My mind is going back, back to my childhood. I’ve been going through my old photos. They are so pure, and in my opinion some of them are the best I have ever taken. Why? Back then I lived so far away from Reykjavik, we had no internet so I didn’t know anything about art, or photographers like Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Avedon, Nan Goldin... or about art history or theory. We lived in Þingvellir so my sister and brother only met other children at school and when we lived in Skaftafellsýsla we also were pretty far away from other people. I saw my family, the nature and I was a book-worm, my inspiration was simple. Now I read magazines everyday, I sit at the library for hours looking at images and reading about different photographers, I read Susan Sontag’s essays, Rohland Barthes and Walter Benjamin, it is too much. It makes me confused but I’m extremely happy I feel that way. I think its necessary to stop for a moment and think of where I am heading.
Some old photos I took around 11 - 14 years old... I love these, probably because most of the people here are my loved ones and these images mean a lot to me, so I'm not sure if other people enjoy them as much as I do...
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I think some of them are really great! But I think it is kind of because there are these type of photos that are "in" theese days; pictures that look a little random, out of focus, and old. So, i understand that you like them.
How about taking inspiration from your old pictures and put it in your new ones? I think that would be interesting. But I also think you shouldn't let that style take over your photography. Learn ALOT of styles, and then decide your own:) It's such a great opportunity to go at a school abroad, in such a big city!
I am really jealous.
I loved the one with the priest. It was awesome!
XOXO Sara
these are amazing saga!
the proest, teh dog and cat and the first one stole my heart!
btw, i went to the party. it was not emmas party though -it was two different partys. strange!
ohh þettar eru svo ótrúlega fallegar myndir - en í alvöru saga, magic-ið í þeim er ennþá í myndunum þínum, jafnvel ennþá sterkara. kannski ertu bara of "nálægt" þeim til að sjá það sjálf, en þú sért það í gömlu myndunum þínum, því þær eru "lengra í burtu" frá þér. áttarðu þig á því hvað ég meina...?
i really like those childhood photos! i would love to experience that contrast between the isolated and the big city! even if it can be negative, i think you are very luck to have that duality!
ohh thanks girls!
Sara: What inspires me now is my childhood so I think I'm always inspired by these pictures, and also like them because they have a special place in my heart not because they are a certain style thats "in":) but think you for your words!
já katla syssss ég held að það sé alveg rétt hjá þér, ég er bara eitthvað ringluð í hausnum, overdose af kaffi og magazines!
and ninja the amazing priest is my beautiful mother and the little boy in the first picture is my amazingly talented brother hihi I'm proud of my family they are a true inspiration.
thank you mette, I love your blog so much! And Yes I'm the luckest person there is!
þú ert nú bara sjálf amazingly talented! ég elska að skoða myndirnar þínar. Mér finnst hunda og katta myndin geðveik, það eru svoskemmtilegir litir í henni.
fyrsta myndin er stórkostleg!
These are incredible images. Thanks for sharing...
The only thing we expect´s that these people leave this mess and that the issue of war isn´t mentioned again for the good of all concerned! !
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