Tag: personal project
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The Saigon Zoo shoot out
Maissa contacted me some time ago. She hoped we could do a photo shoot together. I contacted a photographer friend of mine. I hoped we could do a shoot together. In the end, we managed to arrange both time and place. A previous used location, the Saigon Zoo. The challenge is to come up with…
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Collaboration with JnG Couture – Part II
As before, we went on location, but instead of outdoor, it was indoor. Only one piece to shoot, so a few samples of different crops. Enjoy:)
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Monkey madness
On location deep inside the Mekong, we set up and photographed a storage room in a small village. It was the main distribution centre in the area. In between shots as my assistants moved lights, I saw something next door. At first, I noticed the shafts of light coming in to what I believed was…
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New Year’s Eve in Bergen with Xmas lights, bokeh and fireworks
End of 2011 brought no snow and no white Xmas to Bergen, Norway. Instead we faced strong wind, one of the worst storms ravaging the coastline and rain as the year drew to an end. Not really an incentive to leave the cozy home for shots that would end up as mediocre. So a study…
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Collaboration with JnG Couture in Saigon, Vietnam
Working with passionate people is always good and you finish with your energy levels boosted and a wish to push things further and further. Meeting John will give you that experience, he brings fresh flavour to anyone he works with and it is always a pleasure to collaborate with him. Here are samples from two…
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On the road to Moc Bai, Vietnam and the Cambodia border
Thundering down the road at the speed of a turtle. Steamrolling through the landscape. It had to be captured. Man riding his big metal beast, flattening anything that may come in front of the rollers. Shortly after, we are thundering down the road too, on our metal horse, the motorbike. Stopping again to have a…
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Big Mountain, Cloud Lake, Miss Vung Tau and the Alpine Coaster
It is a Sunday, my parents are still in town, however, my mother decided to relax at the hotel while my dad, my son and I took a day trip to Vung Tau. The roads have improved, it took us 2 1/2 hours by car, average speed of 48 km/hr to reach Vung Tau, 120…
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To the Skydeck we go
Family visit. Always a joy. This time I got to spend more time than last with them. It was good. We are all changing and getting older. I am a dad myself now. Almost halfway in life. How did that happen? To the Skydeck we went. To get a view of the city. Going from…
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A random day in Saigon – A walkabout downtown
Sometimes a wander can create wonders. Enjoy the result of less than 2 hours walking about on a random day.
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Akvariet i Bergen & Pepperkakebyen
Two unique attractions. One seasonal and one permanent. We did them both. Pepperkakebyen, or the Gingerbread Town, is a unique Christmas tradition and is growing in size year by year. I still remember the time it was held indoors at Galleriet, a shopping mall in the city centre. In 2009, somebody on his way home,…
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Christmas in Norway
It is almost that time of year again. Only a few months away. Christmas. Snow. Norway. It is such a contrast celebrating Christmas in Norway versus Vietnam. As my son is growing older, I prefer to let him celebrate in Norway to both experience the culture and the climate. Seeing snow for the first time…
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Nothing endures but change – Heraclitus
A year ago I went passed houses and green fields where I now find dirt, water and machines. More images from the changing landscape of Thu Thiem, District 2.
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“Burning down the house” & the reimbursements
Hold tight wait till the party’s over Hold tight We’re in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house – Talking Heads Thu Thiem area in District 2 is undergoing a massive change and over 12000 households have been relocated according to this source. “A new urban,…
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Pure bliss (Part IV)
Just turned off the main road and heading towards Da Lat. Small country road, sun is shining, breeze is flowing as we ride along and are enjoying the road to ourselves. Pure bliss. Simply put. No more trucks and buses and exhaust fumes. Only the sound of our bike humming along the road. This would…
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A new dawn in Nha Trang (Part III)
We had made it to Nha Trang. 14 hours on the road. Found a nice hotel to treat ourselves to a good night sleep before heading off the next day. Been informed that a potential client wanted to meet up in the morning since they have heard we would be up there. 8 am meeting…
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Ride, drink and shoot (Part II)
That’s what we did. Like a British fox hunting party we set out and chased something. That something cannot be easily explained. We had no dogs to help us. They were all at home, barking at any creature that entered the grounds. No use to us. Not that we were fox hunting anyway. We were…
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Break of dawn and barking dogs (Part I)
Road trip. Those are the magic words. Bringing a smile to my face as I splash water in my face. Been up since 4 am. SMS’ed James to see if he really would make it at 5 am. “Yes”, he texted back. That’s what a road trip will do for you. Even more so when…
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Yes, the day I pulled it off. Twice.
failing health chewing dried seaweed my teeth grate on sand Matsuo Basho’s Haiku sums up my feeling of July. What was supposed to be a month where the long planned road trip would take place, became a month full of surprises. As any photographer knows, clients can suddenly change their minds and shooting dates…