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494/500 ☀️ • • • #500meaningfuldays #nikon #nikon5300 #nikonhunt #travelstoke #travelmore #clickmagazine #beachofportugal #createcommune #createtoexplore #exploretocreate #exploreeverything #portugal #visitportugal #dayslikethese #creativepreneur #livefolk #landscapepainting #travelingtoportugal #sintra #landscape #landscapephotography (at Sintra, Portugal)

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495/500 the person who lives here must love colour. • • • #500meaningfuldays #sail #portugalnow #portugal #nazare #waves #travel #throwback #tripadvisor #love #explore #lisboa #lisbon #porto #portuguese #instatravel #instagram #instagood #tb #travelblogger #travelawesome #travelphotography #nikond5300 #nikon #dayslikethese #doorsoflisbon #lisbonmania #laundry #greentones (at Lisbon, Portugal)

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491/500 love birds 💌 #500meaningfuldays #dayslikethese #nikon #nikond5300 #sintra #sintracentre #portugal #visitportugal #architecture #strangersinmyfees #beautifulstrangers #romantic #couple #exploretocreate #createtoexplore #travelgram #whitehouse #whitehouseofportugal #sintraarchitecture (at Sintra, Portugal)

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489/500 Sail! ⛵️ This is the Belém Tower, tourist attraction and UNESCO heritage site. It became popular because of the importance it played during great oversea explorations. Belém was the final sight that many explorers saw before heading out into the ocean for months or even years at a time. Even Christopher Columbus stopped by here on his return from discoveries. • • • #500meaningfuldays #sail #boat #belem #belemtower #dayslikethese #moody #moodylight #portugal #lisbon #lisbonbelem #nature #architecture #nikon #nikond5300 #bluewater #unescoworldheritage #lisbontravels #portugaltravels #portugalnow #travel #throwback #explore #lisboa #portuguese #instatravel #instagram #instagood #tb #travelawesome #travelphotography (at Belém Tower)

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485/500 a little town called Sintra. • • • #500meaningfuldays #architecture #houses #pastelhouses #buildings #nikon #nikonlove #nikond5300 #sintra #tbt #sintraportugal #portugal #viewsinsintra #upthemountain #moody (at Sintra, Portugal)

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497/500 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... The second thing I learned from the 500 Meaningful Days project was “Creating new things”. Remember the “Bottled Creativity” doodle? It took me 686 days to embrace the fact that you are the only person giving yourself creative boundaries. Clean and concise pictures and feeds are what I was aiming for at first. This left no room for doodles, unfinished sketches and digital art. I would go as far as hiding what I drew. Why? It’s imperfect and mostly quite personal. But art, no matter which form, is there to visualise what you internalise. It can trigger all sorts of thoughts or feelings - a great platform to connect. 😉 The day I promoted myself from photographer to artist was glorious. Since then I have been experimenting with Photoshop, Illustrator, pencil art, water colours and photography. I’ve been enjoying every minute of it! Since then I have had a couple of people show me their art. Show me yours, I would love to see it. 🙂 Swipe the gallery to see some of my favourites from the last few weeks and months. More tomorrow. Warmest, Sabina #500meaningfuldays #nikon #nikon5300 #nikonhunt#travelstoke #travelmore #clickmagazine#beachofportugal #createcommune#createtoexplore #exploretocreate#exploreeverything #portugal #visitportugal #dayslikethese#creativepreneur #livefolk#landscapepainting #travelingtoportugal#sintra #landscape #landscapephotography #dayslikethese #finale #countdown #drawings #doodles #sketches #illustrator #photoshop (at Sintra, Portugal)

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496/500 When life gives you lemons… I started the 500 Meaningful Days project on the 20.04.2016 - Which is 765 days between then and today. And here I suddenly find myself counting down the last 5 days. The time factor is on of the things that made me reflect the most. I took a minimum of 500 days to think, reflect and acknowledge my surroundings. A long the way, I was asked by countless people what the sense, the mission, the purpose behind it was. I finally have the answers. One of them is the time factor. At the beginning, heck even in the middle of the project, time seemed like a huge chunk that stood between me and the 'end'. It was really demotivating, I wanted to stop countless times. But family and friends kept me going. Now suddenly time is scarce. And this is one of the lessons I took with me. Time is precious, appreciate every second of this construct! ❤️ The lamb was the first picture I took for this project. (Subconscious naivity?) For the people who followed me since day one, you might recognise some pictures that come afterwards. The last picture is a doodle I made today. More tomorrow. Warmest, Sabina #500meaningfuldays #nikon #nikon5300 #nikonhunt#travelstoke #travelmore #clickmagazine#beachofportugal #createcommune#createtoexplore #exploretocreate#exploreeverything #portugal #visitportugal #dayslikethese#creativepreneur #livefolk#landscapepainting #travelingtoportugal#sintra #landscape #landscapephotography #dayslikethese #finale #countdown (at Sintra, Portugal)

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490/500 laundry day in Lisbon 👕👔👖 • • • #500meaningfuldays #sail #portugalnow #portugal #nazare #waves #travel #throwback #tripadvisor #love #explore #lisboa #lisbon #porto #portuguese #instatravel #instagram #instagood #tb #travelblogger #travelawesome #travelphotography #nikon #nikond5300 #nikonphotography #nikon📷 #dayslikethese #exploretocreate #createtoexplore #lisbonmania #laundryservice #doorsoflisbon #green #greentones (at Lisbon, Portugal)

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481/500 I took this picture near Sintra during a photography experience academy that @lifeattrivago created for us. ☀️It improved my perception of light and reminded me to continue fostering patience with every single picture. Hope you like it :) #500meaningfuldays #nikon #nikon5300 #nikonhunt #travelstoke #travelmore #clickmagazine #beachofportugal #createcommune #createtoexplore #exploretocreate #exploreeverything #portugal #visitportugal #dayslikethese #creativepreneur #livefolk #landscapepainting #travelingtoportugal #sintra #landscape #landscapephotography (at Portugal)

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479/500 “Privilege” throwback to one of my favourites pictures taken in the Vatican City. This entrance is guarded by two Swiss guards who only let in a selected amount of people. From where I took the picture, I was surrounded by hundreds of tourists who observed in awe, how one single woman was allowed to enter. I tried next... and got declined. Lol. • • • #500meaningfuldays #vaticancity #strangersinmyfeed #igersitalia #igersrome #betweenthepillars #vaticanocity #vaticantour #vaticandome #rome #exploringrome #moodypicture #whplocallegends #wheninrome #sunset #perfectlight #nikon #nikond5300 #blueyellow #swissguards #architecture #dayslikethese #throwback #italy #italia #photography #fineart #creative (at Vatican City)

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465/500 Part two from the @lyndasparshatt collaboration. Katherine wanted to capture the whole room with the jungle print cocktail chair. Having a very intense light source from the window, I was grateful to have a tripod with me. I had my aperture quite small and a slower shutter speed, which quickly made any sort of movement blurry. @stefita_diaz had to stand quite still to avoid the blurred effect (which also looked quite interesting). Quite happy with the result. The picture looks like we just walked into a 70s movie scene. • • • #500meaningfuldays #retro #vintage #1970s #browleatherbook #düsseldorf #germany #interiordesign #upholstery #vintagehome #luxury #homedecor #livingroomideas #craftmansship #photography #nikon #nikond5300 #movieset #photoaddict #artist #artlife (at hotel friends Düsseldorf)

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460/500 Not sure why it took me more than 460 days to figure out what I actually enjoy doing and what brings meaning to my life. There’s inspiration in everything I do. There’s value in every interaction. It’s impossible to pinpoint what brings meaning. The project helped me understand, that there’s no point in waiting for someone to say: “You’re now a professional photographer” or “you are an artist”. As a business owner, I am my own boss after all... So with out further ado, I’ve stopped bottling my creativity and have decided to promote myself to artist and photographer. 😂💪❤️ #letspopthechampagne #500meaningfuldays #creativity #doodle #bottledcrearivity #illustration #brownleatherbook #dayslikethese #explorerocreate #createtoexplore #doodleaday (at Düsseldorf, Germany)

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239/500 Lights, Lights, Lights ✨ Naples by night.🌃 #500meaningfuldays (at Naples, Italy)

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255/500 beautiful Neo-Gothic ceiling patterns at the Livraria Lello. What looks like carved wood is actually painted plaster... I know, the Lello brother tricked me too! 🤧 #500meaningfuldays . . . #livrarialello #livrariaporto #lellolibrary #neogothic #neogothicarchitecture #neogothicpatterns #brownonblue #createcommune #createtoexplore #exploretocreate #dayslikethese #portugal #portoportugal #ceilingart #ceilingslikethese #patterns (at Livraria Lello)

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264/500 🏠what could they be selling? #500meaningfuldays #nikon #exploreeverything #exploretocreate #createtoexplore #nikon5300 #nikon5300 #littlehousefront #yellowhouse #porto #portugal (at Porto, Portugal)

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259/500 what i love about Porto: you visited a crowded street, turn right and suddenly see nobody. Well one actually. Can you spot him? 🔍#500meaningfuldays #nikon #nikonhunt #nikon5300 #createtoexplore #exploretocreate #clickmagazine #porto #portoportugal #portugal #alleysofportugal #cobblestonestreets #pastelhouses (at Torre dos Clérigos)