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soulmate.

The photo shows a young woman sitting with her head on the back of a chair. It was taken on a very hot afternoon during a portrait shooting with the model Andrea. I asked her to sit on the chair and bring her head to the backrest so that the texture of her hair and freckles could be reflected in it. I love her piercingly sad, but also empty look.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Rödermark, Germany
Copyright: © Anne Hoffmann