her passport to the world. Lee was still a hugely successful model when she decided to ‚enter photography from the back‘. Why be in front of the camera when you can be behind it?
Soon, the adventuress was taking us along on exhilarating journeys across the globe – from the bustling streets of New York to the ancient pyramids of Egypt – catching what she called ‚flashes of poetry‘ through her viewfinder. As poetic as Lee may have been, she was also very practical. She simply loved the technique behind the art. Forever taking her cameras apart and experimenting in the darkroom, Lee would come up with inventions like the dreamy ’solarization‘ effect which became the emblematic look of Surrealist photography. Her lover and mentor Man Ray would try to claim the invention as his but stood no chance. „Women war photographers had to fight on two fronts,“ Lee once wrote, „the bombs, and the men.“ With her camera as her weapon, Lee could easily win from both.
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Building bridges
From the Erasmus Bridge and the Mercedes-Benz Museum to Qatar’s metro network; Ben van Berkel’s iconic landmarks bring people together in rapturous beauty, again and again. I talked with the Dutch architect and educator about sensuality, ‘healthy’ buildings and the remarkable parallels between our designs.
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More than a feeling
Don’t ignore your emotions; they are much more powerful than you can imagine. By linking the magical world of emotions with hard science, Dutch scientist Pierre Capel, professor emeritus in experimental immunology, shows us the consequences of our feelings and the power of our minds. The message: we can do much more than we think. “Meditate. It’s the single best thing you can do for your health.”
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Keto curious?
The fact that I feel bikini-confident all year round is, of course, a nice bonus. But for me, the biggest payoff of following the keto diet is the way it optimizes my health and gives me tons of energy.
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Super (skin) food
‘If you can’t eat it, why put it on your skin?’. I pretty much live by this beauty adage. After all, with your skin being one of your body’s largest organs, anything – and I mean anything! – you put onto your skin will end up in your bloodstream.