Thursday, March 28, 2024
Filmhuset
Filmhuset at Gärdet in Stockholm. A movie theatre. Brutalism. Designed by Peter Celsing. Still kind of new when I visited for the first time with my classmates, maybe 1977. Can't remember the movie we watched, though. If you visit now you can check out Spartacus. Today you will also find The Swedish Film Institute here, as well as private companies, photographers and more.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Jaywalking
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Waffle Day!
It is a good thing that we have a free press in this country. And investigative journalists like Oisín Cantwell. Because without him, I would not have remembered that it was Våffeldagen yesterday. Waffle Day. So I had time, just after reading his tweet yesterday to make and eat three waffles. Normally I enjoy them with cloudberry jam, but sadly I was out, so strawberry jam had to do.
Monday, March 25, 2024
A sign of Spring
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Götgatsbacken
Five street shots from Götgatsbacken on Södermalm. A new project of mine. I spotted the girl in the top photo before she spotted me. Many interesting shops in this area. For all sorts of streetwear. And quite a few bars and restaurants. Hirschenkeller is a legendary place. They have at least three different places in Stockholm, and I was a frequent guest at one of their other pubs during my beer drinking days, but I am yet to try this one.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Stop the Palestine genocide
Friday, March 22, 2024
A sunny Spring day
Five recent street shots. We start with two photos from Hornstull, a hip area on Södermalm with a lot of trendy cafés and restaurants, two of which you can see here. But everything is really down to earth. As I took the second photo, a group of friendly drunks were nearly run over by a police van that honked it's horn to wake them up! The third photo shows Babylon, an institution at Björns trädgård, also on Södermalm. The fourth shot is from Skeppsholmskajen near the water in the old town, where there are lots of construction going on at the moment. I remember hearing the story that Zum Franziskaner at Skeppsbron dated back to 1421. The beer hall itself says that it dates back to 1622. But the latest I heard, or read, which was at Wikipedia, says that it opened for business in 1889, and that it has since moved to this building that was finished in 1910. Still, if you enjoy a beer, go for it. Finally, popular benches at Sergelgatan close to Sergels torg and the cultural center. A good spot when the sun is shining.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
The 2024 Spring Look
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Window Shopping
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Stockholm i mitt hjärta
A new deck in the water at Söder Mälarstrand on Södermalm. Behind the red heart. It has been there since November of last year. Part of a project to make this part of Södermalm more interesting. At least according to the chairman of Stockholms Hamnar, Jens Holm, a politician that I met in the middle of nowhere many years ago when he was a bit lost and needed some directions to get to a ferry! The title means Stockholm in my heart. That was the title of a song by a popular artist called Lasse Berghagen.
Monday, March 18, 2024
The unwritten rule
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Weather Report
My first and my last photo from Friday. I cycled home in a chilly Winter rain, which is never much fun. At home, I noticed a few new crocuses on the lawn, so I walked in and got my 60 mm macro lens and took the top photo using my Canon 77D. A few hours earlier I was on all fours at the UNESCOWorld Heritage Site Skogskyrkogården at Enskede in Stockholm trying to get a photo of some snow drops. For that shot I used my mirrorless Canon with the 85mm lens. Oh, and we are expecting a serious snow fall in the greater Stockholm area today.
Saturday, March 16, 2024
The sunny spot
I often cycle over a bridge called Skanstullbron on my way into Stockholm. Halfway over I sometimes stop to photograph this view, so you have probably seen it before. Betongbryggan. The concrete pier. At a square called Fredriksdalstorget at Hammarby sjöstad. From late Spring to mid-Autumn it is often very crowded with serious sunbathers, or hungry office workers enjoying an outdoor lunch. This time of the year it is quieter. Last Summer I remember photographing a delivery boat approaching with food to some hungry person.
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Stortorget
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