Borneo, Malaysia
Bud, Minnesota (USA)
Træna, Norway
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Borneo, Malaysia
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Priest, Jaipur (India)
Bagan, Myanmar
Bangkok, Thailand
Street kids, Panama City
Fractured Smiles
«A given end to your dreams»
Even in their most dire of circumstances people tend to smile in front of my camera. I want to believe it’s the prospect of being immortalized – and our common inherent instinct to that end – that brings the glimmer of joy to their faces.
People almost always obliges.
My long acquired sensibilities as a photographer makes me wary of their apprehension, and our mutual acknowledgement that for a fraction of a second time pauses and forever bonds us.
This project is a homage to the thousands of people I have fixed to my focal plane. I hope the viewer upon closer inspection will sense the wariness coming across, and hopefully stir some emotion and – most importantly – reflection on the human condition.
The titular idea of the project is taken from New Orders song «Dreams never end» (Movement, 1981)
Fractured Smiles
«A given end to your dreams»
Even in their most dire of circumstances people tend to smile in front of my camera. I want to believe it’s the prospect of being immortalized – and our common inherent instinct to that end – that brings the glimmer of joy to their faces.
People almost always obliges.
My long acquired sensibilities as a photographer makes me wary of their apprehension, and our mutual acknowledgement that for a fraction of a second time pauses and forever bonds us.
This project is a homage to the thousands of people I have fixed to my focal plane. I hope the viewer upon closer inspection will sense the wariness coming across, and hopefully stir some emotion and – most importantly – reflection on the human condition.
The titular idea of the project is taken from New Orders song «Dreams never end» (Movement, 1981)