some kind of blog for friends and likes

on old school still life

martin — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:06:30 +0000

A still life from a recent campaign with department store NK. There is only one sun, right?

on being proud

martin — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:18:56 +0000

Erikas new book is finally out! Its the second part in the trilogy about the mirrors. Its so very impressive that she is an author, an editor at Elle, an amazing mother and a student of physics at the same time! Get your copy (in swedish) here. I cant wait for the final book to be done…

An old portrait of Erika (and me) from when we were both assistants.

on a remix

martin — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:03:07 +0000

Soon in a magazine near you.

Model: Tania / Oui Management

on an old scan

martin — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:05:21 +0000

Old picture of Ellinore Erichsen. I do miss my old Hasselblad 500 CM that was stolen a while ago. I will get a new one very soon. Its kind of funny what happens when you lose all your gear. At first I thought it would make working kind of hard. Turns out its the opposite. I was never as dependent as I thought on the right cameras and flashes. Instead it opened up ideas in a new way.

on beauty

martin — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:50:14 +0000

Amazing Linda & Johanna taking a break.

on work

martin — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:10:09 +0000

This spring has been incredibly busy. So much work coming out soon. And started working on a new exhibition as well. Sneak peak coming…

A recent shoot for Perfect:

on Little Liffner

martin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:07:01 +0000

Helped Paulina with some new images. Those bags are amazing.

Shop Little Liffner here!

on a polaroid

martin — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:38:13 +0000

Lenny Müller, from an old Weekday shoot.

on a visit

martin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:04:02 +0000

Jacob from Weekday came by the studio to look at some proofs.

on death and meaning

martin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:06:41 +0000

Could it be that the idea, and even fear of, meaninglessness and death are both necessary for creative processes. And that meaning historically speaking has been to be seen by (a) god and that in the modern world that has been reduced to just seen, by anybody. And could that mean that the possible death of identity is a modern memento mori? Could explain things I guess.

on waiting

martin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:57:37 +0000

The simplest of lights. Just waiting for the model.

on legs

martin — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:07:16 +0000

Im not very keen on the fact that when you buy polaroidfilm these days it looks like a crappy instagramfilter. Well. Its still fun anyway.

on morning light

martin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:09:52 +0000

Morning light at James&Perra.

on work in progress

martin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:09:18 +0000

Still life in the making.

on weekday

martin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:11:42 +0000

on favorites

martin — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:54:02 +0000

Aleksandr Rodtjenkos Spatial construction no 9 gets me every time. Brilliant.

on today

martin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:53:40 +0000

Listening to The Monk and shooting some stills.

on a tuesday scan

martin — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:41:27 +0000

on that feeling again

martin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:34:30 +0000

on longing

martin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:44:31 +0000

The French Riviera, off-season, in the rain.

on the shy model

martin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:37:13 +0000

on silhouettes and make up

martin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:33:21 +0000

What I miss most these days is time to experiment with visual expressions outside of commissioned work. Im really gonna try to find an hour every day Im not shooting to do just that. Who needs sleep anyway.

on St Ives

martin — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:59:00 +0000

on a nice read

martin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:52:38 +0000

Guess what. Art buyers are people too.

on mindfulness

martin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:40:13 +0000

on work in progress pt 2

martin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:04:58 +0000

Or how about this?

on work in progress

martin — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:40:56 +0000

So how about this. Yes, no or maybe?

on beauty

martin — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:13:11 +0000

Some recent work.

on the mocking couch

martin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:48:02 +0000

I love my office couch. Always has. In the last year I have sat in it three times for a total of approximately 10 minutes. This year Im thinking Im gonna be a guy who spends just a little bit more time in it.

on arriving

martin — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:00:58 +0000

Very few things feel as good as arriving in Paris late at night when it rains.

on Perfect Magazine

martin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:50:20 +0000

A couple of images from a shoot for Perfect Magazine. Sometimes simple is nice.

on boarding

martin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:04:34 +0000

A view you really not want to see out the window when boarding a plane to London.

on behind

martin — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:42:01 +0000

Back again from a lovely christmas holiday. Actually feel rested! How about that.

on Mumm

martin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:40:51 +0000

One of the images from the G.H Mumm campaignes I shoot earlier this year with the very talented people at Marcel, Paris. Set Design by dear Arnaud Roth.

on the Twins

martin — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:56:54 +0000

The Twins 2012

on polaroids

martin — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:56:08 +0000

Polaroids of Siri C from a shoot for Tiger Jeans.

on Molami

martin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:02:01 +0000

Behind the scenes from a shoot for Molami headphones.

Molami Black on Black behind the scenes shoot from Molami on Vimeo.

on christmas decorations

martin — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:56:25 +0000

on Little Liffner

martin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:34:30 +0000

Some collages I did for dear Paulinas bags. Love mixing photography and collage.

on beauty

martin — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:42:14 +0000

Really felt like adding some colour…

Make up: Johanna Sylvan / LinkDetails
Hair: Martina Senke / Mikas Looks
Model: Andrea / Mikas

on travels

martin — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:40:41 +0000

Leaving Stockholm

Dining at Ralphs. Thank you Lena for the inspiration.

Leaving Paris

on longing

martin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:34:36 +0000

In Paris working. Have a sudden urge to work with letters again. Typography. InDesign. Think I have to start a new project soon.

on a preview

martin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:53:22 +0000

on work in progress

martin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:02:17 +0000

Ink on paper

The very early stages of a still life

on Self Service

martin — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:12:48 +0000

Just picked up Self Service *37. I have always loved the magazine as much as a magazine can possibly be loved. This issue feels a little bit like it did a couple of years ago (in a very good way). Great photography, great interviews, great design. I always read it back to back. And it always fills me with a special kind of… stamina I guess.

on the home desk

martin — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:01:49 +0000

on a preview

martin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:09:37 +0000

on darkness

martin — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:38:22 +0000

Two things that equally annoy me are when people say “lensed by” when talking about who shot what, and production assistants that feel a need to call out “talent on set” when you walk into a studio in the morning. God!

on the Al

martin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:27:36 +0000

The Al

on cords and shapes

martin — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:56:13 +0000