VISUAL Diary

An attempt to subvert social media and stay in touch with those around me. Remember when Instagram was for sharing photos?  

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RUNE SECHER PETERSEN “LAST NATION”

This is a piece from a commission I received to photograph the BA students projects for Listháskóli Íslands in 2020. The student had a table set up with materials and items of inspiration for this model, and I was completely in awe of it. The shape, the textures, it all connected with me in an impactful way. I tried to photograph it to erase scale and show it as big as I could.

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ƒ/1.7 | 1/125 | ISO1250

Showmaker

I snapped this behind the scenes on a set I was a part of building for the League of Legends World Championships. This team was one of the finalists and apparently quite good; they were billed as the team to beat and then they went on to lose. The set build involved a month of building and tearing down set after set to make these feature videos to introduce the competition and players. This one was a combination of previously built sets, involving multiple tons of grass turf, real trees, columns fabricated off-site, and a whole lot of heavy lifting.

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The road to Gjógv

The Faroe Islands are car commercial paradise. Road after winding road, perfect for showing off the capabilities of all types of vehicles.

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ƒ/4.5 | 1/2500 | ISO100

Here’s a photograph from Flateyri two summers ago. The sun was bright as can be and I wanted to freeze Maggie mid-jump to created the floating look you see. Fast shutter, stopped down to 4.5, and a low ISO to make everything extra crisp.

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