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I'm located in Älmhult, Sweden, but I work all over the EU and the US, and I frequently travel to my clients, especially to Copenhagen, Denmark.

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I never expected the community I would find when I moved to Sweden. ⁠
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I had spend Summers, weekends and holidays in the area where I now live, for the majority of my life. Yet before I moved here from the US, I firmly believed I would have to seek

We all feel lost sometimes. Especially as creative business owners doing everything on our own, while not having coworkers to rely on for advice and guidance.

Over the course of my career, I've always felt like the odd one out. Never quite resonatin

Yes, yes, I know. Everyone and their aunt offers coaching and mentoring. So why is this different? ⁠
It might not be. You might have tried everything, and I have nothing to teach you.
In which case, that's absolutely wonderful, and you won't need me

Being in a state of flux is beyond difficult for me. It almost feels like nothing that I do fits quite right. I know this is growing pains. I know it is the result of expansion and morphing. And I am not yet sure what I am becoming.
But one thing is

This session was a personal project with the incredibly talented @reginapiil from earlier this year. I've been sitting on it a bit. Mainly because my process and creative voice are constantly changing these days, and I couldn't seem to settle on exac

I've taken some time to reset. I always feel like I'm wandering dangerously close to another burnout episode, so sometimes, I just forget about the things that need doing...deliberately. To rest and get inspired. ⁠
Nothing is as important as your men

Somewhere over the course of my career, women started finding their way to me. They were often going through major transitions with divorces, deaths, loss of identity, retirement, career shifts and whatever else life decides to throw at us. ⁠
Often t

I've known Mikkel since I was a teenager. Back then, his presence always influenced people, mainly due to his incredible kindness and easy-going nature. It is near impossible not to like him and be at ease. And this holds true to this day.
But one of

Brave…I've been called brave more times than I can count. Not just for my red hair and love for Scotland in reference to Disney's Merida, but for my actions and how I choose to show up.

What does it mean to be brave?
I think there are many le

I've only shared these images once before.
Even now, years later, they're still difficult to look at. I love them, but they are not easy.

Early 2021. Newly divorced. My entire life having to be rewritten again. Everything I thought I knew about my

Late summer, golden light, and the quiet hum of bees doing what bees do.⁠
I came to photograph the honey harvest with @littlebeeofct one autumn afternoon. Honey isn't even their main thing. They make beautiful beeswax candles and focus on sustainable

Birds of a feather...⁠
Gerri celebrated her birthday the other day. She is one of those clients who linger in my mind despite it being quite a while since the last time we saw each other. Her presence and vitality, her eccentricity that so wonderfull

I tend to revisit this session every once in a while, when I want to remind myself to be fearless in my work and my life.

There's something about it, that symbolizes the changes I was going through at the time. The transformation that was happening

She came to me with curiosity and a willingness to explore her own identity through my lens. Inge-Mette is a woman who pushes through the boundaries and limitations of modern-day society and allows herself to stay fluent and inquisitive about what th

I hear the same apologies almost every single time I meet with a new potential client. ⁠
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Different words, same wound.⁠
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What strikes me most is how certain everyone is that their struggle is unique. That they're the only one who feels uncomfortabl

Jessica hired me for a session when we found ourselves at the same conference in Las Vegas this past March.⁠
As fellow photographers who'd connected through the community, we both felt the pull toward the desert. We knew that something magnificent wa

I met Slesha at an audition for Project Runway in NYC, where we were both auditioning. It was one of those situations where conversation starts and never truly stops. ⁠
An audition turned into a long lunch and ended with a promise to meet again and c

I’ve spent my life chasing moments in a way that might feel reckless to some.

Driving alone through foreign landscapes with no destination. Showing up at strangers’ doors with a camera and a story half-formed in my heart. Following thre