Walking With Eyes Wide Open

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″Daily Routine” Looking on darkness Dumbed down and speechless Dropped there in the blink of an eye Fears long forgotten Erased and revised How can destiny die? (Alternative 4, The Dumbing Down) Taken today, on my way to work. Mobile photography, edited with Snapseed. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“#onedayinmydailylife” Nine squares in a square for @cyrilberthaultjacquieruniverse‘s game. Taken in Halle/Saale and Leipzig (Germany), also at the “20 Years of Placebo” concert at the Arena Leipzig, on Saturday, November 5th, 2016. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Make sure to follow @onedayinmydailylife :)

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For the Record

I know all humans are equal and at the same time unique, 

I know each of us deserves the same opportunities in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,

I support women’s rights,

I support LGBT+ rights,

I stand with #BlackLivesMatter,

I stand for the rights of refugees, immigrants and those that don’t have a voice to defend themselves.

If this makes me a liberal, you can place that label on me and I will wear it proudly, I don’t care what you call me as long as you know what I stand for. I do not believe any skin color, nationality, religion or economic status gives you the right not to treat others with respect and kindness, so if you feel the need to reblog this post with insulting comments or send disrespectful comments to me you will be blocked.

I honestly think there are more people on the world that agree with me than there are than disagree, so don’t just think about it, do something about it and help improve this world for all of us.

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“Cold, But Not Dead” This world of cold stone gives nothing in return To those who sleep while the restless burn There are the few driven to flame Most are content to drown in the wake of dreams (Neurosis, Burn) Model: Lena August 2016 Kinda inspired by the “Adam” series by Austrian painter Rudolf Hausner © Florian Schmidt Thanks a lot for the recent reblogs, especially to @cbjreblogging and @ms-excuse-me :)

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There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in. (Leonard Cohen, Anthem) In memory of Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016), a kindred spirit and fellow sufferer. He’ll be my role model forever in fighting against the inner demons of depression. Holocaust memorial, Berlin (Germany) July 2016 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“OK~~~25″ From the Urban Abstraction series Mittelgasse, Kassel (Germany) June 2016 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Thank you for not forgetting about me during my absence, especially to @yeswearemagazine, @koshigurajumy and @yama-bato

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“Summertime Nostalgia” It's not that transparency Of her earlier incarnations Now looked back on, weren't rich And loaded with beautiful vulnerability And now she knows Now is greater And she knows that She just wants to be somewhere She just wants to be (R.E.M., She Just Wants To Be) Model: Lena August 2016 © Florian Schmidt Thanks a lot for the recent reblogs, especially to @cbjreblogging and @quaque-nocte-spero

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”...” Reading dreams. That's what started her walking down the road. Every day she'd walk a little further: a mile, and come home. Two miles, and come home. One day she just kept on. (From Breakfast at Tiffany’s) Model: Lena August 2016 © Florian Schmidt Thanks a lot for the recent reblogs, especially to @koshigurajumy and @imiging

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“Dreamer” I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do. (Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart) Model: Lena August 2016 © Florian Schmidt

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“Recasting the Roles”   Break the bounds of dark surrounds Abdicate in silence, dignified Fuck comparability Break it down and change You're safe to walk away Don't suffer for this scornful masquerade Stale mates will fall away Basking in their mindlessness parade Break it down and change Reclaim divinity (Alternative 4, Alternate) Model: Lena August 2016 © Florian Schmidt (Thanks a lot for the recent reblogs, especially to @killtheinside and @cbjreblogging. Also thank you, @photoshamanism, for the kind and encouraging feedback.)

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”Don’t Walk Away”   Don’t walk away, in silence See the danger Always danger Endless talking Life rebuilding Don’t walk away (Joy Division, Don’t Walk Away) Model: Lena August 2016 © Florian Schmidt This weekend has been a remarkable milestone, regarding my style of photography. For years I’ve been avoiding to depicture people in my photos. I wanted bleakness, emptiness, forlornness. And then came Lena, and convinced me that I should give people photography a try. Thank you, Lena!

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“Babel (III)” Shell-Haus (1930-32) Reichpietschufer, Berlin (Germany) Architect: Emil Fahrenkamp July 2016 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“Babel (II)” Shell-Haus (1930-32) Reichpietschufer, Berlin (Germany) Architect: Emil Fahrenkamp July 2016 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“Babel (I)” Shell-Haus (1930-32) Reichpietschufer, Berlin (Germany) Architect: Emil Fahrenkamp July 2016 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“Empty Walls” I loved you yesterday, Before you killed my family, From behind those empty walls... Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication (Serj Tankian, Empty Walls) Therme Sylt-Ost (unfinished building), Keitum (Germany) September 2015 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“Tales of a Scorched Heart” Everybody's lost, just waiting to be found Everybody's a thought just waiting to fade So fuck it all cause I don't care, So what, somehow, somewhere we dared, To try to dare to dare for a little more I lie just to be real, and I'd die just to feel Why do the same old things keep on happening? 'Cause beyond my hopes there are no feelings (Smashing Pumpkins, Tales of a Scorched Earth) Therme Sylt-Ost (unfinished building), Keitum (Germany) September 2015 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Thank you very much for the ongoing support and all the reblogs, especially to @koshigurajumy, @julesfalkhunter and @cbjrebloging

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“Closure” It's over, it's over Numb hearts are growing colder It's over, it's over No more looking over my shoulder It's over, it's over Understanding, growing older It's over, it's over This is closure (Alternative 4, Closure) Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (Germany) Currently closed for renovation Architect: Mies van der Rohe July 2016 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Thank you very much for the recent reblogs, especially to @collective-to-casual, @ex-islanegra, @cbjrebloging and @jlwreblogs