Ingela and her band performing at Fotografiska.

Related posts: Image of You

Frida P, Stockholmsgruppen

Wardrobe stylist and model: Helin Sabri
Hair and make up: Karolina Danielson

Model: Rebecka S, MIKAs
Hair and Make up: Karolina Danielson
Nails: Lilla Namo

Model: Lisa, Stockholmsgruppen
Hair and Make up: Karolina Danielson

Model: Sara L, Stockholmsgruppen

This place was on fire and usually sold out immediately and all the accommodations and temporary youth camping were filled up in no time. Funny enough the park was located in a kind of posh area by the sea and my family home was only a short walk away. Once my parents let some kids put up a tent in our garden over night. Another time we were having a family barbecue and cars with drunken kids in the trunk drove by. It was wild; it was the neon coloured 80’s.

The music was pumping loud into the summer nights, a lot of the neighbours would complain but I remember falling asleep as a kid to the comforting beats, screaming kids in roller coaster and singing teenagers on their way to the disco.

As I grew older, my friends and I would walk to the park during the sound checks at day, and I probably still have autographs lying around at the attic. When I was in my teens, the former glory of the park had started to fade but we spent a lot of summer nights looking at live bands, dancing the nights away at the outdoor disco. It was the place of the first drinks; the first kisses with boys; there are many memories.

The place is abandoned now, the main stage is gone, the roller coaster is long gone and the buildings that remain are slowly falling apart, a sense of sadness, passing of time. It’s the final countdown.

Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson
Photo assistants: Jessica Andersson and Alexandra Jouper

Only a handful of people were on the boat, all of them Scandinavians brave enough, or perhaps foolish enough, to go on a boat trip in the Arctic during winter. It was not warm, but it was stunningly beautiful.

We were only 20 minutes from the harbour when the guide spotted a humpback whale. I did not. From a distance it takes a trained eye to see them, but as we got closer so did I.

It is not unusual to see whales around Reykjavik during winter, but quite often you spot them and then they swim off. This humpback whale however stayed with us; it started to play, splashed his tail against the surface.

As we turned back towards the harbour a group of Orca whales (killer whales) came close to the boat, swimming next to us. It is extremely unusual that Orcas go near Reykjavik and our guide told us that she had only seen it happen twice before.

The humpback whales move slowly, sliding through the water; the Orcas are all about speed and power. They live and hunt in groups, circling the pray before they strike and that’s what we saw. On the second photo there are baby Orcas too.

The photos don’t make the whales justice, the graceful swimming through the water; the breathing sounds; their impressive length and strength, only sense it. Just like the traces they leave behind them in the water after a dive, like a quiet fingerprint on the water.

The famous laboratory bar is located on the ground floor, travel up the stairs to the top floor and you find a second bar and the dance floor. The top floor has a different design, more of a gymnastic theme. And a grass covered bar.

The ladies bathroom
And the bar upstairs.

Model: Olivia Constantinides
Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson
Stylists: Dee Omar, Deeonic (designer of the dotted dress below), Johanna Folmer and Nikeisha Andersson, one of Sweden’s coolest filmmakers.

I was perhaps slightly optimistic when I put on my camera thinking I would get some nice photos from the excursion. The landscape was stunningly beautiful with frozen lakes and snow covered hills and heaths, but the paths were slippery.

The five gaits were new to me and I can’t really say I had much control of the speed. It didn’t feel like an option at the time to give the horse free reins and photograph. I believe I looked slightly less graceful than our young guide, who told me she was a horse whisperer. Yet another thing to love about Iceland, the stories, the magic.

I photographed the album cover to Image of You a couple of months ago and here are some photos of Ingela and her band from the release night. Image of You is available on iTunes or through Ingela’s website.

Sven Johansson, producer of Image of You, is in the middle of the last photo. To his left is Elina Johansson, aka Dear Euphoria, and to his right Emil, part of Koko.

Related posts: Ingela – Image of You

We had been to an album launch and waited on the subway in the middle of the night. The traffic was slow and we ended up taking a few photos.

Emil Lundgren and Sven Johansson form the band Koko and their first album will be released shortly. I’m sure you will hear a lot more about them. Good stuff.

Circle of Memory was a quiet installation that gave room for silence and reflection, yet very powerful in its form. Visitors had left hundreds of notes, declarations of love, casually stuck to the walls of straw. An overwhelming declaration of love which was deeply moving.

Eleanor Coppola returned to Stockholm to give a speech at the International Women’s Day yesterday. I had expected her to talk about Circle of Memory. Instead she talked about finding her creative voice, as a woman, as an artist. It was even better, very honest and once again, deeply moving.

The Slagsterz website and Myspace

Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson

Model: Thumandi

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

Image of you by Ingela

Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson

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

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.

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’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!

I photographed and mixed this for the folk singer-songwriter Jörgen Kjellgren. It was so much fun working on it from start to finish. Australian Estelle Moughton is modelling. I hope you like it!

Utan Titel from Jörgen Kjellgren on Vimeo.

Utan titel is one of the songs on Kjellgren’s EP St Judas, free for download here.

Related posts Jörgen Kjellgren and St Judas.

The three photos below are all shot at night, but that’s about all they have in common.

We went for a walk in Los Feliz; it was close to sunset and it is all ambient light. She’s so beautiful and such a delight to work with.

Location shoot with French model in town.

Two silvers in the portrait category.

My photo below.

I spent a lot of time with my dear friends Sara and Caleb (top photo). We went to Malibu, amazing dinners and Annenberg Space for Photography (loved loved loved the Beauty Culture exhibition).

The photos below are from a party in Los Feliz. So much fun.

Album design Erik Östholm, my photos.

Jörgen jumped from a low boat bridge and we got some shots, one of them is the album cover (top right) to his new album St Judas. It will be released 25th May, but here is a preview of the track Vintern (winter). And of course, some photos.

Vintern by jorgenkjellgren

More info on his website and Myspace.

We all have dreams; the difference is what we make of them.

Australian singer-songwriter Ben Abraham wrote American singer Sara Bareilles a song, asking her to sing with him. Last week they performed together at Rod Laver Arena in front of 15 000 people.

The image is from a photo shoot I did with Ben in CBD last month; I will post more photos from that shoot in a couple of days.

Ben Abraham website and Myspace.

Sara Bareilles website and Myspace.

I photographed brother sister duo behind the fashion label Alpha 60 last year and the photo was used in a special edition for Sportsgirl Australia. Alpha 60 has a temporary sale store at Brunswick Street (final week) and I saw one of the pieces from the Sportsgirl collection. My photo was printed on the tag.

I had already moved back (my visa expired) to Sweden when the collection was in store, so it was actually the first time I saw it in print. To pick up a designer dress and see your photo… you kind of just want to do happy dance. It did put a smile on my face.

Related posts: Alpha 60 and GPO store

Make up and hair Karolina Danielson
Wardrobe Stylist Paula Aguilera

Talent: Tea
Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson
Wardrobe Stylist: Paula Aguilera

Model: Rosetta
Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson
Wardrobe Stylist: Paula Aguilera

The show Organic Botanic includes photographs of fruits and flowers. The fruits are hand painted by artist Martin Bergström and photographed by Paulin. The exhibition will be on at Berns Asiatiska 10 March – 10 May.

Talent: Frida Carlswärd
Mua and hair. Karolina Danielson
Wardrobe stylist: Paula Aguilera

Wardrobe Stylist Erik Sjölin
Make up and hair Karolina Danielson

::: update, first track out – Pay Your Dues

Polaroid Kiss – Pay Your Dues by Polaroid Kiss

Sometimes you can combine the two. I spent three weeks following a contemporary dancer in Melbourne on a project in photojournalism. I had so much fun.

The new series is photographed in Stockholm. The dancer, Sara, is currently doing her final semester at the Royal Swedish Ballet School, already rehearsing the Swan Lake with the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Make up and hair Karolina Danielson

The photo of Elina was taken last year and published in the book Vägen till Sångerna, a book about Swedish singer-songwriters written by Stefan Warnqvist.

I was working on the images when a new photo assistant came into the studio. He looked at my screen and said, “you’re doing vampire photos!”

It made me laugh, because vampires weren’t what I had in mind when I shot it, at all. But I did read the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris a couple of weeks ago and there are obviously a few vampires around.

Make up and hair: Karolina Danielson

It’s really just a sneak peak. The ballet images will be my entry at the APPA Awards (Australian Professional Photography Awards). The  Slagsterz will release new material and the photos will be used in the press release.

Model: Estelle Moughton
Hair and make up: Karolina Danielson

::: Update: trailer

And well, this is his outfit at a Halloween party we went to in Melbourne last year.

(Top photo mine. The photo of Liam and me, is taken by a friend.)

The model, Josefin, was a happy chick and she bounced around in the studio and you can kind of tell she liked to dance.

Model: Josefin
Make up artist and hair: Karolina Danielson
Wardrobe stylist: Paula Aguilera

On this site, I will keep posting my fashion shoots, portraits and all personal work. There are some new images in the galleries and of course a new blog layout.

I have moved my wedding stuff to a separate site (www.anneviweddings.com). Slightly different crowd, slightly different style, so it made sense.

I’m kind of excited; I hope you will be too.

xx

/Annevi

I had an exhibition in Los Angeles and met up with photography friends and had an amazing time there, then head over to New York for a couple of weeks.

I photographed singer songwriter Dear Euphoria and the photos were published in the book Vägen till Sångerna by Stefan Warnqvist.

Dear Euphoria and I also worked together on another project. Her voice and my images in a video that was screened at Slideluck Stockholm.

Biggest gig of the year was with fashion designers Alpha 60, for Sportsgirl Australia. It was printed on postcards and in stores all over Australia.

Had some photos in Australian Sketch Magazine.

Got a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards 2010. I won three bronze awards at the International Aperture Awards 2010, in three different categories, people, wedding and illustrative.

(1) Two heads lighting the background, bouncing into the polyboards, mostly to avoid camera flare.

(2) The main light is a Beauty Dish with reflector and the second light is a Balloon. A beauty dish is probably my favourite light source, besides ambient, when it comes to portraits. It gives a beautiful fall off, eg. this shot. The balloon is completely underrated but gives an amazingly soft light. I use it a lot for beauty shots.

The combination of a beauty dish and a balloon isn’t typical I guess, but I find using just a beauty dish will be too harsh for a fashion shoot. Big soft boxes are easy and reliable, but can give a flat light. It depends on what you shoot of course.

Make up artist and hair stylist Karolina Danielson.
Wardrobe Stylist Paula Aguilera

She has modelled professional for years and had worked with photographers and make up artists I knew. But we had never met until she followed love and moved to Sweden.

Of course we had to do a shoot together when we found out. It was so much fun and she is a natural in front of the camera.

One of my favourite shoots this year.

Model: Estelle
Make up and hair styling: Karolina Danielson
Wardrobe stylist: Helin Sabri

Wardrobe: Zetterberg, H&M, Twilfit, Sand and Hugo Boss
Thanks to Presskontakterna.

Model Titti Lindsten
Make up and hair styling Karolina Danielson
Wardrobe stylist Helin Sabri
Special thanks to Presskontakterna and MildhPress.

The photos below are taken the first time I met him. It was winter, freezing and we shot a film noir serie in an alleyway in Melbourne.

My favourite is the gorgeous green and white dress. (first photo)

Dungen, Taken by Trees, Timo Räisänen, Elin Sigvardsson and Dear Euphoria are a few of the  musicians that are interviewed. Some of my photos of Elina Johansson aka Dear Euphoria are published in the book.

Related posts: Dear Euphoria and Coming Down.

Studio address: Igeldammsgatan 22A, lvl 2.

Artist statement – Hilda Ekeroth

Oljan mimar plasten. Dom mimar varandra.
Pigmentet faller genom oljan och placerar sig emellan. Under ytan.

The oil mimes the plastic. They mime each other.
The pigment falls through the oil and places itself in between. Under the surface.
(free translation)

Model: Mirash
Make-up: Christina

Alpha 60 recently designed a collection for the major Australian fashion brand Sportsgirl. You might have seen it in stores, on posters or at postcards. I shot the portrait (below) used in the campaign.

Collection at Sportsgirl.

It has been a busy few months moving to Europe, to get the entire logistics happening as well as shooting and travelling.

The model is Jessie Habermann, an Australian model on the rise. Photographed in Melbourne last year.

I’m not used to show my drawings, so be gentle. Published in the latest issue.

I have work in the Stockholm show, an underwater series accompanied with music by Elina Johansson. Admission fee 100sek and there will be food, treats, drinks and afterparty. Welcome!

You can view the video here.

Related posts: Let It Fall

I feel humble to be nominated, among some truly amazing shooters, in Australia’s top emerging photographer of the year.

In fashion. And portrait.

I was in NYC for another 10 days so I have heaps of photos to edit and I’m leaving for Greece in a couple of days. But, here are some photos of the lovely places I went to in LA.

I arrived late in the evening and spent the first night at LAX. When I got to the hotel, they had accedently cancelled my prepaid reservation. I got upgraded to a suite.

Saw a photo exhibition at the Getty Centre. It was a beautiful day and it was so nice to sit outside by the fountain in the shadow of the trees and have a salad. Show must go on.

A photographer asked me if I liked to come along to the Watts Towers. “Sure”, I said, not really knowing anything about it.

We stopped at a car park and she asked me to grab my photo gear as “we can’t open the trunk when we arrive in Watts”. I had no idea we were going into the ghetto.

Contrasts. Stayed at the W in Hollywood, just opened and a gorgeous place to stay.

Top photo, Arte Kanela performing at Kanela Flamenco Bar in Fitzroy, Melbourne. The rest is photographed in a studio.

More details here about the show.

Poster design by Lawrie
(My photo)

I love the soft eerie sound of Dear Euphoria and liked to reflect that in the images.

We had planned an outdoor shoot, but the rain started to pour down when we got to the location so we quickly had to change plans. And Elina walked through the underground all flowery; she looked like a fairy escaped from a saga in the grey concrete around us.

Related posts: Dear Euphoria, Coming Down.

I have finished packing and the apartment feels empty and silent. Looking out over the city and I’m feeling a bit sad. I love this place.

It’s a 26 hours flight in the morning to Europe, 10 hours shorter than last time so I’m lucky.

I look forward seeing family and friends in Sweden; it is more than a year since I saw them last time. Can’t wait really, but now, right now, I feel mainly sadness of leaving a place that feels like home.

This is home, but it’s time to build a new somewhere else.

I had my first show of the year in July and exhibited an underwater series – Let It Fall that I photographed back in Sweden last Christmas. It didn’t quite make it to the final in Projections, but was given a highly commended in the art category.

The second show, the graduation show at Eckersley’s Gallery in November was intended to be the last show, but then there was Hogan Gallery this month. It was kind of unexpected but I was happy to be a finalist in portrait in Edge Photo Imaging Awards.

I specialized in portraiture in my graduation folio, but it was partly due to the limited timeline and studio access. I would have liked to photograph more fashion, but there is always next year. I prefer to work with people so fashion and portraiture are two areas I like a lot.

I have also been hanging out at various comedy scenes and it’s impossible not having fun when photographing stand-up comedians. And occasionally you get called up on stage. Don’t have a picture of that though.

In June I went up to Sydney and the APPA Awards. It is the highlight of photographic events of the year and AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography) arranged seminars, cocktail parties and award dinners. It was so much fun and I was very happy for my 2 silvers in portraiture.

I look forward to 2010 and there will be a lot of changes in my life next year. Enjoy the last hours of 2009 and see you in 2010. Happy New Year!

It is a portrait of stand up comedian Magesh, also well-known Australian drummer.

The images will be on display and the category winners will be announced tomorrow at the awards night (Tuesday 15 Dec), at The Hogan Gallery, 310 Smith Street, Collingwood. The function starts at 7 pm.

Welcome!

The graduation exhibition will open Wednesday 25 November at Eckersley’s Gallery, 97 Franklin St, Melbourne.

Welcome to the show if you are in Melbourne.

/x

Exhibition dates 25 Nov – 6 Dec

Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat: 11am-5pm
Sun: 12am-4pm

Comedians are so easy to work with, used to be on stage and of course, hilarious.

Magesh, stand-up comedian

Models:
Loren Chambers
Paige Lee
Tori Bellentina
Sue Zhang

Make-up artist: Lysha Maree
Hairstylist: Markis Weis

I went to the design studio with my assistant to do a location portrait of designer duo Georgie and Alex Cleary at Alpha 60. My assistant and I started to set up lights. Alex grabbed a shirt from one of the many hangers in the studio and came back a couple of minutes later with the new shirt on. I wish I could do the same.

Photoassistant: John Szatkowski

Dancers: Candice Canon and Robbie Yates

Photo assistant: Suzy Barraclough

He is instantly recognised in his native country Sweden, perhaps less so on his first Australian tour and there were a lot of Swedish ladies in the crowd.

More of Tash Parker’s lovely music at her website.