I was in Stockholm a few weeks ago for the photography summit. After inspiring days in the darkness, we had a free day in the city.
This was the first time for me in Stockholm. It is only one hour to fly from Riga. It is faster to get to Stockholm than to go to Daugavpils (the second biggest city in Latvia) by car.
The only thing which I know about Sweden is the legendary Karlsson by Astrid Lindgren and of course the ice hockey team - they know how to play well.
We rented a nice flat via Airbnb. Those rooftops reminded me of Karlsson who lives on roofs and fly around houses.
Stockholm seems a bit similar to Riga, but much bigger. The city feels like home - I can imagine that I could live there. People (I met local people only in shops and cafes) were so polite and smiled a lot. There is no much sun in autumn/winter season, bet we were lucky, there were only sunny days during our stay.
A great tool for city exploration is Foursquare app. Like all the hipsters do I have become a coffee addict for the past years. Near our event place was Kafe Esaias - it is lazy to say, coffee was great there. This place was selected as the best coffee-house in Stockholm 2014 by Sweden's leading newspaper (DN), you can read more about this in TripAdvisor
What the most of photographers do in their free time ? They make pictures or look at pictures. We took our chance and went to Fotografiska to see exhibition “Up Close” by Martin Schoeller (you can see this exhibition, too, because it is open till February 7, 2016)
Large portraits and a room left for thinking - if you are in Stockholm, go see this exhibition
Straight after the show we went out for this magic light, it was a blessing for the soul. Liene Petersone is a great wedding, portrait photographer and it is a bit challenging to make a portrait for a fellow photographer. But the light makes this beauty, it was a pleasure to catch this magic light.
It is not often when I get in front of the camera. Thanks for the photos Aiga
An the end of November I will visit Stockholm again for the Nordica workshop. I want to learn, to be a better photographer.
