Chickentown meets Josefine

I tell people that I come from a small village, but that's not really true, I'm actually from outside a small village. This place is called Hönsholma and if you would want to translate that into English it would be something like Chickentown. But I have never seen a chicken in my life there. But this summer I saw a big beautiful field of corn there. I drove past it everyday and saw the plants get bigger and bigger and more and more beautiful. So before I left this summer I had to have photo shoot there. I called the farmer who owns the land and he totally agreed with me, that it would be cool to take pictures there and he gave me his blessing. So all I had to do now was to find a model. I called in a dear friend of mine. Her name is Josefine and she is from the same village. We have been friends for many years now and I don't get to see her as much as I wanted. It was wonderful to create something together again...

Cosima in Berlin

I don't live in Berlin anymore, Malmö is now my city. But like NY, Berlin has definitely left it's mark on me. It is a wonderful place and I will go back for sure. During my stay I met so many interesting and cool people and I hope I will be able to stay in contact with them. And even if I don't get to see them as often as I wish I have photos of them (of course!). I worked so much this summer that I only had one opportunity to visit my former city. While I was there I took portrait of this girl you see. It was the second time I photographed Cosima and this time we stayed indoors in my boyfriends apartment. I can't remember what the weather was like but when I look at the photos it feels like it was raining outside. But that could also just be something I am imagining. I like these photos because they have a silence in them that is both calming and worrying. What do you think?

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Vlora and the flowers

Johannes the actor

This, my blog reading friends is a Berlin based actor. His name is Johannes Suhm and I had the opportunity to take his portrait just before I left Berlin for a summer in Sweden. It was sort of a last minute thing but I'm glad I got the chance to get to know Johannes. He is such a nice person, a smile never seems far away. And the thing I really love about shooting actors is that they know just that, how to act.
Johannes has a lot on his resume. From 2000 to 2003 he studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg schule in Munich and it was after that he got his first roles in movies and began to play theater. Since then he has appeared in several roles in films, television movies and television series. He has done some hear books and synchronization. I guess your could say the whole spectrum of the work as an actor. Wanna know exactly what he starred in? Check out his website at:

http://www.johannessuhm.com

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Tassili and the dogs (Marrakesh)

Last spring, when Berlin still was winter-cold, me and my boyfriend first visited his hometown Milan and then spent two lovely weeks in Marrakesh. It was my second time in Morocco but my first time in the old city. Earlier on this blog I have posted pictures from the town. This time it's Tassilis turn. We stayed with friends of his family that has a house in the new parts. In the back-garden I took these pictures. Of course the cute dogs Pongo and Hugo, had to be in some of the photos. They were actually more willing than Tassili, who I guess gets a little bit tired of the fact that he has to model for me as much as he do. But that's what you get for being in a relationship with a portrait photographer.

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Nene and a snowstorm (2009)

My pictures in an article

I had the pleasure last year, of taking photos of the amazing sing and songwriter JBM. Just recently some of those pictures were published in an article. Wanna check it out? Go to:
http://reviewsic.com/2010/07/20/talking-shop-with-jbm-not-even-in-july-out-727/

Melissa

I first saw this girl in the local supermarket like a year ago. I was strucked by her exotic look, not often found in a small, Swedish town. Not only has she a beautiful and interesting look, she is also super tall. When I approached her a couple of weeks ago I learned that her name is Melissa and that she is only 15-years old. This is her very first real photo shoot and I must say that she did brilliant. I was going for a soft, feminine and summery feeling. I used two of my favorite things, flowers and sunlight. I haven't been in a studio for more than a year. In a way I miss it even if I love to use the light that nature supplies. I guess it all comes down to the need of variety.
Without variety life would be extremely boring.

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Astrid

This little girl with the amazing hair and the great charisma is my sisters oldest daughter. Astrid is full of life and even though she is so young she knows exactly how to move in front of the camera. It might have something to do with the fact that through out her hole life I have been there, taking her portrait. Sometimes she borrows one of my cameras and takes my portrait instead. I had to be almost twice her age before I was allowed to play around with a camera. I guess that is the beauty of digital these days. When I was little it was expensive since we used film and around my house we took photos to document and not in the sense of art.
Astrid is constantly changing her mind when it comes to what she's gonna be when she grows up. More than once has she said that she would like to become a photographer. I would love that. I guess I just have to wait and see if that is what she actually becomes or if it will lean more towards riding instructor and football player.

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Fanny and summer

Finally I got to shoot Fanny when there was no risk of here freezing to death. But instead something bit her so that her foot turned into a football. Poor girl, but she is a great sport so we kept on shooting for just a little bit longer even after that. Fanny has great energy and she really knows how to bring "it". It was fun and I hope you enjoy the pictures. This shoot was kind of a last minute thing and I am very happy with the results.

Special thanks to the makeup artist Sara Baldauf for making Fanny look even more beautiful.

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