Frustrated about work, life, friends, everything? Well, here's my advice: go to Macedonia. If you keep up good vibes and a true smile, people will invite you for breakfast (coffee & cigarettes) any time of the day, listen to all your worries and tell you all of their's, while emptying a bottle of home-made rakia (or two) from a soda bottle. You don't need to go to their house, they will treat you anywhere: at the market, in the shoe-store, in the church, at the busstation.

Macedonians are shy, melancholic and will always respect your space - but they are foremost extremely welcoming, curious and hospitable. But, beware, you might be just a little too drunk to leave again.

Meet some, here:











































All photos: Carolin Weinkopf

It's my last night in Macedonia and I'm melting away.






All photos: Carolin Weinkopf

See more of Skopje on >>aboutblank.blog.com<<!

Check out our blog about our trip through Macedonia:
http://aboutblank.blog.com




All photos: Carolin Weinkopf

[Photography] [Travel] [Macedonia]

I'm leaving tomorrow for my new photography trip to Macedonia. Beware of many updates, amazing landscapes and beautiful people. Can't wait to get there!

"The common Macedonian breakfast consists of a strong coffee and a cigarette."
(Philine von Oppeln)

Let's see if we can handle that.



Photos: Carolin Weinkopf

Today I lost three kilogramms of hair.


Photo: Carolin Weinkopf

Photo: Carolin Weinkopf

Last fall I went to Macedonia as a setphotographer for a documentary movie and deeply fell in love with the people, the social landscapes and the settings. Since then I've been going through all possibilities to go back, even thinking of burning my boats and moving there. This country could be my photography subject for a life-time.

Over the past three months I've been working desperately on going back to Macedonia. My friends Nadine, Bojana and I put all of our heart's blood into applying for travel grants and sponsorings... Right after we were about to give up (it was a week before our scheduled departure date) and right after my camera broke last week, we finally got notice that we were chosen for a travel grant, giving Nadine and I the chance to pack our bags and go to Macedonia in exactly nine days to meet Bojana in Skopje and take off for our road trip.

We will be gone for four weeks, going crazy taking pictures. As our grant basically pays for the flight and some food, we are still in desperate need for sponsors, either money-wise or in material.

If you or someone you know is able and willing to donate or lend us something, you would make this travel possible. Please >>contact<< me or use our paypal donation button via aboutblank.blog.com

For infos on our journey, pictures and stories from the road, visit our blog
aboutblank.blog.com between June 21 and Mid July. Afterwards we are planning to publish and exhibit the pictures across Berlin and elsewhere.

Over the next days until we leave, I will post some never seen photographic impressions from my last trip to my favourite country in the world.

Last Monday I was taking photos for a friend when my camera suddenly wouldn't trigger anymore. I went home in a shock without saying bye to anyone, getting a huge thing of fries on the way, being puzzled.

The next day I realized in tears that it really happened and have been desperately camera-less ever since. If anyone wants to give away their Pentax for free or cheap, I'm in. Preferably K10d, K20d or K7. I will need it very soon.


Photo: Carolin Weinkopf

Update: Thank you >>Pentax<<, for providing me with the HOT K7. Still can't believe this really happened!

Katja and Nina interviewed me on travel photography for their amazing traveler girls blog >>travelettes.net<<. Check it out >>here<<.

The New Yorker is a species of it's own kind. Even visitors of the city seem to mutate into something unique here and absorb the magic. They start running, suffering and enjoying just like the real ones. Here's a selection of my favourite New Yorkers, enjoying theirselves or struggling with the challenges of their amazing city.





























All photos: Carolin Weinkopf