the u.s. germany relationship were heartened to see the chancellor win another term. we need strong leadership in europe we need strong leadership particularly in a post break that europe the transatlantic relationship is vital and so the so again the chance of leadership is really important here but when we look at the results of the election it's impossible not to be concerned about the outcome as it relates to if t. and the fact. welcome to new week on the show it was an interesting weekend here in berlin with the marathon and the elections going on and i look at the election when it is how

we're going to kick off the program today. in the spotlight how i'm going to go into this have public image. through the viewfinder. photographing the welded me. on the. fine science the well. on sunday i'm going to michael's party won the most votes in the general election she came from very humble beginnings having grown up in the former east and she took a lot for her presentation at the start of a career slowly though she gained more and more respect for each person in the position as a leader twelve years ago now angle is seen as an icon around the world and. an election winner for the fourth time in

a row and political fashion icon. fashion icon seriously. who would have believed dead back there at the start of the one nine hundred ninety s. makeover was nicknamed helmut kohl is girl when she first entered the political arena she was the drab mouse from great communist east germany not someone to be taken seriously. as if you sent she had to take a lot of really smart remarks. course of time she absorbed all of this and made us over by the time she was chancellor saying for a look that to day has become the brand. new style trousers and a colored blazer topped off with a good haircut was set in two thousand and five the first she sported a bowl cut when she became party leader then chancellor

a hairdryer became part of her styling programme. she won the power battle with her hair and with her critics too. but no matter how her hairstyle developed over the years her clothes remain the same the blazer is part of the chancellor's uniform it's got one cut but comes in many shades color psychologists are challenged by the choice of hugh. they try to use it to determine her political intent. but america doesn't show her hand the days color is simply an expression of how she feels. and that she has three hundred sixty five. people copying her and she's become a model for women and. they say hillary clinton did this during her last campaign when she appeared outfits rather than black can't sing. and she was sending

a political message as well to. the description of the nation's mother used to be used condescendingly but it's long been praised now for how she keeps even the bad boys in line and for how she pursues her policy with her demure yet sincere manner reducing debt and organizing the budget plus how concerned she is and cares hollywood political campaigners like richard gere and george clooney seeker support and she seemed genuinely pleased when germany won the soccer world cup in twenty fourteen that put an end to criticism of her mother an approach. i'm going to america came from a man called never rises to like that she recognized that it's worse to resist and your attention to it rather than letting it just die down by itself. the hair style the jacket and

a diamond is part of american style too. she almost always has her hands in this position. many interpret the gem shape as a sign of tranquil energy. that it's so strongly linked to america that her party used it in twenty thirteen and in this campaign as well miracles diamond is a symbol of her chancellorship. marilee it's the tranquillity that she exudes it is a sense of security goes with it and you get the feeling that she has told well in hand whatever it is. even though uncle america list judged by her political achievements the chancellor also knows how to use the power of images.

and prominent events like that of elections there's always photos of the politicians showing their emotions and documenting make asian how does it get such great access to these influential people you might wonder well it takes a lot of time to build a good report but donna has done just that the germ of java has been working with angela merkel for twenty seven years now and always manages to capture her true. amounting in one thousand nine hundred at the time of german reunification and in one nine hundred ninety five with. these a rare glimpse of the german chancellor. she's in her office just before parliamentary elections. the pictures were taken by danielle to school he's been photographing for more than twenty five years.

as a rule my photo shoots don't ever take longer than two minutes so that's a big plus for the chancellor because she appreciates being photographed quickly you can see it in a portrait you don't need longer than two minutes i always tell the people what i'm going to do and ask them to do it that's the way it is with the chancellor and she doesn't. he's captured on film more than a five thousand times. times no one else has a photo archive of her with such a broad range of images. fifty four year old disco past taken photographs of many other world leaders and personalities. they include mikhail gorbachev emmanuel michel. and will trump influential people around the world are glad to see him as it is for me to my own lord gave me the skills to ensure people aren't frightened of me i don't want to do

them harm. like take pictures with the sole intention of ensuring they don't distort the person or expose them i just want to betray their personality or that and looseness on the minds he was of the president. in the run up to the german election he also photographed merkel's main challenger the s.p.d. his march insurance. market with visits where my photograph yet. i've taken pictures of martin schultz twice so far and it was really straightforward he's friendly and pleasant. and i'm going to you can see it. he's opened. this pope's breakthrough was a photographer came when he documented the fall of the berlin wall in one thousand nine hundred nine. since then he's been immortalizing events that awaken emotions the refugee crisis. and the bracks advantage he stared with his camera when history is being made.

daniel biscoe present global respect for the way he works he's quick and doesn't use flash photography or image processing programs he always works like this whether it's politicians or people on the street or the few who drove through. taking pictures brings me great joy i'm meeting people just asking them and taking their picture even if i don't know them that works all over the world no matter where i am. and people say yes and simply give me their time. the camera has also been his key to the world of politics and his work he meets interesting people time and again like angular muckle twenty seven years ago. he sees her three or four times a year in two thousand and three he took these photos when they met in balloons cafe einstein. she was there during the two thousand and five election at the moment merkel realized she'd been elected chancellor. so would the photographer say

he's developed a bond of trust with the chancellor over the years. when his kinds of advice is. the chancellor knows who i am but it's not like she places all of her trust in me. she trusts me to make likenesses of her in which she looks reasonable but i don't think she maintains the same type. relationship to photographers as helmut kohl or . i have to say that really isn't her thing. in many of biscuits photos of and that's not apparent she successfully makes her look completely relaxed. in twenty eleven she personally opened a photographic exhibit of the works of daniel biskup and thomas hopko. the exhibition was held at the german historical museum in berlin. was

speaking at the opening the chancellor complimented both photographers on their professionalism and talent. if you look i'm going to mark who. i think i'm going to meryl is very correct she's precise and considered she looks at the consequences and she doesn't lose sight of that even if things sometimes develop more slowly this ones i think those are her main strengths and now danielle biskup will continue to record career for posterity. photographers who are more into fashion and politics where most likely at a milan fashion week we have news on that at the top of our express today so let's check it out. milan fashion week finished in grand style with a tell your label dog showcasing at summer and fall twenty eight collection.

earlier angela missoni celebrated her twenty year anniversary as head designer for missoni. the weekend's highlight was a moving tribute to johnny better such a one nine hundred ninety supermodels were in town to observe the twentieth anniversary of the italian fashion designers desk. only claudia schiffer cindy crawford naomi campbell and helena christensen joined donatella versace on the catwalk. that's not items that belong to the late or three happened went under the hammer london and house christie's on wednesday. fans and admirers of the actress could choose among a cocktail dress a lipstick holder and film scripts with handwritten notes. and gained world fame for her role in the movie breakfast at tiffany's. tens of

thousands of people attended the international tattoo convention this weekend in london they went to meet the world's best tattoo artists and some decided to get a new tattoo while they were there more than four hundred artists from all corners of the globe were in attendance this show is said to be one of the biggest and most important tattoo events worldwide. we all know how important marketing is for business and using social media has become the most effective way to reach young people these days well off to twenty three year old took over the family winery she decided to adopt a modern approach to finding customers even though ironically went back to traditional ways of working in the. right has and

is the largest of germany's wine regions the romans first planted great vines here . you liana eller is an award winning young vintner based in the town of alzheimer she took over her parents' vineyard when she was just twenty three years old. oh you have sleepless nights you've got your parents business on your shoulders and you have to dive in it cost a pile of money to refurbish and everything. now twenty seven years old she's overhauled almost the whole operation she's producing modern premium wines from grapes harvested the traditional way every grade by hand. her father thomas had always used conventional methods on the family estate. first you have a few sleepless nights for instance with harvesting by hand or we don't we ever used machines before so to begin with and i did have to swallow kind of hard.

to produce is pure fine organic wines can be reselling and silvana. she's also completely revamped the vineyards marketing strategy integrating tradition and digitization she prefers self marketing over the internet selling her jewel wine successfully everywhere from bangkok to new york. someone tell me long ago it would be like this i wouldn't have believed it our entire export market was built through social media channels that's how people found out about us you get an incredible range. german white wine is trendy and you'll be on the l.r. is taking full advantage of that she and other young wine growers have started a network vine black hawk phone with the aim of giving new zest to the image of dry white wine. well the internet is where people can go to see the well that is also why we created our extra tours series so you get a chance to travel some way you haven't been able to visit we had

a letter from eva into may have been a media and she asked if we could explore a little more of the english coastline last pacifically the southwest coast and the town of ascent on eaves on the north coast of cornwall. said i was used to be a fishing and mining village but more recently the tourists keep this quaint coastal town alive and kicking. it's a peaceful day and sometimes only the cries of the gulf the lapping waves and the sounds of the fishing boats break the silence the peak holiday season is over and it's not a public holiday that makes it an ideal day to join dawn bright for a tour of the town. hello my name is dawn brights welcome to sometimes in comal. today you're looking at a very popular tourist site in called more but it wasn't always like this before

the tourists arrived we were a fishing village and no mining town sadly both officials the human and the miners have now left. but we saw how their houses and their houses a beautiful and quiet and very cozy and throughout the summer a very popular bed and breakfast and socket. after fishing and mining became things of the past and sometimes tourists to the town needed some encouraging. they were attracted by some of england's most famous nineteenth century artists. nowadays sometimes has more arts and crafts galleries per capita than any other resort in britain sometimes they say why brant and very creative are colony and has been so for well over one hundred years big name artists like under the song with

and also turner came here and in their mark they've left many many galleries for the tourist to enjoy now. next on john bright generally had been an artist's garden but that's got rained out so she takes every. on for a cream tea instead. of the chill room on the waterfront is crowded not so much because of the rain as because cream tears so popular it includes a pot of tea with scorns strawberry jam and thick clotted cream but you have to get it right thank you but. if you order a green thing like i have make sure that you put the jam on first and then the crane. once everyone had their creamed the sun's back out and people head out to the beach the promenade and the narrow streets of sometimes but.

this is also the right weather to visit the most famous of the town's artists gardens. barbara hepworth was among the best known modernist english sculptors she spent nearly half a life and sometimes she laid out her garden here and made it an exhibition space for her works. probably the most trying to spot in some types is the barbara hepworth sculpture garden even when the town is bustling with tourists you'd always find

a quiet peaceful spot here. has been left just as it was the day she died in one nine hundred seventy five. the work she had started remain unfinished the tools right where she left them. and this is the tape sometimes gallery one of britain's forte top museums it collects and exhibits works by artists who lived and painted and sometimes. the artists through much of their inspiration from sometimes from the sea the lighthouse the boats and the unique maritime atmosphere the blue skies calm seas and the palms along the beach.

the view of the sea front at low tide can also be enjoyed during a dinner with freshly caught fish and crab at a seafood restaurant. and it's even better when washed down with a chilled white wine. at sunset the sky over sometimes paints itself in glowing reds and pinks a perfect end for a day in one of cornwall's most beautiful resort it's. a lovely quiet in quaint town unlike most city centers which have bustling with bars and restaurants almost city streets are also find baskets out hoping to a euro or to paris just the same and these musicians do very well from entertaining

passers by well we featuring five street musicians this week here you can find here in the german capital the first episode features jazz music and it kicks off our series called the berlin town. and i'm to be. the mainstay actually sunrise. is a language that spoken in one go to. sound . is going to fly like i'm from life's

a game originally but i've been living in berlin for about ten years like grew up in leipsic with my german mother my father is from angola i always made music even i started in school somehow really typically with a gospel choir from there i had my own band then i came to bend then learn how to bound with the phone for four years and did lots of street music too you know i'd like to do a bit more so now what. we've . got in that one when you go to are you especially in the subway where people just really want to get from a to b. and are in a hurry it's really nice then to bring magic into that and get them to stand and just listen suddenly they're out of the day you were tina many people have said to me why our song was going through my head the whole day when they come back with

the subway i simply think that's really special. way. you. know you see. you. live you learn from this i don't live from st music alone i'm learning to be a yoga teacher i'm studying yoga i work with kids in the school to the children with learning difficulties and i make it more playful and often work with music. just my this music and i'm not making music so that someday i'll be on m.t.v. i just do it because i have to i don't have a choice it's wonderful and what happens just happens and. that's you.

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he tells us stirring stories so it makes us laugh. and cry a leg tremble and smile. magical images and big emotions develop. a i know the movie magazine every weekend on d w s. german chancellor angela merkel has become a tough task of trying to build a government after a conservative bloc place first in sunday's general election the center left social democrats say they oppose a can.