Author: silfver

From a few weeks back when I was crawling in the garden.

On second thought, this must be the most photographed view in New York.

One of the most photographed views in New York?

We were on our way up to Daintree Forest through Cairns and somewhere in between we stopped at an animal rescue place. They had snakes in cages there and our Aboriginal guide objected strongly against it and didn’t like the idea of caging animals. He was an inspiration to listen to and he told us great many stories on our way up north in the many hours spent in the van.

This baby kangaroo had been orphaned not long ago and taken care of here until she was ready to bounce on her own. She was just waking up in her small blanket imitating a pouch and we got to take a peek. This woman sat down on her knees and approached the kangaroo slowly and somehow I saw it happen through my camera. I knew when I pressed the trigger I got it. A glimpse of love.

That was about a decade ago. And I still get happy when I look at it.

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Do you feel the Bern?

After two hours of anticipation we where finally welcomed out of the jungle.

For an interview in a magazine.

A role model in how to achieve your dream job.

I like this photo because it makes my eyes restless.

Michelle, cameras and beer.

This is a picture from when I was trying to enjoy, but also capture, a moment that I knew was about to end very soon. Staring at cows through your kitchen window is something special.

I enjoy looking at light. Therefore there will be more pictures of this kind. Scenes where I do light studies. There’s a comparison coming up of something similar soon!

Michelle and I shot this while walking in the forest one day in June.

Innovations that allows us to spend more time doing what we want always amaze me. How can we design our homes to be as comfortable as possible in harmony with nature?

First time was by mistake

Most definitely one of my favourite trees

Last week I met Nathalie on a commission for Oh My!

I spotted this senior capheaded birdwatcher, watching birds on Öland last year. I hope to check off some new species this year.

Two geckos fighting over the best hunting spot, in Ubatuba, Brazil.

I can’t believe how exciting it must be to drive around São Paulo on that motorcycle!

I love contrasts. It can be either figuratively or literally. In this picture perhaps more of the other.

On a commission for Upphandling24.

This week I met Malin, quality manager at Husqvarna.

When I was looking for a suitable shot for my last frame on the film this woman passed in front of me, leaned her hand to her chin and stopped to wonder for a second. That was all I needed.

Some pictures from the protest against the nazi party Svenskarnas Parti in Jönköping 1st of May 2014. It was beautiful to see a whole city rise up against racism. Love can’t be defeated.

Michelle took this one.

I’ve been inactive for some time mainly because I’ve started shooting analog. But today I got my scanner so now I can start posting some developed film! I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Stay tuned for some analog fun!

I was commissioned by Metro Student to portray a student (my brother) and his best study technique.

Frida with her mom. Read more in Metro Student on the 18th of February.

I’m thinking about the future and what possibilities lies ahead. I’m enjoying photography because of it’s amazing capabilities to take a snapshot of a certain amount of time that absolutely never will come back. And then I was thinking perhaps there will be a technique invented in the future that can play recorded light. Retrace the movements I made with my body and sort of replay me moving in my living room.

I was commissioned by the magazine Upphandling24 to portray Fredrik who works as a Controller at the municipality of Skövde in Sweden. It made the frontpage!

I took this picture of Samuel using my friend Jani Oinonen’s studio lighting. We had some fun the three of us fooling around experimenting with different light settings.

Such a mundane scene.

I miss this dude!

Portraying trees is something of a struggle for me. Because I love pictures of trees. And when I see other people’s photos of them I always think they do it so much better. Also the digital sensor is just not meant for capturing nature.

Here’s two pictures of the same scene. It was captured during an ongoing sunset leaving the trees all highlighted and the foreground and Marcus covered in shadow. This mixed with the heavily saturated leaves that where literally burning in the sky. It’s so hard for me to turn this view into something realistic and true without making it look surreal. That’s why I shared both of them. One is a little more tampered with and the other is basically straight from the sensor.

Michelle took this one!

I’m filing this under ‘bad ideas’.

What a wonderful woman she is!

Taken during the first barbecue of the year, fourth of May.

This is where I found him #10

It was one of those great days of spring where life kind of stops time for a while. The weather was constantly great, there was no wind and best of all – it’s this time of the year where there’s no mosquitos or annoying bugs. We where kids for a day again and it was awesome.

From my trip to Paris last week with my brother.

I used my brand new Lensbaby that I got as a gift from the guys at uKontrøll! You can achieve some pretty cool effects with this lens.

From today’s protest against the demonstrations of Swedish party Svenskarnas Parti, 1st of May.

When I’m composing a picture there’s some things I like to keep in mind. One of them is the The rule of thirds. In my head I picture a grid and then place the subject in one of the grid’s cutting points. This is probably one of the most known tricks in the book, but still not everyone thinks about it. It’s an easy way to make your photographs “heaver”. It can make them pop. Take a look at the picture to the left to see what I mean. I use this a lot when I’m cropping images too.

Photoshop tip: If you’re using Adobe’s Photoshop there’s a simple way to get a grid overlaying your images. Go to Edit > Preferences > Guides, Grid & Slices. Use the following:

Press OK when you’re done. To display the grids press CTRL+’ (CMD+’ on Mac) or View > Show > Grid.

However. Remember that rules are meant to be broken!

There’s no doubt that my friends are a huge part of my photos. Yet again I find him while I’m on one of my strolls in the nature. Thank you Jonathan!

Me and my broken Rolleiflex. Thanks goes to Staffan for helping out taking this. It’s for my website danielsilfver.se.

I was over at uKontrøll a few days ago for a photoshoot. I had lots of fun helping them with some pictures for their future press releases.

This is my wingman Staffan Kolhammar. He’s an awesome stand-up comedian, actor and a truly genuine person. Check out his website (available in both Swedish and English) and find out more about him. Oh, and trust me, you’ll love him too!

Visit his website: StaffanKolhammar.se ›

I think I’m done working on Faces of Cuba now. Go check it out »

I’ve published a collection of photos from my Eurotrip 2012. Check it out »

Now I finally know who puts him there! Thank you Jonathan and Marcus for helping me develop my ideas with you!

I’ve created a new page that will be dedicated to collections. First up is China! Check it out »

I dusted off these two pictures from my trip to Hong Kong in 2008. I’m preparing some albums that will be displayed here in a near future.

Not all of our ideas are turned into a nude shot. Like these two. I thought I’d share some “behind the scenes” with you guys. Stay tuned for the nudes!

Sometimes my heart drops when I steal a portrait. This was one of those moments.

I observed this man while I was waiting for my Cubalibre, in a small bar in Cienfuegos. He seemed as if he were detached from reality for a moment and it was fulfilling to see.

So I decided to leave Trinidad in a cab. We headed towards Havana when the car broke down in the middle of the highway. Our schedule was pushed one and a half hour but we finally made it to my ‘casa particular’.

Cuba’s greatest export is smiles. And I met these beautiful people in Trinidad, Cuba.

A fisherman, trying to sell his catch. Spotted in the backstreets of Trinidad, Cuba.

Taken outside of a military garden in Havana, Cuba. I wasn’t allowed to enter but the nice man agreed on a portrait from above the fence.

Faces seen in Trinidad, Cuba.

Soon I’ll be posting pictures from my recent trip to Cuba. Stay tuned.

I’ve always believed that curiosity is what drives us forward. Apparantly Jonathan belives it too. As soon as he safely came out of the frozen abyss, me and Marcus got ourselves a good laugh. See the whole gif of Jonathan falling through the ice.

Hubble space photo courtesy of NASA. More photos from my Thanksgiving 2012 on Facebook.

Today we went fishing in lake Vättern. The second largest lake in Sweden. My dad caught a tiny salmon, not big enough to keep so we let it back into the water.

Good Morning

The Tube

The Collector

Record Market

Marcus

Prodigy Session

Stomatol

Stockholm

The Collector II

Geniality Squared

Picture taken at the Ozora Festival 2012 in Hungary. This shot is favorited!

I had so much fun shooting this! A really nice, local restaurant in Jönköping, wanted me to portray their business with employees like The Last Supper mural by Leonardo da Vinci. I’m very pleased with the result. This photo will pose as a banner for their upcoming new website that I am working on.

What can I say. There’s so much going on in this picture and it’s not even staged. It’s just a bunch of fun people, and that’s basically all you need for a successful weekend!

Man and Antenna

Windowlicker

Luka²

Cat/Sunset Diptych

Sunset in Porec

Russian Swim School

Passage

Me Against the World

Jonathan

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest! Thank you Tobias for taking this left shot with me and the owl!

Golden Hour

Golden Hour II

Diving

Staffan

Zagreb

Muscle Power!

Next up is the Ozora Festival in Hungary.

If you want to see more photos from the Eurotrip 2012, or other photos for that matter, check out my Facebook page! I let more photos pass my picky filter there.

Tomorrow is Croatia!

Lake Garda

Lake Garda II

Italian Breakfast

Queue

Tenting Diptych

Confused In Verona

Grapes and Stuff

Verona Camping

Verona Camping II

Brain Camping

I Can Tell You What I Know

Italian Breakfast II

I was canoeing with some friends this weekend. It was great. I took this photo of Magnus with a frog and I can’t stop laughing!

So we went to Austria again. This time we went to Innsbruck to trekk the mountains. Austria is a really beautiful country with lots to offer. But the nature is what drew us here, you’ll also see why in the following pictures.

Do you feel the inspiration?

Five in the afternoon.

This is actually a behind the scene photo from This Is Where I Found Him!

Next up is Italy.

One of the first pictures I took on the trip. This might also be the best one taken. I love it! Favorited.

The keymaker says: “You can’t be here. It’s dangerous!”
Jonathan: “Oh, it’s okay. I’m an engineer.”

More pictures will follow.

I’ll be starting posting pictures from my Eurotrip 2012 from here on now. I have a lot I’d like to show you so there will be quite a few of them.

I’ve been looking forward to this for so long. It’s been four years since last time. This time I’m obviously older but I’ve also grown in my way of looking at things. One of these things is photography. This trip will result in a huge amount of photos and I have promised myself and my friends to bring my camera with me everywhere.

When I get back in late August I will start processing my photos and display them here. Stay tuned for the most personal project of mine so far.

Take care.

One of the most photographed beaches in all of Europe. Here’s my contribution! I don’t feel a bit original but it’s a nice view nonetheless.

Common wood sorrel and wild strawberries. Eaten during a 50 km trekk with Ida this past weekend.

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Hey! I’m on Instagram now. You should follow me there. You’ll find me if you look for @silfvercreations

Staffan works in a stable for horses in Copenhagen and I decided to join him for a day with my camera.

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This photo was taken roughly a month ago. Let it work as a moral boost in these rainy days when you thought spring was around the corner.

We had a 360° view over Cape Town and all its surroundings from the top of Table Mountain. Great weather and a clear blue sky resulted in great visibility that stretched beyond what our eyes could comprehend.

My favorite shot from South Africa. Taken on the rocks at Cape Point. This misty place was magic!

This man tried to sell me the worst Kalimba ever. He insisted I wouldn’t find a better one anywhere else. I did. He was very nice though. We ended up talking about how tough Swedes are at negotiating prices. Germans are according to this man the ones who are willing to spend most.

I published this photo the 20th of March 2012. January 8, 2013, I received this e-mail:

Hi, Daniel !

My daughter is journalist . She was in Capetown in february and she is the one who wrote her name with nail varnish !!!
Compliments of the New Year !

Wilfrid

These South African penguins where spotted at Boulders Beach.

Marvelous food accompanied by some extraordinary Shiraz whine. All made at the Fairview Winery. A truly genuine place to go!

I just got back home from a trip to Cape Town, South Africa with lots of great pictures to share. Check back daily!

This picture was taken in Hout Bay Harbour where they sold perfectly awesome fish and chips.

I had some fun taking pictures of Amanda and Leon this weekend!

Jonathan endured -10°C for this picture. Take that humanity!

First post of the year. I should be ashamed. But here’s a picture of the silent forest now covered in snow.

Also from now on I’ll use a wider format of the pictures (now 960×640).

Took a long walk around the natural reserve called Dumme Mosse last weekend. It was really nice.

Expect some interesting photos this upcoming weekend.

More from this series: #1 #2

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I spent the weekend in the forest with Jonathan and Tobias. It was awesome. On Saturday morning we woke up at 4am to watch the civil twilight and the sunrise.

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Some recent photos from my time in the nature.

More will come with this theme.

Sweden was a bit more racist back then.

Anna Cecilia took this picture.

It feels like yesterday I posted a picture about the first snow of 2010. Now it’s officially spring. These flowers represent nothing else.

Pictures like these makes me look forward to the woods again. The birds tweeting nonstop, the gentle breeze caressing your cheeks and the peace you feel of just sitting there. I’ll head for the trees this weekend and I’ll bring the camera.

I mean, it could’ve been. Only this is in Denmark. On another note, tomorrow is promising for new photos. Jonathan comes for a visit.

Inspired by the Girl who loves to levitate.

Christmas melancholy, mixed with excitement and confusion.

He’s very much in love with his brand new old car.

I’ve been procrastinating too much lately. I have some photos from last weekend I want to share. I’ll fix them this weekend.

Taken in Monterrey, México 2009.

I’ve always been lucky with festivals. Even though I’ve only visited two. But the summer of 2009 was special. The festival in Emmaboda was such a success and imprinted a great memory in my life. I just felt like posting a few of my favorites from the festival now that Sweden is dark and bitter this is reminding me of how great Sweden can be. Enjoy.

Kap Bambino performing in the deepest forests of Sweden.

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This photo was taken yesterday. Today we had our first snow. I love trees.

The days are getting shorter and the cold is closing in on Sweden. The autumn passed too quickly this year.

Another picture of Jonathan dead. See #1. Favorited!

A new favorite of mine. I might upload another version of this during the week.

The finance magazine Upphandling24 needed my help to portray Göran Hallin for their upcoming number.

I looked for you among the stars and found you
At the center of my mind
So vibrant with life and energy
Like a shooting star you reached out for me

Thanks to an excellent collaboration with the Brazilian logo designer Breno Bitencourt I finally have an awesome logo that I can use in my photography.

I’m back in Sweden again. Missing what I left behind. But time is relative and becomes only what you make of it, so I’ll try make it go as fast as possible.

Chipinque is a great place for a picknick and fresh air. Or if you just want to go for a walk in the nature along the tracks available here. The view is amazing and it’s nice to get away from all the traffic and its fumes for a while and just enjoy what the nature has to offer.

Society is divided into two classes: the ones that have money, and the ones who don’t lose their hope of getting it.
— Anonymous

Photos taken during the Animex Convention in Monterrey, México 2010. My favorite, except this awesome zombie dude, is the old man charging people to shoot Edward with the bow and arrow. You know Edward, the sparkling vampire from the movie trilogy Twilight? Yeah, I know…

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The craziest dog I’ve ever met.

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Just hours before the tivoli starts in Marín, Nuevo Léon, México.

From the garden of a ranch in Marín, Nuevo León, México. (Image is clickable.)

Yesterday I took a drive through the city with Anna and her mother. The destruction of the city is immense and beyond recognition. I took a lot of photos and the quality might not be as the usual ones at Silfver Creations. This is more for documentary purpose. But perhaps you can enjoy them anyway. The Hurricane Alex from my point of view. And please remember the source of these photos.

If you want to use these photos for commercial use say hi first and we’ll discuss it. Are you a blogger or want them for private use, please feel free to do so. I appreciate link backs though.

It’s 9 images so it might take a while to load if you’re outside of Sweden.

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Last year I was here for the swine flu. This year the hurricane Alex. So far so good. I’m still alive. What you see on the top image is a flooded river bank that’s been dry for decades. No more go kart, circuses, soccer fields or markets. Everything got flushed away.

Yesterday and the day before that was pretty overwhelming with all the heavy rain. Today it’s more clear and people is starting to overlook all the damage. I’ll try to post more pictures of the disaster later on when I get more pictures.

I’ll keep you all updated. Let’s just hope my house gets water back soon…

Last year I was here for the swine flu. This year the hurricane Alex. So far so good. I’m still alive. What you see on the top image is a flooded river bank that’s been dry for decades. No more go kart, circuses, soccer fields or markets. Everything got flushed away.

Yesterday and the day before that was pretty overwhelming with all the heavy rain. Today it’s more clear and people is starting to overlook all the damage. I’ll try to post more pictures of the disaster later on when I get more pictures.

I’ll keep you all updated. Let’s just hope my house gets water back soon…

The biggest monumental flag in Mexico is the one located at the Mirador del Obispado in Monterrey (northeast) with a pole of 120 tons and 100.6 meters in height. The flag measures 50 by 28.6 meters and weighs 230 kilograms. This is four times the size of most other monumental flags. — Wikipedia

I thought I had the camera set to Auto ISO but it was actually ISO100. But I kind of like the blurry motion feeling in the picture. It was a wonderful game. A great day for México.

Outside a bar in Real de Catorce, México. Sometimes you wonder if there’s been a gerilla war in México. Some things are too run down.

I love doors. They always make me so curious of what’s on the other side of them. Who’s behind them, what kind of people who went through there. The word door is also very interesting. Think about it.

This photo is barely touched.

I finally got my camera! A Canon EOS 5D Mark II accompanied with a Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 USM L.

The first shots will be from Real de Catorce in México. I’ll post more shots from this town starting with a donkey with it’s master hiding from the sun.

I’ll do my best to kickstart this blog with fresh photos again. Keep yourself updated.

I have sold all of my camera equipment to afford new one. But it will take me almost two more months before I get the stuff. So yesterday I installed Hipstamatic on my iPhone. Just to have something to take decent photos with.

I don’t know why, but I like taking pictures of myself in windows with people.

I guess her easter egg didn’t include what she hoped for. Haha!

It was in the middle of the misty day. We felt like taking a walk. Depressing scenery never felt so down before. Which was weird since I, myself, felt awesomely happy. Oh, Gothenburg. You are so depressing.

It was in the middle of the misty day. We felt like taking a walk. Depressing scenery never felt so down before. Which was weird since I, myself, felt awesomely happy. Oh, Gothenburg. You are so depressing.

And just like the French, the cops in Brussels very politely told me to “get the fuck out” when they saw me.

I think this picture says it all. You fucking drunkards.

I just had to seize the magic light that was today.

For the magazine Upphandling24.

Three years, and counting…

We had an awesome trip in the woods.

It’s not much left of the autumn here in Sweden. One frosty night and the leaves are all gone.

Restles, restles
Windswept road
Take me someplace
Unfold

Finally I’m done designing my new photoblog. This time I’m using WordPress and therefore I also need you all to update your feed links. Please replace any old links with this: Silfver Creations Photoblog Feed.

Drink up
Shoot in
Let the beatings begin
Distributor of pain
Your loss becomes my gain

One of my all-time favorites.

Who said guys can’t multitask?

This man offered me a refund if I wouldn’t enjoy his home-made frozen lemonade.

Going down to the old silver mine in Zacatecas.

On a tour on the Panama Canal we where served this awesome panaminian food. Real tasty and well needed!

My first HDR. The sunset was beautiful over Panama City this night.

My sister and her friends celebrating their sixth graduation.

Patrik wanted some photos of his newly pimped Polo.

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Me llamo Victor…

On a job for Metro.

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A cover shoot for the swedish finance magazine called Upphandling24.

A curious boy watching us singing and drinking beer at the beach. It was a great and typical swedish summer night.

Even though it may look like this photo is taken from in deepest trash-blocks of Russia it’s just an empty field in Sweden.

We where spinning like crazy inside of those teacups. I barely managed to hold my camera but captured this shot of Kim.

Apparently you’re not allowed to photograph cops in Shanghai. Even though I did so I couldn’t help to burst into a giant smile which luckily was contagious since the coppers also smiled. Good fun.

A shot from the hip of a woman making a fire. I just like this picture.

The best portrait of China that I took. Favorited.

This is how parents get some own-time in Ningbo, China.

A music teacher demonstrating classic Chinese instruments. Amazing.

Taken outside the Ningbo University. The contrasts in China is remarkable. On one side you have trash and slum on the other side there’s skyscrapers and wealth.

Taken outside the Ningbo University. The contrasts in China is remarkable. One on side you have trash and slum on the other side there’s skyscrapers and wealth.

The local band Blinding Lights showing of one of their songs while I’m shooting for the local news paper.

This is my all-time favorite. I shot this in Australia 2006, on our way to Daintree Forest where we made a stop to say hi to some animals in a shelter. I fell in love with Australia.