Photos of the year

Theme Day. Photo of the year. Well, photos. One for every month in reverse order. So we start with a photo of the Af Chapman anchored at Skeppsholmen, photographed from The Katarina Elevator. The November scene comes from the ice rink at The King's Garden. For October, we walk up to Mariaberget on Södermalm and continue the walk along Monteliusvägen. I try to photograph this view over Riddarholmen a few times every year. It is often my background photo on my PC. A street portrait of Viking Superman posing for me at Drottninggatan is my pick for September. I spotted the tattooed juggler on a warm August day at Skeppsbrokajen. I added the hen party photo taken at Hötorget to the annual Flickr photo of the year thingy. So that is my July photo. A multitasking cyclist at Skeppsbron in the old town is my June pick. Bride & Groom at Stockholm City Hall works well for May. I visited the weekly flea market at Hötorget quite a few times, and I have a few photos of this regular. I find her very photogenic. A Spring sign for March with this photo of a blåsippa. The Hammarbybacken ski hill seen from Sickla is my photo for February. I walked up that hill a few times last year to photograph the views over Stockholm from up there. We finish with a photo of 79 & Park at Gärdet.

LSoTY

A silly thing we used to do in the Utata group over at Flickr. Last Selfie of The Year. I have not been out with my cameras for nearly two weeks, but figured I could take a self reflection photo and get it over with.

I see you

As you know I do enjoy street photography. And taking photos of windows. So this was a gfood scene. Barber shop at Katarina bangata. Styling by Brazil.

Need salvation?

Two people from the Salvation Army at the farmer's market on Södermalm. If you donated some money, they would either play a tune, or sing you a song for you. They were quite busy.

Coffee by witches

Café Blå, Östgötagatan. First, you enjoy your coffee of choice. The one of the witches will tell you your future by reading your coffee grounds. Not really sure that works. Well, I am 100% sure it doesn't.

Street library

Public bookcase at SoFo.

Looking at windows

A few more photos from a recent walk around SoFo on Södermalm. We start with a listed wooden building at the corner of Bondegatan and Södermannagatan. M.O.A.S serve meat on a stick, I think. The third photo shows The English Bookstore. Lykke is a little café. Next, another on the outside, looking in photo near Nytorget. Creative Heads is a chain with 11 barber shops in Stockholm. Brickyard is a good place for a brunch.

On the outside, looking in

Coctail, Bondegatan, Södermalm.The most colorful store in the country, at least if you ask them.

Merry Christmas

God Jul as we say over here. Today is Julafton in Sweden. And out on a pre-Christmas walk a couple of days ago on Södermalm, I spotted this Tomte as she tried her best to lure passersby in to a place along Östgötagatan.

Ten snaps from a recent promenade

I parked the bike at the Slussen Metro station on Södermalm and went for a photo promenade around the area. We start with a hair salon at Hökens gata. Next, a very popular bike model in this part of Stockholm, spotted outside the Wacko store. Not sure about the spelling at the Nudie Jeans place. Smart politicians decided to create a new bike path along Repslagargatan. It runs parallel to the very crowded Götgatan, and this is the new bike path between the two streets. Speaking of parallel, here is a fun photo of a woman hard at work in a window at a place called the Parallel Collective at Hökens gata. Next a bakery that is part of a small chain, this one is at the corner of Högbergsgatan and Götgatan. A long time Flickr contact now mostly at BlueSky posted a photo recently that he called a Self Reflection photo, so here is my response, showing my face in the reflection of the Hirschenkeller bar at Götgatsbacken. I called the next shot, meanwhile, at number 28 for obvious reasons. Next, a young couple walking across the walkway to Katarinahissen, as the guy is trying his best at the game don't look at the camera. And lastly, a few more women hard at work, this time at a place along Götgatan.

At the market

I visited the farmers market/Christmas market at Katarina bangata over the weekend. Nice day,7C so it was a nice bike ride to and from Stockholm.

MoJo at Medborgarplatsen

Two journalists from SVT having some fun at Medborgarplatsen. Behind the woman with the SVT microphone was the big Julbock, so I added two photos of it for good measure. It is an eight-meter-high metal Julbock returning to Medborgarplatsen after 80 years, give or take. The people from Gävle were not impressed.

2025 Winter Count

My 16th Winter Count. The mid-January photo is a bit different because there's nothing in it that says Winter, it is a view over Riddarholmen from Monteliusvägen at Mariaberget. We had a school shooting in February. Eleven people died, including the shooter. This photo shows flags at half-mast at the Royal Palace the day after that horrible incident. In March, I obviously ate a semla during Fat Tuesday. I got a virus in April and was out of action for two weeks. So I missed most of the Cherry Blossom mania, but managed to visit Kungsträdgården at the end of that frenzy. Sköna maj. Everyone's favorite month. When all the colors returns. Somenone stole my eBike in June. A bigger blow than I had ever expected. Quite a few walks with camera through the old town this year, snapping away at tourists. I checked out two classic car meets in August. This one is from Sveavägen. Sure was a fine Autumn day in September when I took this candid photo of a happy woman at Vattentorget. Can't have a Winter Count without a photo of That Old Tree. I took a few night shots as we entered the 100 Days of darkness. We finish with a photo from the Nobel Lights Week.

After dark

I had hoped to photograph the light installation at Stockholm City Hall. And from a distance while photographing another Nobel Light installation I could see a projection on the tower so I headed that way. It was getting really dark and that's when they usually start the light show, but there was some sort of issue and nothing happened so while I waited I took a photo of a ferry arriving at Klara Mälarstrand. More waiting followed and I decided to cross a pedestrian bridge that would take me to Riddarholmen. I stopped halfway over and waited for the light show that never happened. So I took another photo, this time of the Norstedt building at Riddarholmen. A few hours later, at home, a woman that runs a YouTube channel about Stockholm posted a video of the light show so I watched that instead.

That Old Tree

A December visit to the old tree. A monochrome version felt appropriate considering the lack of sunshine here this month.