Thursday, December 11, 2008

Norwegian Photographer: Hanne Hvattum

Beautiful images of people and their stories. I especially like the project where she stayed in a train station in Copenhagen that sees 100,000 people go through in 24 hours. Photography like this reminds me why I love people.




4 comments:

crackers and cheese said...

These are incredible :) I really enjoyed looking at all of these pictures, and felt like I knew something about each of these people just by seeing their pictures. I also can't believe she's only 25. It really astounds me when people so young are already creating such beautiful works and truly do have a lifetime of potential masterpieces ahead of them.

Nathan said...

thought of the day: in photos we are allowed to see not as 'is' but as 'is preferred.' humanity, by our love, is transformed into an image of a lovable thing. conversely, by our derision, an object becomes derisive. the most we may say when viewing a photographer's work is, 'i love the way that this photographer views humanity for it aligns with the way that i view humanity and that is as a wonderfully nuanced, and overall good thing.'

christina said...

i would have to agree with you there, nathan. maybe part of how it reminds me of how much i love people is that the photographer must love people to take shots like these, and knowing that one person can look on total strangers with such love is a beautiful thing that i'm happy to be reminded of.

Jana said...

hey there. we would love to see you guys this weekend! would you like to come over tomorrow (sun) afternoon sometime? hope you guys are doing well!!