Ben Hopper
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Saskia for 'Human Nature' - NSFW - 23 images - Germany, Sep 2020 + NEWS
🕑 Added 2020-10-29 15:18:25 +0000 UTCHi ALL!
It's been a while.
I've been travelling a little in Germany and London. Currently in Finland.
I was seeing friends I haven't seen for almost a year. It's been tough and these trips have been beautiful beyond words can describe. I tried to stay off my screens as much as possible. In fact, it was as if it was my only option. The thought of editing my work, or as it played out in my head; "sit in front of a screen by myself" gave me a horrible feeling.
Instead, I focused on human connections. I did use my phone and my computer, but it was for one purpose: meeting as many friends and people as possible. Oh, I also used my computer to download photo-shoot files because I did (yes yes yes) manage to do countless new shoots on the go while I was in Germany and UK!
I've been thinking a lot about our current affairs, about the state of our civilisation, my role as a human, my role as an artist... it's a lot and maybe a little heavy for a first post in a long time ;) so I will slowly start sharing these ideas in the near future. I am changing and it's a beautiful transformation.
NEWS
A quick update about the GBP £ tiers: Pareon FINALLY allows creators to be paid in British Pounds (GBP). Until recently the money you supported me with was sent to me in USD and I could only convert it using PayPal's CRAPPY conversation rate into GBP so I could transfer it into my bank account, losing about 3% of the money every time for nothing. Not anymore! :D Some of your pledges may be a tiny bit higher since the Pound is slightly higher than the Dollar, apologies for the annoyance and thanks again for your support!! :)
TODAY'S SET
Today I'm excited to share a set of images I made with my old Germany friend Saskia. We made it on Sep 14, 2020, at Arkenberger See (just north of Berlin).
You can check more of Saskia on her IG: instagram.com/medusa_interstellaris
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I hope you're all well! I hope you're managing...let me know how are you doing in the comments? Where are you right now?
Sending much love to all of you ...and will share MORE NEWS in the coming days!!! :D
Ben
Comments
Ben Hopper
oh and of course happy birthday and lots of mazal tov!! ;)
Ben Hopper
thank you Chuck!!! :D im super happy you like it :))
Chuck Barry
What a wonderful birthday surprise! Great images as usual, but I really love the water reflection. Never seen anything like that, and I've seen a lot of stuff. Thank you and Saskia.
Ben Hopper
you're right. i didnt realise it's 30% more! fuck. I'll think about this and try to come up with a solution. i have been creating A LOT and been on a huge backlog of editing.. finally figuring out the time to edit again...and finding an approach to my Patreon. despite continuing working in the background, even when i didn't update the content here, it may feel like I've been neglecting my patrons and even tho it was not the case, i completely understand that feeling, and i really appreciate your honesty! i will have a think about all of this in the coming days and come back with some resolutions.
loxx
Hey Ben, I'm sorry to say this but it would be nice if you respected the patrons who have loyally supported you and posted content instead of constantly posting excuses for not doing so. It would also be nice if you were honest about the change in price - it is a 30% increase in price by you shifting to GBP, not a "tiny bit".
