Fashion Photography

Henrik Vibskov launches book with a party


Posted: 13th May 2012 by wordhack1 in Danish, Fashion Photography
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Groundbreaking Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov celebrated the launch of his new self-titled book last week at VH1 Gallery in Copenhagen’s meatpacking district: This was an event not to be missed. Henrik Vibskov is not only a  designer, but an artist who is known for incorporating music, theater, and architecture in his fashion shows. Like everything [...]


No reason to follow the trends

Stockholm is sometimes described as a city of fashion slaves, where status-seeking career people desperately try to follow the trends.  But there are also brave souls among us who have a style all their own.  Photographer Mattia Marchi took these shots in the Swedish capital. I met Mattia on Friday evening after an underground art event  called [...]


Win a free photo session with Felicia!


Posted: 18th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Ad Campaigns, Fashion Photography

Are you an aspiring actor or model that needs a special photo to add to your portfolio? Perhaps you want a new look for your Facebook profile or personal webpage? Here is a chance to win a photo session with talented Stockholm photographer Felicia Margineanu. To enter the competition, all you have to do is send [...]


Regal collection by Elias Moussa

Elias Moussa has mixed cultural references,  fabrics and design techniques in a magical way in this edgy and sophisticated collection aptly called “Regalienne.”   Born and raised in a small town in Sweden, the 24-year-old designer  has a cosmopolitan background, which has turned out to be a genuine asset in his work. Photographed in Paris by [...]


Pop-up exhibit of fashion adverts in Oslo


Posted: 13th January 2012 by wordhack1 in Ad Campaigns, Fashion Photography, Models, Norwegian
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  Thursday the 12th of January, the students of AD 2 at Westerdal School of Communication  launched their exhibition of fashion advertisements in Gamle Galleri Gude (gallery) in Oslo. The Pop-up vernissage was called «Eye Candy.» The students made one ad campaign each for a brand with which they can  identify. The challenge was to find an [...]


The Happy Socks phenomenon


Posted: 29th December 2011 by wordhack1 in Ad Campaigns, Cool photos, Fashion Photography, Swedish
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Who would ever imagine that the most colorful and playful socks in the world would come out of Sweden? This is a country, after all, where fashion has traditionally been functional, not frivolous. This is a country, after all, where large numbers of perverse men wear shorts in the summer together with shiny leather shoes [...]


Gorgeous fashion photo exhibit on tour


Posted: 18th December 2011 by admin in Cool photos, Fashion Photography

After an extremely successful debut in Stockholm, Peter Farago and Ingela Klemetz Farago’s exhibition “Northern Women In Chanel” is shifting to Copenhagen. The Designmuseum in Copenhagen will show 50 large prints and 25 more intimate black-and-white portraits. The exhibit is the result of a unique two year collaboration between the photographer duo and Chanel. The [...]


Mystery and mysticism from Ziska of Iceland

For a country with a population of only about 320,000, Iceland seems to give birth to a surprisingly large number of wildly creative people. It must be the magic vibrations coming from the amazing lunar landscape. One of the biggest new creative talents is multimedia artist and fashion designer Harpa Einarsdottir. The first collection of [...]


Hot swimwear from cool Iceland

[slideshow]As the first snows of winter dust the streets of Stockholm, my thoughts turn to Iceland. Right about now, it would be nice to be warming my toes in the Blue Lagoon or some of the other geothermal heated pools with dot the North Atlantic land mass perched between North America and Europe. I once [...]


Fashion photo by Avedon under the club

The Autumn Contemporary Sale of Bukowski’s Auction House in Stockholm included a rare print of Richard Avedon’s “Dovima with Elephants, evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955.” (Click on the picture to see a larger version of this magnificent photo). The 130 X 106 cm image was sold on November 16 for 3 [...]