ANNETTE WEBERSINKE

I love reading books in general and leafing through photography books in particular. They introduce me to unknown people, they open up new worlds to me, they make me laugh and sometimes even cry and they often amaze me. Books explain things to me and they inspire me... After "inventing" my first foreign language as a young child imitating the Italian immigrant workers of my home village, I learnt Latin, English, Ancient Greek and Spanish in school and later on "proper" Italian. I have always been enthusiastic about foreign countries, human beings, their culture and traveling. It literally means the world to me to explore our wonderful planet and visit all these breathtaking places. No matter where we live, which language we speak and what we do for a living, we have so much in common.... What I'm aiming for with my camera is to capture compelling images, to express my vision and reveal the beauty of what I see to finally tell a story and make people care. This is how I became a..