Photography

What are we doing here?!

As a photographer I have always been in direct contact with my clients and there has been some kind of personal relationship through the photograph. I hope this is not lost by creating an online gallery. If you are open to it, I would like to know more about what your intentions are with this photograph in your life…because I believe it is not just a piece of decoration for your house or office.  It is something that makes you stop and wonder, a reminder of somewhere you’ve been, or it simply “speaks to you”.  You also have a connection to this image that is somehow a part of me, an instant of my life, and I would like to take part in this journey.

I work with various equipment—in film and digital—and as you can see, without a fixed line or theme in my images.  I find this to be a luxury in photography because in everyday life we are asked to fit in—to be and do what is expected.  But art and photography gives us a chance to do what we feel like—to reflect moods, beliefs, angers and fears.  Bright images, dark images, lively or sad. 

When I work with film I shoot mostly 4x5 with my Ebony—a wooden camera handmade in Japan that I’ve had over 20 years and still love. I sometimes use a 6x6 Hasselblad 503 camera which has also long been an integral part of my photographic journey. At the same time I love the Phase One digital equipment—namely the IQ4 on Alpa cameras.  It’s the perfect setup for achieving high resolution for big images.  

Simply put, I love photography and everything about it!  I created this gallery space so that these images start to travel and hopefully enrich your life as much as they have mine.  Thanks for taking part in the journey.

Best,

Steffen