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What are you like?
Where did you get to?
No, I know nothing
You didn't hold me for any longer
Did you walk for the fear of love?
Or don't you believe enough?
Well, I'll cover both of us,
You can leave that to me..

Closing in
I hope that you'll make it
I hope that you'll find your way
It's all that I want in the whole world

Closing in
Please be there..

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thierry ysebaert 2 years ago

Freaking good work you make !

Dragan M. Babovic 3 years ago

I like you way of thinking. You create by photography language.

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Dragan!
Glad you can "read" my crazy stories :)

FourHandsPhoto 3 years ago

1000000000*

Daria Endresen Thank you :)

cezarius 3 years ago

super

Daria Endresen Thank you :)

Nicole Goggins 3 years ago

v. emotive piece

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, Nicole!
Very kind of you :))

robbin reumer 3 years ago

Thanks Daria 4 ya comments on one of my pictures 'chasing tracks'; Like your work specially this one, the atmospere, reflection in the mirror, soft colors, low angle and your adjustments, keep on shooting your inspiring work, it's nice to meet you here on 1X, greetz and the mazzel, robbin

ps. compliments also 4 ya website, stunning!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot for your kind words, Robbin :))
I'm glad you enjoyed my portfolio and found some time to drop in to my HP.
Looking forward to seeing more stuff from you!

Helmut Schadt 3 years ago

Daria, really great and stunning work!!!
I just wondering how you do it.....I just make simple street photography:-)
With admiration,
Helmut

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, Helmut :))
Well, I'm looking at your marvellous street shots and think the same - how do you do it? ;)
Very glad this one was to your liking, thanks a lot!

jojo 3 years ago

Wow-packs a punch...jojo

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Jojo, both for commenting and for adding!
I really appreciate it :)

Pierre poulard 3 years ago

great work
very good montage (i actually dont know if montage is the good word... im french !)

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, Pierre :)
I think I know what you mean.. I'm glad you liked it, thanks! :))

Saepul Jamal { S-je } 3 years ago

Amazing....>,

Daria Endresen Thanks again, very nice to hear :))

Clive Collie 3 years ago

Hello Daria,

Are you familiar with the photo "Woman who died in her sleep" by Jeffrey Silverstone? I was remined of it even though the intentions of yours and it are very different. It, of course, comes from real life (and death).

http://criaonline.org/woman_who_died_her_sleep?size=preview

Daria Endresen Clive, thanks a lot for commenting and sharing the link - haven't seen this photo before, it's really stunning, in many ways.

david smith 3 years ago

Theres a painting by Caravaggio of doubting Thomas putting his finger into Christ's wound; its shocking without being gratuitous and immensely powerful without being 'sensational'. It is also very tender. I think this shares those strengths. Amazing work Daria!

Daria Endresen David, thanks a lot for dropping in and sharing your thoughts, I'm certainly honoured and flattered by such a comparison :)
Also thank you for adding the image to your favourites, I really appreciate it!

Branislav Fabijanic 3 years ago

great work Daria.. love it!

Daria Endresen Thank you, Branislav :))
Glad you liked this one!

besarion 3 years ago

great!!

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Besarion :)
I'm glad you liked this one too!

@leci 3 years ago

what a great artist you are daria...great portfolio..such amazing works! i take a deep bow!

Daria Endresen @leci, you're too kind :) I am a huge fan of your works (you probably noticed ;)), so it's a double pleasure to hear these words from you. Thanks a lot! and I'm looking forward to your new masterpieces :)

John Colbensen 3 years ago

You are so clever Daria..brains and beauty. Yet another masterpiece :-)

Daria Endresen Thank you very much for dropping in and commenting, John :) You know how much I appreciate it!
It's been a long time since I saw something from you, hope you will upload in the nearest future - I found lots of great stuff on your homepage ;)

David Rocaberti 3 years ago

There's not so much to add that wasn't already written. This image is so remarkable in many respects.

Really a good work, congrats

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, David, both for commenting and for adding it to your favourites. I really appreciate it :)

David Rocaberti Both facts well deserved indeed!

Henrik Spranz 3 years ago

I have my own special interpretation of this picture here which is kind of personal. So it really had some impact on me. A very nice work...

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Henrik, I'm happy to hear that the image got through to you.
Many thanks for adding it to your favourites too!

Fernand Hick 3 years ago

Great concept and excellent realisation, a superb shot Daria !
Fernand

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Fernand :)
I highly appreciate your opinion!

Carla Rho 3 years ago

Immensely beautiful.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Carla :)
I'm really glad you think so!

Guro Storskjær 3 years ago

:)
Great work
I know how much time and efford pictures like this takes.
From the beginning to the end..
It almost like a child..
And when you are done it feels so good..
But scary.. Specally when ypu gonna hand the baby out to the the "world"

Good!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot for dropping in and commenting, Guro :)
Yes, we both know exactly how it feels..
I'm very glad you liked it, and I'm hoping to see some more stuff from you. Your last one "Hurt" was really mind-blowing :)

Fredrik Ekren 3 years ago

Amazing piece of art!!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Fredrik!
You know, I'm always glad to hear from you :))

Mark Wade 3 years ago

Belief has started wars, conquered nations, crushed the human spirit...
And...protected and mended all hurts when shared.
Your work transcends mere pain and vunerabilities.

Daria Endresen Mark, thank you so much!
Your comments are always so deep and special, I really appreciate your taking time and expressing your thoughts, thank you :))

storytaylor 3 years ago

magnificent editing. one of your best Daria. superb compo, with a powerful message.

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, my friend :) I'm really glad you think so!
Looking forward to seeing some of your stuff - it's been quite a while since the last one :)

marley 3 years ago

a fantastic photo!

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Marley!
And welcome to 1X :)

Jure Kravanja 3 years ago

Daria,fantastic image

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Jure :)

Amanda Chapman 3 years ago

Daria, your images are so POWERFUL!
Great mix of raw emotion and shock value.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Amanda!
Your first image was really great, and I'm looking forward to see more :)

Dirk Eidner 3 years ago

My first mind was "Frida Kahlo". Very, very good!

Daria Endresen As I've said to Ivar below, it wasn't intentional, but I'm sort of glad it turned out this way - I love Frida's works :))
Thank you very much for your comment, Dirk!

Dirk Eidner I saw a short time ago "Frida" with Salma Hayek, possibly a movie for you... :-)

Daria Endresen I've seen it many times - one of my all-time favourites :))

Norbert Maier 3 years ago

Another fascinating picture, Daria!! Very unique, intense and touching!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Norbert :)
A huge pleasure to hear from you!

Andrew Stewart 3 years ago

A classic Daria photo. COngratulations on another great emotive work. I love it how you have an idea/concept and then execute it so well.

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, Andrew :)
You know I'm always thrilled to hear your opinion, glad you liked this piece :)

Ivar Smith-Nilsen 3 years ago

La columna rota, Frida Kahlo?

Daria Endresen Wow, you saw it too? :))
I haven't particularly had it in mind while making this image but when I was close to finishing, I also thought of Frida :)
Thanks a lot for dropping in and leaving a comment, Ivar :)

Andrew Thatcher 3 years ago

Stunning image. all the best. :)

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Andrew :)
All the best to you too!

Patrick Desmet 3 years ago

Good idea end great work Daria bravo !!
greetz Pat

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Patrick!
Always a pleasure to hear from you :)

Cupcake 3 years ago

Good work Daria!!

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Cupcake!
Glad you liked it :)

Martin Gremm 3 years ago

This still has me thinking about possible interpretations and I have already been looking at it for quite a while. Thought provoking and of course very well executed, Daria!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much for finding some time to stop by and comment, Martin.
I'm glad the image stirred your thoughts and was to your liking :)

Giorgio Bisetti 3 years ago

Great Daria, no words.

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Giorgio! both for commenting and adding it to your faves :))

MOH 3 years ago

Very Nicely done Daria..u r just great..Two thumbs up!! (:M:)

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, MOH :))
Always a big pleasure to read your wonderful comments under my images :)

Riccardo Monaco 3 years ago

Great one Daria!!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Riccardo :)
Very much appreciated!

Kevin Ng 3 years ago

If a true artist is one that can engender feelings that hit you at the core, then I think you have achieved that status Daria - this is incredible!!!!

Daria Endresen Thanks you so much, Kevin :)
I am very happy and honoured to hear that!

Mohammad Alkhamis 3 years ago

I can't find proper words that could describe this master piece , I'm sorry daria :) except well done master ;)

Daria Endresen Mohammad, thanks a lot for your lovely comment and support :)
You know how much I appreciate it!

IRAWAN YUWONO 3 years ago

GD CONCEPT & IDEA...NICE WORK, SALUTE..DARIA !!

Daria Endresen MANY THANKS, IRAWAN :)))
I'm glad you liked this one!

Juha Saransalmi 3 years ago

Very good story - and image as always, Daria!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much for your kind words, Juha :)

Mikael Stålsäter 3 years ago

Strong and really good.

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Mikael :)
I really appreciate it!

Song Yao 3 years ago

You have stirred in me a thousand emotions Daria. It's a masterpiece.

Daria Endresen Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Song Yao :)
You're way too kind :))

Tim Corbeel 3 years ago

Wow, this one grabs me by the throat...
Talk about impact =)
Wonderful work Daria!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Tim :)
Happy to know that the image didn't leave you indifferent! thanks a lot for adding it to your album as well :)

Sven Fennema 3 years ago

Wow, really amazing work Daria, very touching!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Sven :)
Glad to hear that you liked this one!

Jacek Stefan 3 years ago

Hats off!
All the best,
J.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much for commenting and adding the image to your faves, Jacek :)

Daniel Hasselberg 3 years ago

....astonishing work as always..!
Its so far away from what I am trying to accomplish with my camera
but I really enjoy your work..!! :-) Its outstanding!

All the best! /Daniel

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Daniel :))
I am more than happy to know that you can enjoy my creations. And you surely know that I enjoy yours a lot too! :)

Jerry Berry 3 years ago

Straight to the top of the favorites of the day. Very nice Daria.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Jerry!
I'm glad the image was to your liking :)

tommykolev 3 years ago

Bravo !

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Tommy :)

ambra 3 years ago

it's perfect, just great!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Ambra!
I appreciate it very much :)

Angela Bacon-Kidwell 3 years ago

Daria,
This is one of your best! I like the specfic detail in the selective des of the uppoer body. Really works well with the story. Great, Great,Great piece.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Angela!
Very kind of you :))

Allan Wallberg 3 years ago

Excellent work Daria, very well done.

Daria Endresen Tack så mycket, Allan!
Veldig glad for at du likte dette :))

Anna Hurtig 3 years ago

As always This is very good Daria :) Your work is really special and beautiful.

Best wishes

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, dear Anna :))
I am more then happy to hear this!
All the best to you too :)

moses stell 3 years ago

really brilliant Daria!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Moses :)
I'm delighted to know that you liked it!

Kaveh H. Steppenwolf 3 years ago

Definitely your best work for me.

Love the cold expression of the face in spite of that huge painfull wound. Far from female sentimentalism -what i see sometimes in your works- and close to the real female existence. You have ²beautifully" shown the disruption of love and pain. Also three elements which my life are based on. " Beauty, love and pain...

How fine Tarkovsky said: "We don't need any other worlds, we need a mirror".

Daria Endresen Kaveh, thank you so much for this lovely and deep comment, I'm glad you can see these things in my work.
So you're a fan of Tarkovsky? We have quite a lot in common, my friend :)

Scott Crouse 3 years ago

Your imagination and then execution just amazes me Daria.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Scott, both for your kind words and for adding the image to your faves :) You know how much I appreciate it!

Mal Smart 3 years ago

great story, fantastic image, very well done Daria. mal

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Mal!
I'm very glad you think so :)

Alberto Peroni 3 years ago

This is pure and powerful art! I am deeply impressed by your way to communicate with your images!

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, Alberto!
As always, I'm very pleased and happy to hear from you :)

Barbara Orienti 3 years ago

Incredible Daria!!
Amazing!!!
Congrats
B

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Barbara :))

Schnette 3 years ago

...it touches deeply!!

(hope my words are correct)
;-)

Daria Endresen I'm happy it does, then I achieved exactly what I intended to :)
Thank you very much, Schnette!

andrea lorenzetti 3 years ago

they are without words is a fascinating image!!!!

Daria Endresen Many thanks to you, Andrea :))
Glad you liked my work!

Wulff 3 years ago

Very POWERFUL, again amazing work from you :-))
/Wulff

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Wulff :)
I appreciate it a lot!

barbara 3 years ago

i would like to know how to make stiches like that, well
haha, not in real, only in photoshop.
great (morbid) story i find here.
keep it up!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, girl!
I'm very glad you liked it :)

Making stiches is quite easy. It's actually a piece of white cloth, cut in the middle and stiched with a thick thread. I took a pic of it hanging on the wall with a dark background under (to create "the wound") at the same place where I was initially standing while shooting the main image, so that the light and shadows were correct. And then I pasted it into my main image, set the blending mode of that layer to "multiply" (it makes all the white go away, so what you have left is the stiches, the wound and some shadows), and I created a mask to hide some unnecessary stuff around. Finally I lowered the opacity of the layer to about 80%. And basically that was it :)
Hope it makes some sense. Feel free to ask if you got any questions :)

Have a nice up-coming weekend!

barbara wow, thank you for explanation. i will copy it and read it slowly, and one day who knows, maybe,i will try to do something similar with someone else's body....lol
have a nice evening, dear Daria!

Lucian Olteanu 3 years ago

Are you feeling well?Great idea!!!

Daria Endresen Sometimes I do - believe it or not ;)
Thank you very much for your support, Lucian!

Ben Goossens 3 years ago

I love it:-)))
But I'm really surprised that the screening did understand the concept??

Regards, ben

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Ben!
It's a true compliment coming from an artist like you :)

latoday 3 years ago

Oh Daria, I´m so impressed!

A crazy good capture!!!

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, Latoday :))
It might be crazy indeed, not sure about the good though ;)
I'm glad it was to your liking, thanks!

Paolo Ordigoni 3 years ago

I really like your style, your fantasy, and the use of the photographic instrument to transform reality into a dreamd, or a nightmare :) Ciao, Paolo.

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot for this wonderful comment, Paolo :)
I'm delighted to know that you can appreciate my insane creations ;)

Codrin Lupei 3 years ago

This is another very moving image from you, Daria, beautifuly created, lots of thoughts and interpretations come from it! Truly great work! Love it!
all the best
Codrin

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, my dear friend :)
I'm glad to know that the image makes your thoughts spinning! many thanks for adding it to your favourites as well, it's a great pleasure and honour :)

Giorgio Lorcet 3 years ago

strong Daria! well done, interesting idea. ciao.

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Giorgio!
I'm glad you liked it :)

Stephen Edds 3 years ago

Well I cant add much to what is below...perhaps your best yet....
Truly outstanding work.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much for your kind words, Stephen :)
You know your opinion means a lot to me.

RamonaG 3 years ago

.violently good!!!!!!!!!!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Ramona :)
Happy to know that it was to your liking!

Zagor 3 years ago

crazy good, wow,

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Zagor :)

Leif Westling 3 years ago

Great!

Daria Endresen Thank you, Leif :))

Claudio Solera 3 years ago

Wonderful work...as usual. Brava! Ciao,Claudio.

Daria Endresen Many thanks, Claudio!
I appreciate it very much :)

Andrea Auf dem Brinke 3 years ago

As always, another beautiful picture!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Andrea :)

Anna Lepke 3 years ago

This is a real Daria-image. I like how you used the mirror and the different image in the mirror. This time I even like the wound. ;) I like the colors and the different tones on your skin. But I find it quite disturbing that you don't have nipples. This makes it to me a little funny, it looks weired. I do understand that you don't want to show them, but in other pictures you had more clever ways to hide them. - (You always encouraged me to criticize you in the open.)

A.

Daria Endresen Thank you, Anna, both for the praise and for the critics, I do appreciate it :)
What I wanted to achieve was a completely detached, non-human look, and that's why I did a lot of erasing and retouching. I guess it's supposed to look weird in a way. But I see your point - I'll think more on it, maybe I'll get a better idea :)
Thanks again!

Fulvio Pellegrini 3 years ago

TOP CLASS
F.

Daria Endresen Thank you so much, Fulvio!
As always - I'm delighted and honoured to hear it from you :)

Doug Roane 3 years ago

your mind works in ways most of us can only dream about - powerful indeed!

Daria Endresen Thanks a lot, Doug!
I am a big fan of your wonderful landscapes, so it's a double pleasure to hear these words from you :)

KPK 3 years ago

Irritating ... stunning ... impressive!

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, KPK!
I'm happy to know that you liked it :)

Ursula I Abresch 3 years ago

Daria, often when I look at your images I have no idea what it is you're talking about with them, but they somehow seem to speak to me anyway, of love and loss and hurt and beauty, all at the same time. Weird how that happens. You sure are good at these.

Daria Endresen Thank you very much, Ursula :)
That's the best compliment I could ever hear - that my images somehow speak to people.
It really means a lot to me :)

Kaveh H. Steppenwolf agree...

Daria Endresen I'm glad you do, Kaveh :)
Thanks again!

Carola Lundmark 3 years ago

Oh Daria....so very , very powerful.I am having trouble writing down everything that I feel...
As I said lots of times before. You are a Master!
All the best from a huge fan of your work, Carola

Daria Endresen Thank you so much for your kind words, dear Carola :))
What you've wrote is more then enough for me, I'm very delighted that you liked this piece, and I'm really honoured to have a fan like you. Thanks a lot!

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