EMILIE PAYET

HOPE

“It should not be seen as normal that we, as photographers, can take a nude picture of a woman; it is a precious gift.”

Stefan Rappo

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Dearest beautiful souls, how do you feel today in this world?

Do you feel aligned with yourself, with the Universe? Do you feel heard? Do you feel free?

I came across the interview of an amerindian from the Lakota tribe and the first thought that came to my mind was how « we »...

Projections

If demons exist, would they be the projections of humans’ whims?

A friend of mine told me about the fact that some whims can be divinely encouraged instincts while others are lower-world impulses.

I came through something that Krishnamurti said and I quote:

« Does God exist, or not? What is God? I am not denying God, but we are investigating whether there is such a thing as God. Who invented God? Did God invent us? Did God create us? And if you say, he has created us...

The Epiphany

Allow your mind to be the instrument, guided by your heart, that heals your soul.

Our minds tend to decide what we should or shouldn’t deserve.

Our insecurities can make it pay too much attention, wrongly, to 'aspects' with which some take pleasure in defining us.

They can be physical or related to personality.

Over time, we start to believe in these aspects that turn into trauma.

Those things that make us what we are not.

We can encourage not to believe ...

Le Rendez-Vous

Dearest Patreons,
After careful consideration and some hesitation, I have decided to publish this full series, produced outside of the professional framework that my standards allow, and without any retouching. I believe that in all confidence, you will find a resonance with what will follow...

Photographs made by Moran during Sacha's event in Mykonos.

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"Le Rendez-Vous"

I recently came across something that has sparked interrogations.<...

Boundaries Of Beauty - Part Two

By Stefan Rappo in Fontainebleau

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Boundaries Of Beauty - Part One

Your kindness is pure beauty, not everyone deserves it.

« If you want angels in your life, you must create a paradise. Angels do not live in hell. »

What is it you want to hear?

That you are loved? 

That you are understood?

That you'll be safe?

In this world, this dramatic world?

You tried to avoid it, but it’s real. 

They are here.

The dysfunctions.

Or is it you who is malfunctioning, who works poorly?

Is that wh...

FINESSA

2 series for this special new moon in Libra...

This one was made for Marley Magazine by Sacha Leyendecker in Zahara.

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Beauty Embassy

-Beauty will save the world.-

« She was walking through the path paved with good intentions,

I think you know the name of the place of redemption.

She went through hell, and she liked it.

It was a place of amusement and distractions.

Where no consequences ever result from any actions.

She first enjoyed the freedom of a life with no limits,

Until she found what the masquerade was hiding behind it.

Her heart in haste, she decided to adorn a pilgr...

Through Your Eyes

I have traveled through this life without ever really finding the answer.

Had I asked myself the right question?

I always thought I didn't belong anywhere.

And yet I felt myself striving to find the right place.

I feel like I need to get away from the madding crowd.

The one whose misery is a plague that never ceases to grow.

I don’t blame it, but I can’t change it.

Not now, not alone at least.

We know we've got to do something because w...

Only Lovers Left Alive

Dearest readers,

I have been thinking a lot about the essence of what I wanted to share with you for this post.

Maybe too much, because it made me completely forget that the new moon was today.

Yet, the Universe had my back.

The Universe hum?

Manifesting through dreams, signs, wildlife, feelings, people; reminding us or showing us the way.

Which way? How can we be sure that this is the right path to take?

The right path is the one that is guide...

The Emotionalist

Let us replace the power derived from property and privilege with the incomparable power of love, reflection, reason and creativity.
Too many times they've tried to frame our generation. Except we don't want that anymore. It's over. We want to find things for ourselves. We want to feel.

The Emotionalist.

And she asked him,
"What Will it be like?"
"The kingdom?"
And he said,
"It is like a seed,"
"a single grain of mustard seed,"
"which a woman took
and sow...

FIERCE

« The so-called marginals, heretics, witches or simply

crazy in the eyes of the system were in reality only free spirits.

It was their only way of expressing a truth, maybe their

own truth, but perhaps they had sincerely discerned what a mind trapped in a cage cannot see.

It is from their open-mindedness that they draw their magic.

Imagination is the greatest power of human beings.

But don’t get carried away... traps are real and numerous.

Tra...

Shameless - extra series

by Jude in Paris

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Full Moon article in the previous post

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Shameless

"You once said

You are tired to explain

Always the same blame

Is there no more shame?

We are burning resources

For the call of gain

We are burning forests

Taking away from life its breath

Taking for granted Earth itself

Is there no more shame?

You don’t want to be someone you’re not

To please a world as fake as fucked

Whose lunacy is to play God. »

Alright, who wants to hear over and over the same things?

HEALERS

« What the eyes cannot see,

What the ears cannot hear,

What the touch cannot describe,

What the mind cannot understand,

The heart will always feel.

To feel is the power to heal. »

Some people just don’t feel like they fit in here, like this world was not designed for people like them. This world may not be made for people like them, but it might be people like them that were designed for this world. Perhaps they came here in order to change it.

He...

More « Vulnerability »…

Dear Patrons,

I just added 10 additional photos to the "Vulnerable" article (not the preview).

They were lost, but I managed to find them recently while editing for an upcoming immersive exhibition…

I absolutely wanted to publish this series with Marc Hervouët, because I felt it corresponded to the thoughts expressed in the text.

I hope you enjoy them!

Thank you for your support <3

Angels and fallen Ones

Angels and fallen Ones

We all deserve someone that can make us forget that our heart was ever broken.

To rediscover a crazy hunger for the simple things in life and to find someone crazy enough to spend this life with.

Dear Angels sometimes you’ll just be too much of what you are.

Too smart, too beautiful, too strong, too empathetic, too kind, too patient, too benevolent, too genuine.

Too much of something that makes some of your surroundi...

VULNERABLE

Where does creativity come from?

Love makes us vulnerable.

There is a certain beauty in vulnerability.

It reveals hidden treasures.

It reveals the truth.

Feeling vulnerable is a feeling of pure honesty.

That somehow makes us realize that life is short and we have so much to offer and to give back.

Or maybe we might just need less?

To provide space for the magic to happen.

The magic comes from the heart, not...

Ode to Irina

About Irina Lozovaya

The first time I heard about Irina was when she wrote to me saying she would love to photograph me. She told me I was one of her inspirations since my collaboration with Ruslan Lobanov. I was supposed to work on a photography event organized by Sacha Leyendecker with her. So I went to her page and the first thing that came to mind was her profound beauty. I said yes, that I would be delighted to be her model. Later on, when we met in Spain, all my th...

Echoes of Utopia (continued)

Little extra <3

Happy New Moon Beautiful Soul's

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Photography by Stefan Rappo

Echoes of Utopia

« I can’t recall if I have learned the language of Nature or if it has always lived within me. This understanding of Nature has led me to understand the language of the Universe, and this understanding is a power. If I evolve and express myself through creation, it is through music that I can truly express freely. Rock n roll and free jazz are, in my eyes, the expression of free spirits. Music is a universal language as well, it is present in Nature itself.
If I believe in the powe...

Spiritual Ghetto - Part 2

A little extra...

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Series by Nico Stinghe from Canada, the same day,

just after the one with Mikael Vojinovic who hosted him.

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Spiritual Ghetto - Part 1

Each of our actions defines the world we live in.

According to Aristotle, our character is voluntary because it is the result of our actions which are under our control.

According to Lao-Tseu, knowing others is wisdom, but knowing oneself is enlightenment.

According to Buddha, nothing can destroy the man who lives a pure life.

If each of our actions defines the world we are living in, then the world would be a manifestation of our existence, our energy, our own ...

Blooming

Many of you sent me messages for my birthday
 and I thank you all for this very kind attention <3

The reason I haven't replied yet is because I decided to put my phone away for a few days.

To take the time to be fully present with those around me, to take more time to appreciate the little things that make life so magical, to take the time to observe each moment and to seize the opportunity to be surprised by this wonderful journey.

I didn't want to miss ou...

The Fire of Creativity

extra series by Todd Pendu in Paris

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Happy New Moon under my Sun Sign beautiful Souls & forever thank you for you support <3

The Fire of Creativity

A wise woman once said:

"Things don't have to be perfect, they have to happen. »

Tezz 

I always talk about feelings, about the importance of feeling, and yet I realized that I was still trying to intellectualize everything.

One night before the full moon in February 2016, I was running barefoot through the woods of a secret and sacred place located in the mountains, part of the Andes mountain range, in Argentina.

It was the San Pedro Eve ceremony, whic...

What is Love ?

Full Moon in Virgo

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"Once upon a time, there were two universes.

Two energies that were unconnected.

Their differences were such that not only were they unlike each other, but they were singularly, completely opposite.

Their attraction, fueled by the excitement of a naive curiosity, generated an unknown force within them.

This force destabilized the established order.

There was no longer any control.

So it was in ...

In The Modern World

In The Modern World

Mysticism says that: There is a wisdom inaccessible to the intellect.

We try to intellectualize things so much that sometimes we miss the point.

This wisdom can only be reached through renunciation, by accepting to be “nothing” in the eyes of the modern world.

The modern world is full of distractions that are made for us to avoid the “abyss,” an abyss that we may have to accept in order to move forward.

But what if distraction w...

Conspiracy Manifesto

Conspiracy Manifesto

“Once upon a time there were men, and women, and children, who decided to live in a sedentary way.

They built their first homes, sheltered from the elements and predators of “other species.”

They now lived not only thanks to their hunting attributes and gathering but also because they understood that the land would return a hundredfold for the work and love they put into cultivating it.

They no longer had any reason to flee from ha...

The Resonance Space of Desires

The Resonance Space & The Nature behind the Intention.

Dearest readers, I apologize for releasing with a slight delay.

I would also like to clarify that what follows are thoughts, reflections, personal questions, and are in no way certainties.

These hypotheses arise from a desire to understand our universe, how it works and thus broaden the scope of possibilities.

If by chance some of these theories turn out to be true then so be it.

The Re...