Siri by Diana Neege

Photographer Diana Neege presents model Siri in a fine art nude photography editorial created at a hidden waterfall near Recklinghausen, Germany.

The series explores the idea of cleansing and renewal. Beginning with red tones, moving toward cooler blue and finally white body paint and nudity, the visual story becomes a ritual of becoming one with the water, washing away the past and beginning again.

The photographs are about cleansing the soul. The series begins with a red body, then gradually shifts toward lighter blue tones reminiscent of water. Finally, Siri appears nude with white color on her body, like water flowing down and away.

For Diana Neege, the sequence represents a ritual of becoming one with the water — washing away the past in order to begin again with a renewed self.

The waterfall is located in Germany near Recklinghausen, where Diana and Siri lived at the time. Diana discovered the hidden location in a forest around two months before the shoot.

Siri was studying fashion design and working as a hobby model. Despite the cold German weather, she stood beneath the waterfall as though it were summer.

Diana began taking photographs in 2007 at the age of 16. After becoming a mother, she took a long break from photography before returning earlier that year. This was the first editorial the two created together.

Photography
Diana Neege

www.diananeege.com

@diana_neege_photography

Model
Siri

@sirimjrn

Location
Near Recklinghausen, Germany

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