The Slagsterz is a Swedish punk rock band that was founded more or less in 2010. The photos were taken in my studio in Stockholm last year.
This was one of my favourite shoots from last year.
Lots of make up; lots of attitude.
Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson
Model: Thumandi
Swedish composer and singer Ingela is releasing her second album Image of You shortly. I took the album cover photo and Cecilia Sörbom Österholm did the album layout.
Ingela’s first album, All These Choices, was released in 2009. Ingela is inspired by Brazilian and African rhythms yet her music bares a Nordic melancholic sound.
More info about concerts and the album at Ingela’s website
Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson
I went to the opening of Unique Hair by Johanna yesterday. Johanna has worked at L’Oréal Sweden for many years and is still one of their top stylists and continuously train other color technicians.
We have worked together on many projects and she is amazing with color. This is her first own salon.
Unique – Hair by Johanna, Lasarettsboulevarden 10 Kristianstad
It’s always rewarding photographing performers as they are used being on stage and usually enjoying being in front of camera. They know the frame and own it.
Anita was no exception. She’s an International Latin Ballroom dancer and walked into the studio with a smile and effortlessly kept on dancing, from intensive jive to emotional paso doble.
Hair and Make up: Karolina Danielson
A dear friend was diagnosed with skin cancer (malignant melanoma) in September. Anyone who has been through that knows how difficult it is, to just helplessly stand beside.
I took up life drawing again and it has become one of my favourite moments of the week, to spend a few hours in complete silence, drawing.
It has been a rough year but there are also a lot to be thankful of. The surgeons managed to rid of all the cancer and I’m so grateful.
I was recently asked to participate in a group exhibition in Stockholm. I’ve had a couple of drawings published in Australian Sketch Magazine, but I’ve never exhibited any drawings before so this is all new to me.
Life is strange sometimes.
2011 is coming to an end and it’s time to sum things up.
I photographed Swedish singer-songwriter Jörgen Kjellgren in the beginning of the year while the snow still was on the ground. The album cover image is taken while Kjellgren walks across the frozen river.
Sony signed Kjellgren after releasing St Judas, and he gave me confidence to make the video to Utan Titel.
Utan Titel from Jörgen Kjellgren on Vimeo.
I also photographed the album cover image to composer and singer Ingela. The album, Image of You, will be released early next year.
Brandun Reed, Polaroid Kiss
Australian singer-songwriter Ben Abraham, photographed in Melbourne.
Frida Grundel, actress
Juliette Reiss, actress. Photographed in Los Feliz, LA.
The Slagsterz, Punk-rock band.
And a little bit of love. This is from a wedding I photographed in Euroa, between Sydney and Melbourne. You find my wedding work on this site.
I spent some time in LA and NY during summer visiting friends.
I enjoy photographing dancers very much. This is an image from a set with young professional ballerina Sara.
Two silver awards at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, APPA, held in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
My photo on the tag of Australian fashion label Alpha 60′s collection
Lastly a mix of fashion work from 2011. Stylish make up artist and hair stylist Karolina Danielson has worked together with me on many of the fashion and beauty shoots this year.
I met Lutfi Othman in Spartacus League’s rehearsal studio in the suburbs of Melbourne back in 2008 and at the time he was leadsinger in the band. I was there with a photographer friend to make a video. We took some still photos to cut into the video, but mostly we were filming and I think we all had a great time.
Lutfi just released some new material on his own. It is a softer smokier sound, all instrumental.
I’ve been asked to exhibit some work and I’m showing some fashion singles. The exhibition will be held in Kristianstad, a town in southern Sweden.
Opening tomorrow 25 November 1-6 pm. Welcome!