Stories Come Alive
The legend of El Dorado, originating from Colombia, tells the story of a mythical land or city overflowing with gold and precious …
In October 2023, I had the pleasure again of visiting my wife’s homeland, Colombia. It’s been a while since I last found …
There he was, in a bus shelter drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. A bum on welfare, probably a homeless man, who had …
By Clara Dahl Hansen I was 10 years old when the Germans invaded Denmark on April 9, 1940. There was a …
In a world that is always in motion, we seek perfection, novelty, and flawlessness. Amidst this pursuit, we overlook the unique aesthetics …
Photography has always been a powerful art form, capturing reality in a fixed, imperishable frame. When this reality is blurred into something …
One of the greatest environmental challenges we face today is mobility. Around a quarter of global CO2 emissions come from the transportation …
In one of Copenhagen’s dull industrial zones lies a bright spot for many Copenhageners, the Copenhagen Cable Park (CCP). Here, you can …
A couple of months ago, I visited the Fotografiska museum in Stockholm, an impressive museum that elevates photography to the level of …
"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
