Stories Come Alive
A story from Colombia. Miguel is 15 years old and comes from a mountainous region in western Colombia. Like many other Colombians, …
In 2011, I moved with my family to Værløse from Copenhagen and settled in at close proximity to Værløse Air Base. A …
It has been sitting in the closet for a few years. When it was new, I often took it with me on …
Some locations in Copenhagen I revisit periodically. I have a feeling that these places hold greater potential than the obvious pictures I …
Thirty-three years ago, you were sent off on a space mission. In space, you don’t age, for time stands still. You have returned to Earth and are observing the world you were once a part of.
Are big cities in the summer just a chaos of tourists and crowds, annoying both visitors and residents? It probably depends on …
The famous war photographer, Robert Capa, once said: “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” These words turned out …
Most people know that photographs contain various color tones. But can they also contain musical tones? When you are in nature, you …
Copenhagen’s most exciting and dynamic district. A ghetto for the wealthy. There are many opinions about Nordhavn, but from a visual perspective, …
"Photograph because you love doing it, because you absolutely have to do it, because the chief reward is going to be the process of doing it. Other rewards - recognition, financial remuneration - come to so few and are so fleeting... Take photography on as a passion, not a career."
Alex Webb
My Turnaround
Pictures and stories are made for each other
A couple of years ago, the pieces fell into place. Until then, I had just been taking pictures of people I met and things I saw. My pictures were merely recordings, without coherence. This led to an existential crisis in my photography career, where I tried to understand the meaning of it all. Why did I take pictures? What did I want with them?
I realized that the most important thing for me was to tell stories with my pictures. I wanted to take pictures about something, not of something. Once I figured out what story I wanted to tell, I started planning and preparing my next steps. This proactive approach was a rebirth of my approach to photography, and I haven’t looked back since.
Photographer, Eskil Frøding
