My Story
I grew up in Värmland, Sweden, and got my hands on a camera somewhere around the age of ten, well before I had any real idea what I was doing with it. My very first photo was shot on film: a swallow perched on a TV antenna, captured with all the technical finesse you’d expect from a ten-year-old on their first roll. The composition was, let’s say, ambitious, and the focus was very much open to interpretation, but it was mine, and somewhere in that blurry frame, something clicked.
A few years later came a moment that probably had something to do with where I ended up. I was sitting in our garden one afternoon when a lynx came crashing out of the treeline, chasing our cat straight across the lawn, stopping just a few meters from me before turning around and disappearing back into the forest just as quickly as it had appeared. I still think about that encounter sometimes, and while I can’t say for certain that it’s the reason I photograph wildlife, looking back I suppose it was only a matter of time (And yes, that cat did survive). When my parents asked what books to read at bedtime, I wanted field guides to birds, fish and mammals, and one bird book I particularly loved had a button you could press to hear each species call. I also had field guides to dinosaurs, though those have proven harder to photograph.
These days I work as an engineer with an M.Sc. in Computer Science, which means I spend a fair share of my time in front of screens, and getting out into the field with a camera has become a kind of necessary counterweight to that.
What I Photograph
Wildlife has become my main area of photography, partly because it suits my temperament well: it rewards patience and preparation while still managing to surprise you, and there’s something genuinely addictive about waiting in the early morning for something to happen and then having it actually happen. Östergötland, where I now live, turns out to have quite a lot to offer on that front, as long as you’re willing to get up early and sit still for a while.
I also venture into landscape and macro photography from time to time, though I’d be lying if I said either of them came as naturally to me as wildlife does, and both have a reliable way of reminding me that there’s always more to learn.
On Editing
Editing has always been part of photography, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with processing an image to bring out what you saw when you were standing there. Most of my editing happens in Lightroom, which is where I spend the bulk of my post-processing time, though I sometimes experiment with other tools depending on what I’m working on.
What does bother me a little, when browsing photography online, is how difficult it can be to get a sense of how much work went into an image after an image was captured. A sky that dramatic, was it really like that? I’ve caught myself asking the same question looking at other people’s work, and I’d rather not leave people asking it about mine. That’s why I’ve added the “Show original” feature to this site: you can toggle between the processed image and the raw capture to see what changed and what didn’t. It’s not a statement about anyone else’s approach to editing, just a way of being a bit more transparent about my own.
Get in Touch
I’d love to hear from you, whether it’s about a collaboration, a print, or just to talk photography. I don’t run a web shop, but if you’re interested in a print of something you see here, feel free to reach out and we can figure something out.