NOTES on your PHOTOGRAPHER

 "Danish by birth, Canadian by choice, Viking by heritage"

 

YOUR PHOTO DUDE:

Born and raised in Denmark, I'm very open minded and love to be creative. Equality - in every definition of the word - is in my DNA and taboos and tradition, to me, is something the world is better off without. I make no excuses and have nothing to apologize for; I'm not a professional (photographer), have no desire to become one and don't pretend to be one (like so many others do). Food pays my bills, photography enriches my life. 

I'm not really all that interested in pretty. I'm more interested in gritty. The raw. The natural. Reality in photography. Guirilla photography and the "in your face" kind of photography.  I'm not saying I won't do pretty. I will, so you should still give me a shout if you want a shoot, but given a choice, I'll probably go for gritty. If you want "Barbie pictures" of yourself, we can do that, but I would much rather "shoot you" in a way that is edgy and memorable, creative and transformative. My aim is to "pry open your (the viewer's) mind with a crowbar" and force a response/reaction/opinion in you, whether good or bad. In other words, actually make you think a little bit. It's all about creativity. It's about breaking taboos and traditions and not do what everybody else is doing. Not interested in the mundane, the bland and the boring. It's goth over glam. Reality over fantasy.

I am, generally speaking, not a big talker (more on the quiet side), but if you hit me on a subject i'm passionate about, the flood gates will open. My style of communication is calm and fact based. Respectful but assertive. I'm floating around in the mostly empty space between being a deep thinker and an "action Jackson", and my port of entry is humour. I love intelligent conversation and I appreciate knowledgeable people I can learn from. I'm very easy going and down to Earth.

I read a lot. Or at least I try to read as much as possible, as much as I have time for, because reading improves your brain's capacity to process things, such as thoughts & ideas and it improves your vocabulary and your ability to express yourself in a clear and concise manner. 

It's very important to me, that you are comfortable during your shoot, hence my job one is your comfort. Reason for this being, that if you are not comfortable, it will clearly show in your pictures. Guaranteed!

That's why communication is so important, so that we're actually on the same page.

You are free to contact me any time, even if you just have general questions or maybe some ideas you'd like my input on.

Thank you for reading. Stay adventurous...and carpe diem!

Just for fun:

Favourite fabric: Burlap!

Favourite food: Anything 50% dead or more.

Favourite weapon: The spoken word.

Favourite flower: Thistles & Hogweed.

Favourite players: Tajon & Lareya.

Favourite hates: Snobbery & pretentiousness.