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Leaving Sweden

Last night in Sweden.

Last night with my family for…I don’t know how long.

It’s been better than I expected. Not that I don’t love my family, on the contrary, but I’ve found bliss in a way I didn’t think I would.

On top of that I’ve shot five amazing weddings, one in Italy, one in Austria and three here in Sweden. I also managed to do two packed seminars in Stockholm and Gothenburg and the response has been more than overwhelming. Tomorrow we leave for Bali and another wedding there later this week before we head back to Australia. It will take me a while to process all I have seen and all the people I’ve met. We won’t have any access to internet in Bali, so if you want to reach us, know that  we won’t be able to reply for another eight days or so.

Here are a couple of frames from yesterday.

See you soon.

July 25, 2011 - 4:45 am

romin - I don’t know how you do it. If you ever need a second anywhere in Asia, I’m not far :)

July 25, 2011 - 4:53 am

Ben Godkin - That bubble! OMG! This looks like a magical wedding.

July 25, 2011 - 4:55 am

Peter - like it )

July 25, 2011 - 4:59 am

andy - you blow me away with your shots.<3

July 25, 2011 - 5:02 am

mujib - one with bubble … very awesome

July 25, 2011 - 5:24 am

Bryan - bubblicious

July 25, 2011 - 5:28 am

Sonia Jansson - Well, it was wonderful to meet you and learn so much from you. Have a safe trip. And come back soon.Please!
/Sonia

July 25, 2011 - 5:29 am

Davidone - Superb … the first one is so “poetic”

July 25, 2011 - 5:31 am

Annelie - Your find the beauty everywhere! Even an old machine in the forest look awesome, but my favorite of these is the first one. Have a great trip to Bali!

July 25, 2011 - 5:47 am

Johan - Thank you for being so brilliant Jonas. It was absolutely amazing having you for the day and judging from above the photos are pure magic. Can’t wait to see the rest! Have a safe flight to Bali and keep up the great work.

July 25, 2011 - 6:00 am

Amina - That shot with the bubble made my eyes go all watery on me ’til I couldn’t see the screen anymore. amazing!

July 25, 2011 - 6:42 am

Michelle - These images are 3 dimensional! You’re amazing as always :)

July 25, 2011 - 7:25 am

PJ Photos - I love one with a bubble ;)

July 25, 2011 - 8:46 am

Maria - Äntligen slumpades jag in på en blogg med helt underbara bilder. Härlig känsla. Tittar säkert in igen :)

July 25, 2011 - 8:56 am

Jenny Drakenlind - Thank you SO MUCH for everything you shared in Gothenburg, I really learned so much, and the most important thing I learned was to believe in my self! Find my own style and above all, trust my gut feeling. It’s more difficult than it sounds, it’s often too easy to “safe”, but as you said “one for you, one for me”!

So I’ve decided I’m not going to be a photographer who does weddings; I’m a weddingphotographer! :-D

July 25, 2011 - 9:46 am

Amanda Thorson - The boat…it kind of reminds me of Anne of Green Gables and I love Anne of Green Gables!

July 25, 2011 - 9:52 am

Susannah Holmes - my jaw has literally dropped… again. i wonder would we be allowed to shoot this on Dowse lagoon? so beautiful. thank you for further inspiring me

July 25, 2011 - 10:05 am

Heru Sigit Sugiyanto - I like your pictures a single bubble ..
nice ..!!!

Heru Sigit Sugiyanto
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July 25, 2011 - 10:06 am

Heru Sigit Sugiyanto - I like your pictures a single bubble ..
nice ..!!!

Heru Sigit Sugiyanto
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July 25, 2011 - 10:06 am

Shu - Couldn’t help myself but to stare at them cos they’re just flippin’ amazing.

July 25, 2011 - 11:26 am

anita waters - OMG! That bubble!

July 25, 2011 - 11:48 am

Kat Braman - you get more and more ridiculous with every wedding. that first shot, WOW, and then that last shot, triple WOW. really inspiring.

July 25, 2011 - 2:42 pm

Margarette - THE. BUBBLE. :o Could you be more awesome?

July 25, 2011 - 4:00 pm

Mia Hasser - BEAUTIFUL, Jonas! And so nice to see a Swedish wedding couple. Such different light… a light that never sets… beautiful, different, smoother, much less drama (more difficult to shoot!)… interesting. Thanks for sharing your work.

July 25, 2011 - 5:19 pm

Matt Foden - Love the last image, and the out of focus effect :)

July 25, 2011 - 6:55 pm

Wedding Photographer Sussex - Lovely. You photoshopped that bubble in right :-)

July 25, 2011 - 7:21 pm

its beautiful here - expect the unexpected from you, always delectably original

July 25, 2011 - 7:42 pm

Nani Annette - Special pictures. Thank you for taking the time to share these frames with us.

July 25, 2011 - 9:10 pm

Mark Kalkwarf - That shot with the bubble… DAMN! Timing perfect! You are seriously on your toes.

July 25, 2011 - 10:05 pm

Anushe Low - Beautiful, as always.

July 26, 2011 - 3:02 am

Brigitte Grenfeldt - ABSOLUT JONAS! Your images are not only jaw-falling-down they are poetry as well.

July 26, 2011 - 6:17 am

Sjoerd Booij - Simply amazing…

July 26, 2011 - 11:59 pm

Caroline Ghetes - These images are breathtaking. That first one especially.

July 27, 2011 - 6:27 am

Meredith - the first image is one of the most beautiful images that I have ever seen. Wow, Jonas.. wow.

July 27, 2011 - 11:22 am

Annelie Esséus - Jag kommer aldrig att förlåtam mig själv för att jag missade ditt seminarie i Stockholm….

July 28, 2011 - 1:57 am

Amanda Basteen - I totally love the first shot. Well, I love all of them. Amazingly beautiful.

July 28, 2011 - 8:32 am

Joshua Gull - You sir, are insane. I mean that in the best way possible. The bubble shot blew my mind.

July 28, 2011 - 1:12 pm

Nikki Bezel - birds of a feather, Jonas and swedish weddings.

July 28, 2011 - 1:51 pm

Taryn - That first frame took my breath away. Simply beautiful.

July 29, 2011 - 2:12 am

Paul Krol - excellent as always!

July 29, 2011 - 2:25 am

Paul - I honestly think you are one of the only photographers in the world who would have even seen that bubble shot and then had the guts to take it when there’s an obvious moment going on in the background, that’s what keeps me coming back to your work

July 29, 2011 - 2:49 am

Mats - Graet shots as always, I like the rubber boots (it I’m not mistaken)! :)

July 29, 2011 - 8:25 am

Will Pursell - great images, love that boat one!

July 29, 2011 - 8:23 pm

Manel Tamayo Photo - Brilliant !!!

July 30, 2011 - 2:26 am

Sara K Byrne - So gorgeous.

The bubble photo is blowing my mind.. I’ve failed trying to capture that before!

The decaying equipment is such a perfect backdrop! Beautiful.

July 31, 2011 - 6:42 am

Jason Mark Harris - LOVE LOVE LOVE

July 31, 2011 - 7:19 am

Fredrik Photography - That shot with the soap bubble is just amazing. Simple, yet outstanding!

Have a wonderful, and inspirational, time in Bali.

August 1, 2011 - 6:26 am

Porter - jonas, seriously this is killer. i LOVE that shot of the bubble, so simple but its so perfect. awesome job

August 3, 2011 - 2:27 am

Kendall - Your shots are so inspirational!

August 3, 2011 - 1:40 pm

Alex Gentil - just incredible!

August 4, 2011 - 3:16 am

sf - slammin, jonas!

August 4, 2011 - 7:22 pm

Linda - Så himla vackert, du är min favoritfotograf.

August 9, 2011 - 4:48 am

hugh - give me more, jonas. give me more right now.

August 9, 2011 - 8:02 pm

Isabelle Ljungblom - Första och sista bilden är helt fantastiska. Jag stirrar mig snart blind!

August 10, 2011 - 10:36 pm

Rik Pennington - The last image has an other-worldly quality about it. Lovely use of light, angle and composition.

August 16, 2011 - 2:16 pm

Gary Wong - you kidding me! That bubble shot is right on!

August 26, 2011 - 12:04 am

Oskar Allerby - love the boubble! :-)

August 27, 2011 - 3:21 am

Anton Chia - The boat shot is just like a piece of fine art. I like very much.

September 9, 2011 - 4:52 am

Peter - wedding photographer - Love the bubble shot… great idea.

October 13, 2011 - 6:56 pm

Emily Heizer Photography - The first image is just beautiful. What a beautiful spot, and lovely composure. I love the exchange of glances in the last shot as well. It looks like the bride has beautiful style too- I love her dress and necklace- gorgeous!

I’m half Swedish and I have quite a bit of family back there, although I have never been. (My cousins have been though.) I plan to go someday. Hopefully on the next trip out I will! I each of my backpacking trips I have eased my way through the language barriers- first trip, English speaking countries, second trip, countries where I had learned the languages, next time… totally blind! Ahh! :)

June 13, 2012 - 8:46 am

Jakub - How on earth did you manage to focus so perfectly on a bubble? Awesome work!

February 12, 2013 - 10:15 am

Murray Clarke - The bubble shot is just supreme!!! Really reallg great work.

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