A young woman with long dark hair looks forward and to the right, bathed in warm sunlight, Biesenthal

Golden-hour portrait in warm summer light – Biesenthal, Brandenburg

Somewhere outside Berlin, a garden table stretches the afternoon into evening. Friends trade stories, a phone call drifts off into the grass, and the golden hour simply refuses to clock out.<a href="/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a> · <a href="/relationships/">Relationships</a> · <a href="/food-and-beverage/">Food &amp; Drink</a> · <a href="/travel/">Travel</a> · Brandenburg

Friends at Biesenthal

A girl with sandy brown hair and bangs looks at the camera, chin resting on her hand with a watch, Biesenthal – family

Chin on hand, a direct gaze – a friends’ weekend in Biesenthal

A smiling young man with light brown hair and a black t-shirt sits outdoors at a table, Biesenthal – shared meals

An easy smile at the garden table – shared meals, Biesenthal

A young brown-haired woman with bangs speaks on a white phone outdoors, Biesenthal – generation tech

A call in the garden, phone in hand – Generation Tech

A young man in a light-colored beanie looks intently to his right, while a woman, Biesenthal

Side glance under a pale beanie – In Between Moments, Biesenthal

A young man with light brown hair and blue eyes looks at the camera against a blurred background of a white building

Blue eyes, white wall – candid Gen Z portrait, Brandenburg

A cheerful young woman with long brown hair smiles at someone off-camera, against a background of foliage

Laughing at someone off camera – summer greenery, Biesenthal

A young man with short brown hair peeks out from under a light-colored beanie, looking at the camera with a slight smile

Half a smile from under the beanie – Togetherness

A young man in a white shirt and knitted cap leans back, looking towards the camera, while resting outdoors by a table

Leaning back after lunch – a slow weekend in Biesenthal

A young man with a peach beanie and white shirt smiles while holding a badminton racket in a grassy field in front of an old brick building

Badminton on the lawn by an old brick house – summer leisure

A person grilling on a charcoal grill with white smoke billowing upwards, Biesenthal

Smoke rising from the charcoal grill – barbecue among friends

Two young women with closed eyes lean against each other, smiling outdoors, Biesenthal

Eyes closed, heads together – Friendship, Biesenthal

Two young women relax outdoors with drinks on a table in front of them, a house and trees in the background – shared meals

Drinks on the table, house and trees behind – shared meals

Two young women with long hair sitting outdoors with an arm around each other, Biesenthal

Arm in arm in the countryside – Togetherness, Brandenburg

A young woman with long brown hair smiles shyly, covering her mouth with her hands, Biesenthal

A shy laugh behind both hands – candid moment, Biesenthal

Two young men, one with dark hair and a beard, the other with light hair, looking at each other intensely

Two friends, one long look – male friendship, unposed

A young man with light hair and blue eyes looks away as a young woman with brown hair rests her head on his shoulder

Her head on his shoulder – quiet intimacy, Biesenthal

Three young adults pose for a picture outdoors with two dark-haired individuals leaning on a light-haired individual

Three friends leaning into each other – Gen Z group portrait

A young woman in the foreground with wisps of smoke around her face, holding a cigarette, Biesenthal – shared meals

Smoke around her face, cigarette in hand – after-dinner mood

A young woman in a beige beanie and white t-shirt looks at her phone while resting her chin on her hand – generation tech

Chin on hand, eyes on the phone – Generation Tech, Biesenthal

A young woman with dark hair tied back in a bun stares directly at the camera with a neutral expression

Hair in a bun, a steady gaze – minimal Gen Z portrait

Two young women in white t-shirts sit at an outdoor table with an old house and trees in the background – shared meals

Two friends at the garden table, old house behind – In Between Moments

A person with long brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt and black pants, stands indoors under purple and orange lighting

Purple and orange light indoors – evening in Biesenthal

Friends at Biesenthal, Brandenburg near Berlin: a summer weekend of golden light, garden tables and Gen Z togetherness – by Mat Neidhardt

Friends at Biesenthal – Togetherness — Mat Neidhardt

A smiling woman in a crop top and shorts reaching forward against a bright blue sky

Reaching forward with a grin, crop top against pure blue – Skin & Strength

Squats, resistance bands and a sky so blue it feels like applause. Two friends train on the beach, grinning through every rep as if the finish line were already in sight.<a href="/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a> · <a href="/relationships/">Relationships</a>

200 Days

Two smiling young women are seen from a low angle against a bright blue sky

Two smiles shot from below into a cloudless sky – 200 Days

Two women smile looking down at the camera from a low angle against a clear blue sky, one with a raised fist

Fist raised, beaming down at the lens – Going for It

Two smiling women with curly hair look down at the camera from above against a clear blue sky

Curls framed by open blue, looking down and laughing – Friendship

Two young women are seen from a low angle against a clear blue sky, one looking down from the top

One peers over the top, the other holds the frame – Into the Blue

Two young women laugh, viewed from a low angle against a clear blue sky, with one woman's arm bent and reaching down

Laughter from below, an arm bent towards the camera – Togetherness

Two laughing people with their hands extended towards each other, viewed from below against a clear blue sky

Hands stretched towards each other across the blue – symbolic togetherness

Close-up of a person's midsection with skin folds on their stomach while bending over, wearing a white sports bra

Skin folds and a white sports bra, unretouched – Skin & Strength

Close-up of a person's torso and bent legs, wearing athletic clothing, against a blurred water background during golden hour

Bent legs and golden-hour water behind – Wellbeing, 200 Days

Two women stretch their legs and feet outdoors, one reaching for her shoe

Stretching out, one hand reaching for a shoe – warm-up by the sea

A person wearing shorts and a tank top stretches their leg, touching the sole of their sneaker with a hand that has pink – sport

Pink nails on a sneaker sole mid-stretch – wellbeing

Two young women with jewelry and athletic tops look down at something outside under a bright sky – sport

Jewellery, sports tops and a shared downward glance – 200 Days

Two young women stretch by the ocean, one bending to touch her foot while the other sits nearby – summer

Toe touch by the ocean while her friend sits close – Into the Blue

Two young women in athletic wear lean forward against a light blue background – sport

Leaning in against pale blue, ready to go – Going for It

Two people in athletic wear with resistance bands on their thighs exercise outdoors with their backs to each other – sport

Back to back, resistance bands snug on the thighs – training together

Two smiling women squat back-to-back outdoors with resistance bands around their thighs – summer

Squatting back to back and smiling through the burn – Skin & Strength

Two women in athletic wear exercise by the sea, one adjusting a resistance band on her ankle and the other smiling – sport

Adjusting an ankle band by the sea, a smile alongside – Friendship

Two young women in athletic wear stand outdoors on a pier at sunset, with a bright sky and distant buildings over the water

Sunset on the pier, the town glowing across the water – 200 Days

Two women in athletic wear stand on a pier with a third person sitting nearby, against a backdrop of water – sport

Pier workout as a stranger sits and watches – real people, Wellbeing

Two women in athletic shorts and sports bras stand on a pier with a person on a bench – sport

Sports bras and shorts, a bench-sitter in the corner – unposed

Two young women in athletic wear squat facing each other with fists raised on a pier at sunset – sport

Fists up, squats low, face to face at dusk – Going for It

Two women in athletic wear squat facing each other on a waterfront path with buildings and bright sky in the background – sport

Mirrored squats along the waterfront path – training partners

Two athletic women in sports bras and shorts laugh while playfully dancing or sparring outdoors by the water – sport

Half dance, half sparring, all laughter by the water – Togetherness

Two women in athletic wear touch feet on a dock at sunset with a coastal town in the background – sport

Soles touching on the dock as the coast turns gold – Friendship

Two women in athletic wear doing squats and smiling at each other on a waterfront pier at sunset – sport

Low squats and shared smiles at sunset – Wellbeing

A person's hand with French-tipped nails and rings holding a yellow tennis ball against their midriff

French tips, rings and a yellow tennis ball at the midriff – detail

Close-up of a young woman with curly brown hair, flushed skin, gold hoop earrings, and a blue shirt

Flushed cheeks, gold hoops, curls in the wind – post-workout glow

A person holds a black YSL handbag on one arm and a tennis ball with a crushed can in the other hand – summer

Designer bag on one arm, tennis ball and crushed can in hand – summer

A young woman with curly hair, wearing a white sports bra and black shorts, stands outdoors looking down

Catching her breath, eyes down, curls loose – 200 Days

200 Days: two friends training on the beach under a cloudless blue sky – fitness, friendship and wellbeing photography by Mat Neidhardt

200 Days – Skin & Strength — Mat Neidhardt

A woman with curly hair in a blazer sits at a bright blue table in a sunlit indoor space, Zurich – shared meals

Blazer, curls and a bright blue table in sunlight – Zurich Campus

Coffee cools, skateboards wait, and the chalkboard menu loses out to better conversation. Sunlight filters through the leaves while Swiss Gen Z turns a campus break into its own small festival.<a href="/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a> · <a href="/zurich/">Zurich</a>

Zurich Campus

A smiling person with short hair in a denim jacket adjusts their rimless glasses under a clear blue sky, Switzerland

Adjusting rimless glasses under a cloudless sky – Gen Z, Zurich

A person with short dark hair and rimless glasses laughs brightly outdoors with sunlight dappling through green foliage

A bright laugh in sunlight dappled through leaves – In Between Moments, Switzerland

A young woman with dark hair and a red cardigan looks down while standing in front of a chalkboard menu, Switzerland

Red cardigan, eyes lowered before a chalkboard menu – Zurich Campus

Two women, one in a red cardigan and the other in a green blazer, smile and interact across a table in a casual setting

Smiles traded across the table, red and green – Friendship, Zurich

A person rides a skateboard on a sunny urban street while carrying a stack of skateboards on their shoulder, Switzerland – sport

Skating down a sunny street, a stack of boards on one shoulder – City Life, Zurich

A smiling person with short hair and glasses wearing a denim jacket over a brown hoodie looks joyfully to the side in a blurred indoor setting

Denim over a brown hoodie, joy glancing sideways – Gen Z, Switzerland

A young person with short hair smiles while adjusting their glasses outdoors on a sunny day, Zurich

Fingers at the glasses, sun full on the face – Zurich Campus

A person with short hair and glasses sits at a table, holding a menu and looking forward with a slight smile – shared meals

Menu in hand and a half smile at the table – Real Life, Zurich

A smiling person with a buzz cut and rimless glasses looks to the side, wearing a brown hoodie under a denim jacket, Switzerland

Buzz cut, rimless frames and a sideways grin – Real People, Switzerland

A smiling woman with curly hair stands on a sunny city street with blurred buildings and cars in the background, Switzerland

Curls and a smile on a sunny city street – City Life, Zurich

A woman with dark curly hair and a subtle smile looks up, with warm sunlight illuminating her face against a blurry city background

Warm light on an upturned face – Gen Z, Zurich Campus

Two women with dark curly hair joyfully embrace outdoors, Zurich

A joyful embrace between curly-haired friends – Embrace, Zurich

A smiling person with short hair and glasses looks to the side in bright sunlight, wearing a denim jacket and hoodie, Switzerland

Squinting happily into bright sun – Candid, Switzerland

Zurich Campus: Swiss Gen Z students, café tables, skateboards and sunlight – candid lifestyle photography in Zurich, Switzerland, by Mat Neidhardt

Zurich Campus – Gen Z — Mat Neidhardt

Two friends embracing in dark sunlit water off Hydra, Greece – summer romance

Two friends hold each other in dark, sunlit water – Friendship, Greece

Hydra hands out salt water and sunsets like party favours. Swimmers claim the rocks, wet hair dries in the breeze, and summer stays a little longer than the calendar allows.<a href="/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a> · <a href="/family---kids/">Family</a> · <a href="/travel/">Travel</a> · Hydra

Last Holiday

Swimmers and sunbathers on the rocks of Hydra at sunset – Mediterranean Days

Swimmers and sunbathers crowd the rocks at sunset – Mediterranean Days, Hydra

Young woman with curly hair in a pink bikini looking down, Hydra

Curls falling forward over a pink bikini – Skin & Strength, Hydra

Young woman in a pink swimsuit, hand to her head, above the blue sea of Hydra

Hand to her head above the deep blue – last holiday, Greece

Profile of a woman with wet curly hair in a bun, Hydra

Wet curls pinned up, profile to the sun – Hydra

Hands with coral nail polish holding an open book on the beach – slow travel

Coral nails and an open book on the beach – slow travel

Two women in swimsuits embracing in clear water, sunlight on their skin – togetherness

Arms wrapped around each other in clear water – Embrace, Hydra

Woman in a pink bikini floating on her back in dark water, dappled sunlight, Hydra

Floating on her back through dappled light – Splash, Hydra

Hand with orange nail polish on a white towel, hard summer shadow

Orange nails on a white towel, the shadow cut sharp – summer still life

Sun-kissed arm with glistening fine hairs in warm evening light

Fine hairs glowing on a sun-warmed arm – Raw Textures

Glittery nails and a juicy bite of peach by the rocks – Mediterranean Days

Glitter nails and a juicy bite of peach by the rocks – Mediterranean Days

Woman sitting on sunlit rocks above the dark blue sea of Hydra, from above

Seen from above, alone on sunlit rock over dark water – Hydra, Greece

Hands with bracelets steering a small boat at sunset off Hydra

Bracelets on the tiller as the sun goes down – On the Road, Hydra

Back of a woman's head with a messy bun, watching the sea at sunset

A messy bun turned towards the sunset sea – Quiet Places

Woman with wet hair in a bun looking at her phone after a swim

Hair still wet, checking the phone after a swim – Generation Tech, Hydra

Woman in white bikini bottoms at the water's edge below forested cliffs, Hydra

At the water's edge below forested cliffs – Into the Blue, Hydra

Swimmer in black swimwear and open shirt with a pendant, sitting by the sea

Open shirt, black swimwear and a pendant by the sea – Wanderers

Torso in a yellow top with white earbuds hanging down, summer close-up

Yellow top, white earbuds dangling loose – mellow yellow

Reading Eichendorff's “Das Marmorbild” on bare legs by the sea – slow travel

Eichendorff's Das Marmorbild open on bare legs – slow travel, Hydra

Abstract close-up of a yellow swimsuit and hard shadows on skin

Yellow swimsuit sliced by hard shadow – abstract summer, Greece

Wet arms with long gold glitter nails above the water

Long gold glitter nails rising wet from the water – Splash

Last holiday: swimmers, sun-warmed rocks and Mediterranean light on Hydra, Greece – summer holiday photography by Mat Neidhardt

Last Holiday, Hydra – Mediterranean Days — Mat Neidhardt

A person wearing denim shorts over black tights, with their head and arms upside down in the foreground

Upside down in denim over black tights – Instead, like this

Denim over tights, a pink varsity jacket, a stare that owns the frame. Shot close, these Gen Z portraits flip the rules upside down and look entirely comfortable doing it.<a href="/fashion/">Fashion</a> · <a href="/relationships/">Relationships</a>

Instead, Like This

A woman with curly brown hair parted down the middle, looking intensely at the camera with her lips slightly parted

Centre-parted curls, lips apart, gaze unflinching – Gen Z

Close-up portrait of a woman with dark skin, dark hair, dark eyes, and dark berry lipstick looking straight ahead

Berry lips and a straight-ahead stare, shot close – Documentary

A young blonde woman wearing a pink varsity jacket and chain necklace looks directly at the camera

Pink varsity jacket, chain necklace, direct eye contact – Gen Z

A close-up of a blonde woman biting her finger while wearing a pink top and silver chain necklace

Finger caught between the teeth – Instead, like this

Instead, like this: close-up Gen Z portraits with attitude – denim, a pink varsity jacket and first-love energy in documentary style – by Mat Neidhardt

Instead, like this – Gen Z — Mat Neidhardt

Zurich-based editorial lifestyle photographer and director: candid Gen Z casting, youth culture, real people – non-stock imagery for Swiss and global agencies.

Mat Neidhardt — Editorial Lifestyle Photographer, Zurich