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Renate, where are you from and where do you live now?
I spent my first years in Linz/Donau (Upper Austria) and am now living in Vienna.
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How would you describe your artistic style?
My pictures are snapshots of life and reality around the globe, never arranged or redesigned.
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What's on top of your bucket list (as an artist or just as a person)?
On top of my list is travelling to the most interesting parts of the world, to learn more about people, cultures, landscapes and architecture.
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Analogue or digital?
Digital, since 2007.
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New York or remote mountain hut?
New York and remote mountain hut. I love contrasts.
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Becks or Merlot?
Merlot – or perhaps Malbec.
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And a little Proust: What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Perfect happiness is to live in harmony, awareness and respect.
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Which living person do you most admire?
Pope Francis.
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What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Thriftiness.
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What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My husband and my children.
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If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
I do not want to come back as anybody else. I'm happy with my own life.
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The world needs more...
sympathy.
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I’ve changed my mind about…
the mechanisms of opinion-forming.
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What most people don't understand is that…
people living in developing countries have little or no influence on their standard of living.