3rd place
bronze star award
Jonas Dahlström
sweden Photo © Jonas Dahlström
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14:48:40
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This image was taken under a bridge in Stockholm and is a part of my book project called "07:27:47". Sorted by the hour, minute and second of their exposure, the images in my book form a sequence that takes place during exactly 12 hours. Throughout this project, I tried to capture the graphic beauty of ordinary environments by focusing on the strict and minimalist aesthetics that arise in the interaction between light, shadows and geometric shapes. Combining it with the immediacy of street photography, it can be seen as a study not only of the urban environment, but also of the relationship between this environment and the human being. The subjects are all in a state of transition, on a journey from one place to another, in time and in space. As a photographer, I found myself on a similar journey. In my search for locations, I travelled from south to north, from city centres to end-of-the-line suburbia. I granted myself valuable time to explore my country in a way that was very enriching. Somewhere during this process, I started to ask myself why making these images had become so important to me. I began to realise that the external landscapes that I wanted to capture just as much were projections of an internal landscape. Through my camera, I could see its contours emerge, with the city as a backdrop. The book contains 76 photographs and was published by Kerber Verlag in September, 2020.back to gallery