Romain Wyndaele inspired me by living a strong contrast. His passion for coffee and running, requires a lot of ambition and focus. On the other hand at his work as a barista he is fully concentrated and I experienced him in a kind of meditative state while he is rushing over the track during his training sessions as a runner.

I loved capturing this contrast - the silence of speed.

Alexandra Burghardt is not just one of the fastest women over 60m, 100m and 200m in Germany, but also pusehd the t(wo)man bobsled together with pilot Mariama Jamanka to the silvermedal at the Olympics in Bejing 2022 - she is fast on any track

“The feeling of reaching my runners high is always invincible. It motivates me to keep on running. During I run, I can focus on my surrounding in an other way and feel relaxed.”

”skatboarding made me become who I am; I traveled the world, made friends at places where no tourist will go and developed every day...”, Sascha, Barcelona

“I have a lot of dreams and plans for the whole JOYA collective platform. I created it for me to have a space where I feel free of any rules in terms of style and genre. This allows me to go with my personal flow and create in my way. After all - its art. And as athletic artists our bodies are the tools. I want to help the dancers understand that it’s a lot about shaping that tool, finding your own voice within the movement and taking care of it so you can express and dance in the way you wish. My style is very physical and demanding - but with the right progressions, guidance and trust everyone can grow into it.”