blogpost – Women Empowerment

The Erotic and the participation of women

AnyaSunita — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:00:28 +0000

In Greek Mythology Eros is the god of love, known by the Romans under the name of Amor. Eros was the son of the goddess of beauty and love, Aphrodite, and Ares, the Greek god of war; thus, bow and arrow were in his blood from the outset. In the Modern Greek language erotic means ...

Linda Troeller about the female gaze

AnyaSunita — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:00:41 +0000

MARION: Linda, my question is: Do you believe, that there is a male and female gaze? LINDA: Yes, I do think so. MARION: In what regard? LINDA: I’m not sure if we are born with it or if it’s in our genes. As I never had a child, I can’t say much about early life. ...

Where we come from and where we’re headed: Our Mission Statement

AnyaSunita — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:00:58 +0000

Readers of this blog might have wondered, who is behind this content and what exactly it is that we as creators of this blog want. Look no further for answers! Last week we shared an interview with author and CEO Marion Schneider, in which she told the story of meeting photographer Linda Troeller and creating ...

Interview with Marion Schneider about her book “Orgasm” (co-editor: Linda Troeller)

AnyaSunita — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:00:41 +0000

In their book Orgasm Marion Schneider and Linda Troeller portray women with intimate pictures and interviews in their sexuality. Here, Marion Schneider talks about the coming to life of this book project. What inspired you to start the project? When I was a student, I realized that even among my most intimate girlfriends, it was ...

Orgasm and Wellness

AnyaSunita — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:00:44 +0000

The spa and wellness industry’s core business is the care for mind, body and soul of their customers. As we know today, mind, body and soul cannot be separated. What happens to one part of me happens to all of me and even to all of us as we are all connected. Many of us ...

Photographer’s Journey: How water makes you feel safe

AnyaSunita — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:00:31 +0000

It was fascinating to hear from the many women we portrayed in our book Orgasm about their sexual lives which varied a lot. For example, Nirvano talked about how including water into her erotic life gives her a feeling of protection: “I have had many experiences in water or under waterfalls and I love surfing ...

Photographer’s Journey: The opposite of tension

AnyaSunita — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 08:00:15 +0000

Orgasms can be great stress relievers. Here’s an excerpt from our book Orgasm in which Marion talks about how orgasms helped protecting her health and sanity: “I was a student and felt under pressure, both to produce good results and time pressure. At the same time, I was in the middle of a big personal ...

Photographer’s Journey: Learning a valuable lesson from one of my models

AnyaSunita — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:00:37 +0000

One of the interviews Marion Schneider did for our book Erotic Lives of Women was with Val. After her interview, I wondered how I could photograph this active woman. In her apartment she had exercise equipment and sport trophies. Yet Val explained during her interview that since entering her 50’s she no longer had her ...

Photographer’s Journey: The excitement of sexual fantasies

AnyaSunita — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:00:21 +0000

We talked with women from all over the world about their orgasms and sexual fantasies for our book Orgasm. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Sabine: “I had lots of strong, intense orgasms and the last one seems always the strongest. It was never my intention to look back and to count them. But ...

Photographer’s Journey: The many different definitions of eroticism and pleasure

AnyaSunita — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:00:57 +0000

The women I work with have so many definitions of eroticism and the role of an orgasm. Each one of those definitions adds insight to the powerful aspects of sexuality in a woman’s life. One woman we interviewed, Gudrun, said: “For me, orgasms can be very different. Sometimes they are gentle like a wave in ...