“If beauty is in the eye of the beholder then it is also in the connection between beholder and subject; the forging of which is the responsibility
and privilege of the photographer.”

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Documentary

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Travel

At its core, travel photography is about capturing the essence of a place and the spirit of its people.

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Wildlife

Each moment of magic nature provides is unique; making wildlife photography both incredibly challenging and infinitely rewarding.

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I have excellent intentions about blogging more regularly, but in reality Instagram is where I tend to share my thoughts about life in general as well as conservation and other current topics. It is also where I post behind-the-scenes stories from my photographic endeavours and adventures. And sometimes of our rescue dogs. I’d love to have you join me there!

 
 
As much as we may change over time, we go through our entire lives being just one person. No matter how hard we try, we can never be anyone else, nor truly see the world through someone else’s eyes. We live in separate worlds, in a matter of sp
Photographing the elephant translocation in Malawi for @africanparksnetwork a few months ago was definitely an interesting assignment. I’d call it organized chaos, except it wasn’t really chaotic at all, even if it felt that way as a phot
It was with mixed feelings that I received the latest issue of Swedish Nature, the country's largest nature- and conservation magazine. I am both proud and grateful to have photographed and written the cover story, A GREEN MYTH, which is essentially
Our inability to leave the past behind us isn’t one of our more useful traits. Who hasn’t felt some reluctance to change direction in life because we have “invested” a certain amount of time or money into a career (or a relati
Every now and then, I realize how few of my photos - even of the “keepers” - ever see the light of day. From our 2019 trip to India, for example, I only ended up writing a single feature article, with perhaps 15 or 20 images. So, for no o
Climbing trees isn’t part of most job descriptions, but when poachers have set snares for giraffes, there aren’t many other options. Snares - safer to use than guns since they work silently, and without the perpetrator being present at th
I feel like my feed needed some baby meerkats this morning.
Returning home from Bhutan, I thought I would share a few snapshots right away, even though I will need a bit more time to collect my thoughts properly. Despite catching a bad cold during the rather long trip there, this has been a fascinating journe
A comments-chat with @jenguyton brought back memories from nearly eight years ago, when I spent a month in Myanmar and enjoyed this spectacular early morning sight: hot air balloons flying over the ancient temples of Bagan. Half-joking, I suggested
A first glimpse of Bhutan, the last independent Himalayan kingdom and a country with incredibly progressive environmental policies. More than 50% of the its area is fully protected forest ecosystems, allowing only for small-scale local extraction, co
Though it wasn’t a great session for photography - grey, drizzly and somewhat hazy - it was still quite something to see an entire family of Grauer’s gorillas climb a fig tree. Also, it’s not every day you get peed on by a silverba
Sustainable forestry. Good for the climate. Not a problem for biodiversity. Old trees are wasteful, after all, and forests can’t possibly thrive without proper management! Well, at least according to the Swedish industry and political propagan
 

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