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Bilitis and Maria in the Azores

We asked Max to tell us about his journey to the Azores island of Terceira and here is his story.

 

It was a beautiful sunny December day when Bilitis and me landed on Lajes airfield.
I was totally surprised how warm it was. We had 21 and on one day even 24 degrees which I think is a bit unusual for winter in the Azores. I was very eager to see the island and especially the coast part where David Hamilton had shot some of his iconic pictures.

We first took a ride to our little house that I had rented for our stay and left the luggage there.
The view from the house was phenomenal. Green meadows with horses and stone walls up to the point where the horizon met the Atlantic ocean.
The style of the buildings look like a town in Portugal or even Mexico and the landscape is a perfect copy of south England. Very exciting!
We where overwhelmed by the beauty of the island and made a walk from the house to the cliffs before went to Angra do Heroismo, the capital of the island, to take a dinner at a restaurant.

Maria was still working with the horses and we met her later that night. She lived in a small house not far from us and we where so happy to see her again after more then 3 months. We decided to meet again at the farm the next day.
From then on it was all about making beautiful photos and you could hear the shutter of my camera all day long.

What I liked most about the island was the naturally and the slow and relaxed life the people lived. It is also a very tidy place with a beautiful fauna and flora.
All kind of birds where singing in the sky and the animals where very tame and friendly.

As always the time was much too short to see everything we wanted to see. Maybe this is a reason to go to Terceira again one day? We will see.

One of the most exciting moments occurred when Bilitis met some deer in a forest. The beautiful animals followed her to a glade at the top of a hill and I was able to take a photo of her lending a hand to one of the deers that had surrounded her. A truly magic moment!

I hope you enjoy the pictures and the short video with the wonderful music of Stelvio Cipriani as much as I enjoyed our stay and the time we spent with Maria.

 

 

Olivier Mathieu sent me one of his poems from his book “Les jeunes filles ont l’âge de mon exil” which he thinks goes well together with the pictures.

He dedicates it to Maria and Bilitis.

Les filles ont l’épaule lisse,
Blonde et douce, les filles ont.
Et j’aimai que leur peau frémisse
Et leurs cheveux fleurant très bon,
Quand leur parfum est comme un baume.
Jeux de Gentils, les Jeux des Paumes.
Aux seins leurs robes suspendues
Glissent, bon Maître,
Quand d’un doigt habile on décroche
L’agrafe qui les laisse nues.
C’est hier que l’on aurait pu,
Qui sait ce qu’il aurait fallu?
Innombrable est la clé des cages
En leurs serrures, d’âge en âge.
Les filles ont la chair polie
Comme à mes jeux d’enfant, les billes.
Ah! qu’il fut de filles jolies:
Et que Villon les déshabille!

Olivier Mathieu

From
“Les jeunes filles ont l’âge de mon exil” 
Editions des Petits Bonheurs (Nantes, France). First edition 2010; second edition 2016, third edition 2018. Pages 38 and 39.

 

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Winter Dreams

The days are short and sun is rare but despite all this adverse conditions Max did some beautiful photos with beautiful Bilitis and an astonishing and beautiful young girl called Valérie.

There was closeness between both girls from the very beginning and Max’s photography allows us to share some pictures with you that show moments full of sensitivity and tenderness.

This is your chance to get the very first photo edition of Valérie who has never been seen before. Get the #1 of 300 or choose a number yourself.
Each picture is available in sizes from 30×40 to 70×90 and on different papers. It is also possible to get the whole set or a choice of pictures.

The prices for the different sizes can be seen in the shop.

Simply write to Bilitis to place your order. She will help you through the ordering process.

 

As a thank you for all our customers of the last year and to celebrate the Winter solstice, which takes place today, we offer the pictures of this set with a let off of 10% for sizes up to 50×70 and 20% for sizes between 50×70 and 70×90.
This offer is available until end of February. We hope this pictures will ease the pain off the cold season a bit.

All photos of Max Stolzenberg are offered in a strictly limited edition of 300 prints worldwide.
Each picture is titled, numbered and autographed by the artist himself.
A dry stamp ensures the originality of the artwork.

 

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Beside this wonderful pictures we want to draw your attention to the blog of Olivier Mathieu which is the infinite source about David Hamilton and romantic photography in general.
Today we share two videos of his YouTube Channel with you.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbIA4PXx7m4

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTF8Zhxe5WI

 

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An Evening at the Paddocks


During our Summer in South France Max and the girls stayed at a beautiful house from the 1920’s. It was surrounded by meadows and one day Yuna discovered some horse stables that belonged to a stud farm not far away. As you can imagine the girls where instantly hooked and so they went to ask the owner if it was possible to visit the horses.

The owners where very nice and humble people and so they invited them to their paddocks.
Max and the models thank them for their hospitality. It was an unforgettable experience.

It was a beautiful sunny evening when they arrived. A mild breeze was rushing through the treetops and the light was just right for some splendid romantic photos. The girls took Lulu and Garfield, the owner’s dog and cat, straight to their hearts and especially Maria and Bilitis showed their talent in communicating with the animals. The horses had blind trust into them and everything was in total harmony.

Girls and horses are a beautiful motive and we think you will agree that Max has once again shown his talent for genuine film photography. We hope you enjoy this new set of photos and the video.

For the video Max chose “Promenade” a song from Francis Lai written for David Hamilton’s film Bilitis

 

 

 

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This pictures can be purchased as personally autographed and dry stamped prints (limited to 300 worldwide) from us.

The prices for the different sizes can be seen in the shop.

Simply write to Bilitis to place your order. She will help you through the ordering process.

 

Max uses only analog cameras and genuine film for his artwork.

We wish you a lot of pleasure with Max Stolzenberg’s amazing photography.

 

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A short Teaser Clip with some of Max’s most iconic shots

Atelier Stolzenberg and Studio74 are proud to announce the publishing of a short teaser clip with some of Max’s most iconic shots of “jeunes filles”.

Indulge yourself with five minutes of beautiful young girls, captured in Max Stolzenberg’s dreamlike soft focus photographies, while immersing into the music of Stelvio Cipriani’s masterpiece “Anonimo Veneziano”.

Nothing will relax you more and ease out the stress of modern life.

The pictures can be purchased as personally autographed and dry stamped prints (limited to 300 worldwide) from us.

The prices for the different sizes can be seen in the shop.

Simply write to Bilitis to place your order. She will help you through the ordering process.

 

 

 

All photos of Max Stolzenberg are strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide and available in different sizes and on different papers.
The pictures are embossed or stamped (depending on the choice of paper), numbered, titled and personally autographed by the artist himself.

Max uses only analog cameras and genuine film for his artwork.

 We wish you a lot of pleasure with Max Stolzenberg’s amazing photography.

 

 

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