How much can you unveil in 5 minutes

Written By Lone Morch

A few months ago I was in the final running for the TEDx Talks in Aarhus, Denmark. I brainstormed on big sheets of paper, and made a video to make a case for my speech about INTO THE WILD, and struggled to even imagine how I'd be able to say anything of meaning in 18 minutes. 

Then Hans called: "I'm sure you've got stories to tell. You've got five minutes to ignite us" he said. "I promise you'll do great and feel elated after." He's the igniting type whom you cannot refuse. 

Only problem. I have tales for a life time to share and usually give 1 or 2 hour talks – what could I possibly say in 18 minutes, let alone 5 minutes? But this charming man would not let down, and so I just the leap, spent a day gathering my thoughts and 20 photos for the slides and that was that.  

The IGNITE Event "Passionate stories in the Internet Age" was part of the exciting Internet Week Denmark event. Amongst other storytellers, I got to share about photography, nakedness and authenticity. I'm proud to say, I said it all, in just 5 minutes! Listen in. In Danish, my apologies ...

Arranged by WWW.CHECHE.DK

Lone Morch
Lone Mørch is an award-winning author, photographer. speaker and teacher. Born in Denmark, she's traveled the world, living and working in Europe, Asia and America—a path that has given her a profound sense of freedom and understanding of the influence of culture on female identity. Themes of female symbolism, archetypes and autonomy are central in her work as as she explores the crossroads between veils, words, art, politics, body and self. The founder of Lolo’s Boudoir, she's photographed hundreds of women since 2004, helping them transform their self-images and reconnect to their bodies and personal power. Lone has been featured in InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Photographers Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, The Examiner Modern Love, East Bay Express, 7x7 Magazine and in Danish magazines such as Femina, Nova, Kiwi, B.T and Q. Her own writing has been featured in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, Magical Blend Magazine, Nepal Expat Magazine, Nyt Aspect, Nova, Samvirke and anthologies such as To Nepal With Love (2013) and Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me God (2012). Her memoir, Seeing Red, tells the story of her spiritual quest sparked at the sacred Mt. Kailas in the Himalayas, and her subsequent decade in America––as wife, woman and creative spirit–trying to make sense of her own relationship to the sacred, to personal power and the sacrifices required to live an honest life attuned to one’s soul and core values. It has won the Tanenbaum Literary Award, Honorary Mention at the San Francisco Book Festival, and the Bronze Medal in the 2013 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. Unveiled (working title) is her second book. Based upon the past decade of photographing women, this chronicle of women's voices and images tells what the photographs alone cannot—that undressing is an act of shedding stories of doubt and shame to stand as a sovereign woman, free in body and spirit. In her prior lives, she holds a Masters Degree from Aalborg University in Political Science and Change, has worked as development associate with Care Nepal, team manager for the Kaospilot University and media producer at Ideagarden productions in San Francisco. She splits her time between USA and Europe. Learn more about her work here: lonemorch.com
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