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Dear Paulie has started a new brand, Little Liffner. Handmade in Italy, gorgeous design and good priced. So very impressed!

The site is finally updated!

Some images from the latest issue of Perfect Magazine. I do have a couple of beauty productions right now I’m very excited about. Can hardly wait…

Fashion Editor: Maria Virgin / LinkDetails
Hair: Martina Senke / Mikas Looks
Make up: Igna Alonso / LinkDetails
Model: Faye / Stockholmsgruppen

Finally time to clean the desk at home. Found stacks of polaroids to scan. It will have to wait until later this spring though as January is filling up fast.

still life for Perfect Magazine

Some non-polaroid work for weekday. How very 90´s things get with painted backgrounds.

Photographer / Martin Vallin
Stylist / Tekla Knaust
Art Director / Jacob Huurinainen
Hair / Dejan Cekanovic
Make / Linda Gradin
Model / Agnes Karlsson

Some polaroids from a shoot for Weekday we did in June.

Photographer / Martin Vallin
Stylist / Tekla Knaust
Art Director / Jacob Huurinainen
Hair / Dejan Cekanovic
Make / Linda Gradin
Model / Agnes Karlsson
Model / Dan Kling

A bit of make up I shot for Perfect Magazine last spring.

From this spring:

Did these a while ago with talented up and coming stylist Oscar Lange for Dansk Magazine. The world needs more polaroid, no?

Took the first real vacation in ages. Surfing, eating and hiking. Finally back shooting again. Changing office, updating sites, reading, and tons of new projects. Its going to be an awesome autumn.

NK Stil cover:
Model: Theres A / Stockholmsgruppen
Stylist: Emma Thorstrand / LinkDetails
Make: Ignacio Alonso / LinkDetails
Hair: Dejan Cekanovic / LinkDetails

My old camera is broken. All it does is scream obscenities.

Polaroid from a recent shoot for Glaceau Vitamin Water / XXX

Cover for the latest Weekday Magazine. Art Directed by the very talented Jacob Huurinainen.

Yes, I know I have been saying exactly this a lot over the last year, but its been crazy busy. So much new work to post and so little time. Will slow down a bit in May to get some rest though. Here is a little leftover from a shoot a while ago to celebrate spring.

I sometimes have trouble sleeping. Luckily I love making collages so its not really a problem. Below is a sleepless Tuesday.

More backstage footage from a shoot for Stockholm Fashion Week Magazine.

Stylist: Elin Edlund / LinkDetails
Hair: Dejan Cekanovic / LinkDetails
Make: Nina Belkhir / LinkDetails
Model: Alina / Mikas

Some backstage footage from a shoot for Stockholm Fashion Week Magazine.

Stylist: Elin Edlund / LinkDetails
Hair: Dejan Cekanovic / LinkDetails
Make: Nina Belkhir / LinkDetails
Model: Alina / Mikas

Stine Goya and Johanna F

Just back from a wonderful quick-vacation up north. Went to the spa at Fjällnäs Hotel by the border to Norway and I highly recommend it. It made Conde Nast Travellers list of must sees as well as the New York Times list last year. Suspect I will be going back soon. Just need to get through the next couple of weeks that are packed with shoots.

Here is the new collaboration between the wonderful danish designer Stine Goya and Weekday that we shot a couple of weeks ago. Will post a film soon as well:

Stylist: Emma Thorstrand / LinkDetails
Make up & hair: Nina Belkhir / LinkDetails
Model: Johanna F / Stockholmsgruppen

Paris was a lot of fun as usual. Spent all the time in the studio, on my way to the studio, or working at the hotel. Had time for a morning walk with E & E though. Miss Paris a lot, will go back in a couple of weeks to see some exhibitions.

I have never in my life been as booked as I am now. Loving it. Off to Paris tomorrow for a shoot. Darling E and shorty are coming with. Like back in the days, but in a new way.

Secret messages in shapes

Ad hoc sculpture made out of metal, plastics and glass

Ad hoc sculpture made out of metal, plastics and glass, part II

Finally a new year, even though the last one was really great. Everything is filling up so fast though, the schedule already being a clutter.  The funny thing is that lack of time makes me think about time, which makes me feel like re-reading Derek Parfits Reasons and Persons. Which in turn leaves me with even less time. Guess reading the notes from last time I read it might be a good alternative. I think 2011 is the year when I have to be more efficient throughout everything.

Did some minor updates on my site last night. Some new shoots, there is a lot more coming. Will rewrite it for moving images as well.

PS. About efficiency and keeping track, you haven’t missed Evernote have you?

Inspiration at the museum of natural history

The ballet

The orchestra

Cords on the studio floor

The Grand hotel

With no time to visit the Grand Hotel spa, collage making is as recreational as things get.

Collage with the letter T

Some of the images I did for the L’Officiel Paris December issue. The bodies were double exposures on 4×5′ Tri-X. Wish there were more opportunities to work like that.

Stuck in Copenhagen airport due to snow.

Shot some new material for HYDE’S SPECTACLES with art director Jonas Torvestig. I love projects where I can work intuitively. It might be a coincidence but I feel that there has been less of that in the last year. More sketching, more security. Maybe it came with the economic downturn. Maybe it will change again.

A model resting in the studio

David&Martin are opening up a new store in Stockholm in a week or so. Its on Mäster Samuelsgatan 6 and will be very nice I think. Perfect for that Christmas shopping…

Here is one of the new campaign images we shot a couple of weeks ago.

Make up: Johanna Sylvan / LinkDetails
Model: Faye

Part of a polaroid I found under a pile of magazines on my desk.

The new David&Martin campaigns will be out soon. In the meantime, here are a couple of stills from the films we did.

Model: Faye V
Make up: Johanna Sylvan / LinkDetails

Its been a lot of work lately. Will update my site soon…. Here are a couple of pages from the last issue of L’Officiel Paris. Stay tuned for more.

Right now in the studio. Have missed those old cans…

Thank you Ravenswood for a lovely dinner.

At Hotel Amour in Paris. Feels good to be back.
Quote of the day:

–From this distance, the nose looks unexceptional and the rest strikes you as bland. You judge her to be about five-five, not tall enough for runway work. She´s got to much chest for couture.

I accidently pushed the shutter while talking to the model. Kind of like it...

Erika dancing in the Versailles garden, an autumn a couple of years ago.

Cant sleep. Cutting, pasting and practicing compositions instead.

Last Wednesday in Paris:

Photos by Philippe Bustarret via Mily Kadz blog

Galerie Joyce / Jardin du Palais Royal
Exhibition will be up for a couple of weeks

A quick recap: Exhibition opened in Paris at Galerie Joyce in Jardin du Palais Royal. It will stay up until September 24th. Went to Copenhagen and shot a campaign I’m very happy about. Will show you when its out.

Now: Whisky and planning. Up early tomorrow for a shoot.