Behind today’s advent calendar door, you’ll find exciting news and an exclusive interview sneak peek from our second print edition which is online now! Some of you may know that we have always been relatively few people in our Editor’s team, and our small team by now feels like a family. Being only a few people has allowed us to stay flexible, have short communication ways and work closely with each other. While this has been great during the past years, it’s time to grow our family and we’re so happy and proud to be able to introduce our new Editor’s team/ Streetfashion MagZZine family member Peter Engström.
Model: Nicole Fors
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Peter is a professional photographer from Gothenburg, Sweden. He started following us about a year ago and we featured him on our website earlier this year in two Editor’s Choice articles which you can read here and here. While the year certainly hasn’t been easy for him or us (or anyone else in this world for this matter…), he has always stayed in touch, introducing us to aspiring artists, giving feedback and inspiring us to keep going.
We are very grateful and are looking forward to having him in our Editor’s team where he will be helping us to grow our platform for aspiring artists to present their work and build their network. If you’re curious about Peter, check out the interview sneak peek below and check out his Editor’s Choice article if you want to see more of his work right now. You can read the full interview and see more of his photos in our second print edition. |
Interview Sneak Peek
Peter Engström
- Photographer & Editor for Streetfashion MagZZine -
- Photographer & Editor for Streetfashion MagZZine -
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Peter, please tell us a little bit about yourself to begin with.
My name is Peter Engström. I’m 37 years old. Born in Bergsjön, Göteborg, grew up in Jörlanda and now I live in Kungälv, Sweden. I have been working as a sales assistant / photographer in a photo store/studio in Kungälv, Sweden called Bomans Foto for almost 3 years.
Have you been involved in the arts in some form other than photography?
I have been a musician my entire life. Playing the keyboard in multiple bands and constellations. One is called ‘047’ and is a bitpop electro duo. Later on, I got more into music production and my primary instrument became my computer with logic pro.
In 2016, I started to get bored by music. It simply wasn’t fun anymore. That’s when I started taking photography more seriously. I had only been taking everyday photos since 2013, but in 2016, I bought my beloved Canon EOS 6D Full frame DSLR and during the autumn of 2017 I did my very first print model shooting. Since then, model photography is my new big passion/hobby and I strive to get as good at it as possible.
What does photography mean to you?
Photography for me is creativity. It’s my way of being as creative as I previously was when doing music, but with more intensity and responsibility in a way. After a model shooting my brain is completely exhausted due to all the activity, talking, decisions, camera settings, lighting equipment, posing etc. But I simply love that feeling. Then I rest for a while and then I start my other creative process, which is editing my photos :-) I love that long “chain of creativity”. I need to create something otherwise I feel sad, anxious and bored. :-)
What would you say characterizes your work in comparison to other photographers?
I really don’t know actually. Every time I shoot and every time I edit, I try to make some part of it different to previous times. Otherwise I don’t evolve. Also, I love editing and see that part of the process more as creating rather than adjusting. More recently I’ve found an edit process that I like and when I shoot models today, I try to take at least one picture that would fit as a print in a frame on a wall. Something more than just a photo of a beautiful woman. A tiny detail, something odd… Something that gets stuck in the viewer while still just being a photo of a beautiful woman somehow. That is my goal nowadays, I guess.
My name is Peter Engström. I’m 37 years old. Born in Bergsjön, Göteborg, grew up in Jörlanda and now I live in Kungälv, Sweden. I have been working as a sales assistant / photographer in a photo store/studio in Kungälv, Sweden called Bomans Foto for almost 3 years.
Have you been involved in the arts in some form other than photography?
I have been a musician my entire life. Playing the keyboard in multiple bands and constellations. One is called ‘047’ and is a bitpop electro duo. Later on, I got more into music production and my primary instrument became my computer with logic pro.
In 2016, I started to get bored by music. It simply wasn’t fun anymore. That’s when I started taking photography more seriously. I had only been taking everyday photos since 2013, but in 2016, I bought my beloved Canon EOS 6D Full frame DSLR and during the autumn of 2017 I did my very first print model shooting. Since then, model photography is my new big passion/hobby and I strive to get as good at it as possible.
What does photography mean to you?
Photography for me is creativity. It’s my way of being as creative as I previously was when doing music, but with more intensity and responsibility in a way. After a model shooting my brain is completely exhausted due to all the activity, talking, decisions, camera settings, lighting equipment, posing etc. But I simply love that feeling. Then I rest for a while and then I start my other creative process, which is editing my photos :-) I love that long “chain of creativity”. I need to create something otherwise I feel sad, anxious and bored. :-)
What would you say characterizes your work in comparison to other photographers?
I really don’t know actually. Every time I shoot and every time I edit, I try to make some part of it different to previous times. Otherwise I don’t evolve. Also, I love editing and see that part of the process more as creating rather than adjusting. More recently I’ve found an edit process that I like and when I shoot models today, I try to take at least one picture that would fit as a print in a frame on a wall. Something more than just a photo of a beautiful woman. A tiny detail, something odd… Something that gets stuck in the viewer while still just being a photo of a beautiful woman somehow. That is my goal nowadays, I guess.
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Curious about his shooting and editing process or what advice he has for beginners? Find the answers in our second print edition. Available now!
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Model: Amelie Dynesius
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Model: Paulina Kielczewska
Here are some of Peter's and our favourite pictures he took. Check out the Editor's Choice articles below or buy our second print edition for more!
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