29 Days
November 9 - December 28, 2008

See blog entry from the vernissage

When I look at these pictures, I realize that I have wanted to take them for a long time, but without knowing how. It is about maturing as a photographer but also about technique.

Taking pictures with a Diana camera means that you have to forget about everything that is not essential. I think it adds to what you want to say. Your ideas about the "perfect picture", rules of composition, etc. are not applicable at all.

I want these pictures to be very simple, minimalistic and transparent.

Thomas Håkansson

Born(year): 1951
Lives in: Stockholm
Contact: thomashakansson@telia.com
Latest exhibition: Galleri Korn, Stockholm
Coming, planned exhibition: no current plans
Inspiration (photographers):  Catarina Gotby, Kirsten Klein, Joakim Eskildsen, Lars Tunbjörk and Pieter Ten Hoopen
Inspiration (other): Per Kirkeby (Danish painter), Gao XingJang (Chinese writer living in France). Sofia Gubajdulina (Russian composer) and Lars Lerin (Swedish painter).
Film, digital or both: Both
Quote: taking pictures is emotional rather than rational
A favourite photograph: Early Morning On The River, London Bridge (Bill Brandt)