Italian sunrise

This morning I saw this amazing sunrise in Italy. Now I'm in Malmö again and I will get back to you soon with more photos.

Without you

Colorblind

"I am covered in skin

No one gets to come in

Pull me out from inside

I am folded and unfolded and unfolding

I am colorblind"

Counting Crows

The King's Grave (Self portrait)

I'm not a religious person but I do believe in energy and that there are places where it's more concentrated, where you can feel it if you just allow yourself to do so. This place, where I took this self portrait is called the King's grave and it's located in Kivik, in the south of Sweden. It's dated all the way back to the Bronze age and it's unique because of it size, it is a circular site measuring 75 meters. When the grave was first discovered it was believed to be a King's grave because of the size of the slabs. It was later discovered that the grave site contained two graves and markers indicated that it had been used as a sacrificial site as well as a grave and the bodies found were all in their teens. I have always had a huge interested in history, it fascinates me. I find it thrilling that we know so much and at the same time so little. How several thousands of years passes but our main needs remains the same. I don't believe it's a coincidence that this grave is located there or that I posed in this specific way...I just can't explain it.
(Special thank's to Hanne for helping me capture this photo)

Dark Romance

This summer has mainly been about photographing wonderful weddings all over my region and at the same time mending a broken heart and a shattered mind. Frankly I have not had the energy to do my own projects at all, I have been to concentrated on work and on moving forward. But as the season changes something is changing inside of me as well. I feel that some part of me is gone after this summer but this passion to create is something that runs deep and can never be crushed, not even by nasty people. 

I know a bunch of great people to collaborate with in Malmö and one of them is make-up artist Jenny Beckman http://jennybeckman.se/. She is very talented and we share the same vision when it comes to beauty. She introduced me to the model Edlina and I loved her look right away. We decided to do a spontaneous photo shoot at the beach here in Malmö. I can say that this will not be the last time the three of us does something creative together. Hopefully there will not be a mosquito barbecue next time.

The long skirt in the first look and the romper in the second look is made by local designer Lena Quist http://www.etsy.com/shop/lenaquistdesign In the last pictures Edlina is wearing a vintage dress I found in Copenhagen.

The oracle

In the arms of the ocean

Looking up from underneath,
Fractured moonlight on the sea.

Reflections still look the same to me,
As before I went under.
And it's peaceful in the deep,
Cathedral where you can not breathe,
No need to pray, no need to speak
Now I am under.
Oh, and it's breaking over me,
A thousand miles down to the sea bed,
I found the place to rest my head.

Florence And The Machine, Never Let Me Go

Imprint

No one will comfort me, will know me or what's going on insideA vacant hole will remain that way for life, to remind me where the both of you once liedI miss the feel of it, your touch, your kiss weighs heavy on my mindOur moment Forever sealed in time, our secret as much yours as is mineAll logic we have surely left defied, I will hold you till I die

(Low Roar, Friends make garbage)

Tonight the sky was on fire

The view from my window

Monday (Self portrait)

It's too easy to cry when everything eventually dies
If not today then maybe tomorrow
Up and around, then it goes down
The thought that you found, takes you to town
smashed your face, burns at your heart
then you go home and turn it into art

jj From Africa to Malaga