Hello!  So this is me, doing one of my least favorite things, posing for photos, but I thought I at least should introduce myself: I’m Magnus, I live in Gothenburg, Sweden but spend most of my time on the road for both work and leisure. I do not really consider myself to be a photographer, simply because I rarely grab a camera with the explicit purpose of making photos (it do happens but it’s rare) and I usually do not have a clear idea of what kind of photos I want to take before I do it. A “proper” photographer for me is either an artist wanting to express something, using the camera as a tool for doing so, or someone documenting phenomena for posterity for educational, informative or entertainment purposes by means of a camera. I belong to neither of those categories but here’s the thing; I travel a lot and when I do I usually also walk a lot, often for 10-12 hours a day, since I feel this is the best way to get to know a new place for real. With me on these walks I always take one of my cameras and that together with the places I see, the people I meet and the reflections I make then decides what kind of photos I end up with. Consequently I don’t have a photographic style I call my own and you will therefore find everything from portraits and landscapes to street photography and wildlife here, all depending on what I’ve done and where I went. I don’t take photos, I take snapshots of my life as and when I experience it. It’s a trip and you can join me! Equipment While I must confess that I’m somewhat of a geek and a gear head when it comes to technical gadgets and do enjoy dwelling in reviews, specifications and performance, and therefore probably change gear more often than I really need to, cameras are in the end something of a tool to me. I have no emotional attachment to my cameras and I do not really care about the technical details as long as the camera suits me and my purposes. That in the end also means that I tend to use the gear best suited for the specific situation. For that reason you will find photos here taken with a wide range of cameras and lenses (this list will probably continue to grow over time): Cameras iPhone 4 iPhone 5 Canon IXUS 40 FujiFilm X10 FujiFilm X100 FujiFilm GA645 Medium Format Nikon D40 Nikon D90 Nikon D700 Olympus OM-D Olympus Trip 35 Zeiss Ikon Inkonta 522/24 Franka Solida II EL Medium Format Canon A-1 Minolta Riva 115 Agfa Silette Agnar Lenses FujiFilm Fujinon 23mm f/2.0 FujiFilm Fujinon 28-112mm f/2.0-2.8 Fujinon Super-EBC 60mm f/4 Nikon AF 50mm f/1.8 D Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX Nikon AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G DX SWM ED IF Nikon AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II DX Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD IF Macro Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 45mm f/2.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 ED Panasonic Lumix H-H020 20mm f/1.7 Isco-Göttingen Isconar 75mm f/3.5 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8 Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH. Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Lumix G Vario Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. Vivatar 75-205mm f/3.8 CF Canon FD 35-70mm f/4.0 Canon FD 100mm f/2.8 S.S.C. Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 Canon FD 24mm f/2.0 Other FujiFilm EF-20 TTL Flash Nikon SB-400 AF SpeedLight Flash 2 Nikon SB-28 AF SpeedLight Flash 2 Olympus FL-600R Flash Zeiss Ikon Ikoblitz 4 with Photoflux PF1B A selection of umbrellas, gobos, softboxes, filters, gels, stands and tripods But enough about equipment, now let’s focus on the photos.

Hello! 

So this is me, doing one of my least favorite things, posing for photos, but I thought I at least should introduce myself:

I’m Magnus, I live in Gothenburg, Sweden but spend most of my time on the road for both work and leisure. I do not really consider myself to be a photographer, simply because I rarely grab a camera with the explicit purpose of making photos (it do happens but it’s rare) and I usually do not have a clear idea of what kind of photos I want to take before I do it. A “proper” photographer for me is either an artist wanting to express something, using the camera as a tool for doing so, or someone documenting phenomena for posterity for educational, informative or entertainment purposes by means of a camera. I belong to neither of those categories but here’s the thing; I travel a lot and when I do I usually also walk a lot, often for 10-12 hours a day, since I feel this is the best way to get to know a new place for real. With me on these walks I always take one of my cameras and that together with the places I see, the people I meet and the reflections I make then decides what kind of photos I end up with. Consequently I don’t have a photographic style I call my own and you will therefore find everything from portraits and landscapes to street photography and wildlife here, all depending on what I’ve done and where I went.

I don’t take photos, I take snapshots of my life as and when I experience it. It’s a trip and you can join me!

Equipment

While I must confess that I’m somewhat of a geek and a gear head when it comes to technical gadgets and do enjoy dwelling in reviews, specifications and performance, and therefore probably change gear more often than I really need to, cameras are in the end something of a tool to me. I have no emotional attachment to my cameras and I do not really care about the technical details as long as the camera suits me and my purposes. That in the end also means that I tend to use the gear best suited for the specific situation. For that reason you will find photos here taken with a wide range of cameras and lenses (this list will probably continue to grow over time):

Cameras

  • iPhone 4
  • iPhone 5
  • Canon IXUS 40
  • FujiFilm X10
  • FujiFilm X100
  • FujiFilm GA645 Medium Format
  • Nikon D40
  • Nikon D90
  • Nikon D700
  • Olympus OM-D
  • Olympus Trip 35
  • Zeiss Ikon Inkonta 522/24
  • Franka Solida II EL Medium Format
  • Canon A-1
  • Minolta Riva 115
  • Agfa Silette Agnar

Lenses

  • FujiFilm Fujinon 23mm f/2.0
  • FujiFilm Fujinon 28-112mm f/2.0-2.8
  • Fujinon Super-EBC 60mm f/4
  • Nikon AF 50mm f/1.8 D
  • Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX
  • Nikon AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G DX SWM ED IF
  • Nikon AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II DX
  • Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
  • Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD IF Macro
  • Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 45mm f/2.8
  • Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 ED
  • Panasonic Lumix H-H020 20mm f/1.7
  • Isco-Göttingen Isconar 75mm f/3.5
  • Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8
  • Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH.
  • Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Lumix G Vario
  • Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH.
  • Vivatar 75-205mm f/3.8 CF
  • Canon FD 35-70mm f/4.0
  • Canon FD 100mm f/2.8 S.S.C.
  • Canon FD 50mm f/1.4
  • Canon FD 24mm f/2.0

Other

  • FujiFilm EF-20 TTL Flash
  • Nikon SB-400 AF SpeedLight Flash
  • 2 Nikon SB-28 AF SpeedLight Flash
  • 2 Olympus FL-600R Flash
  • Zeiss Ikon Ikoblitz 4 with Photoflux PF1B
  • A selection of umbrellas, gobos, softboxes, filters, gels, stands and tripods

But enough about equipment, now let’s focus on the photos.

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