hellocloud photography by Ken Lönnström » bushfire

Still standing for another day

Ken — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:00:06 +0000

Brand new start

Ken — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:25:52 +0000

For a month now, since we came back to Australia, I’ve been struggling with different things. Dreams, thoughts and visas. That’s just a few of them. Although there has been plenty to do, I have enjoyed every moment of this time. It’s not until it is over, that you can look back and see how far you’ve actually come. Too see for yourself that you have changed, grown and developed yourself.

Also that things often turn out better than you’d expected. My 2nd work visa have been accepted, which means I’m not crippled anymore to just exist. We can go wherever we wan with no consideration that I have to leave the country in three months time, just to come back in a few days.

I have a clearer plan for the future. Instead of no map, I have now made one, showing some of the way to my future that I want to create for myself. In six to seven months me and Jenny are coming back to Sweden. Not to stay permanently, but to gain a much better chance for a permanent Australian or New Zealand citizenship. We are going to study for a few years.

Have finally decided what I want for a career and that is to work with my photography. That’s why I’m considering to study International Marketing, since that’s a big part of being a professional photographer. In my spare time I’ll focus on the photography and also take every opportunity for photo-meetings or that like. Also become more active on some photography communities, everything in order to get more critics and new ideas.

The action picture below is taken by my friend Veronica Orrholm Zentio in August 2008.

Also when we are back in Sweden, we’re gonna have the best of times! Meet friends, whom I often think of, but that I see with too large gaps. Not any more!

One other thing that feels so good today is that hellocloud photography is finally open! I’ve spent so many weeks, just this last month, to work on everything with the blog. The design is new, the structure is new, the pictures are new even for some of the old posts. I do have a few new plugins, which there is probably only one that concerns you guys/gals…

If you are interested in photography and are wondering what settings I’ve used for the pictures… all you have to do is left-click the picture once and then all my settings will show. Click once more and it goes away.

Would you happen to have any thoughts concerning the new blog design or regarding my pictures, please feel free to write. I appreciate honesty.

Now it’s time for bed, but thanks for reading. Take care and stay happy!

Ken Lönnström
hellocloud photography

Amongst the burning trees

Ken — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:28:19 +0000

There is despair. The trees you touch leave their fingerprints on you in the form of black charcoal. The mark stays there, even though you try to rub it off on your pants. As a reminder.

In a burned forest, which is devastating and awakens horrible thoughts, there is to me a forbidden attraction. In some ways, it is poetic. Even beautiful. In a macabre way. You understand what I mean?

Just another wonderful day

Ken — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:00:17 +0000

Lucky for us we had the day off today and spent the morning in bed, watching a movie called “Run fat boy run” and after a long lunch we took Herman out for a spin. We tracked down and visited that place with the beautiful river and the evidence of the bushfire, only because we wanted to take some pictures. Or we and we, I wanted to take the pictures, and Jenny… well she fell in the river. On purpose or not, I do not know. All I know is that I heard a big splash and before that I had seen her in the corner of my eye, climbing on top of a fallen tree that laid across the river. The tree was ten centimeters wide and I don’t know, she felt it was a good idea to play circus.

That did not stop us from taking lots of pictures and in a few days I will upload a big bunch of them but here I give you a sneak peak.

Lots of love

Edit. Jennys comment to me when I uploaded this entry was “Wow, you had a nice blog before but now it is even alot better. Because there’s a picture of me!” which was followed by her crazy laughter.

The magic in the shadows of fire

Ken — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:36:51 +0000

Lets just the picture tell the story. However, I am curious… What is it you see? What do you really feel?