The stories we tell

Walking down the busiest pedestrian street in Stockholm, Drottninggatan, you see a lot of interesting people. This guy spotted me as I took a few street snaps of him. He then walked past me, stopped, turned around, and asked if I perhaps wanted to take a real portrait of him. Which I did. I then showed him the photo, he looked a bit surprised with the quality of it, which of course made my day.

The doomscrolling era

Spotted while walking along Skeppsbrokajen a few days ago. I counted eight doomscrollers.

Ocean warming

We should save the planet as it is the only one we have. climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ocean-warming/?intent=121

The Lady in Red

Street photography at Skeppsbron, across the street from The Royal Palace.

The Runners

Three happy guys out running at Skeppsbron in Stockholm. It sure was a nice day for it.

Another sign of spring

Nice to see people out on the concrete pier at Hammarby sjöstad again. Whenever I bike into Stockholm over the Skanstull bridge I glance down to the canal at the Hammarby lake to see if there's anyone there. And I often stop for a photo.

Out walking

Out walking along Götgatsbacken on Södermalm. The real name of the street is Götgatan. And then there's the hilly part of said street, and it is always easy to find something to aim the camera at there. People enjoying a beer at Stigbergets fot. A couple walking past the Embassy of the Netherlands. Espresso House if you feel like a fika. Browsing world news. A young mother walking and eating, clearly a multitasker. Green Laces. Vegan shoes? A delivery guy from Wolt trying to figure out why I am am taking a photo of his moped. And lastly a nicely dressed guy walking past the Bruno mall, and behind him a smoker that could loose a kilo or two.

Oldenburg

A German military ship berthed at Skeppsbrokajen for a few days. The Oldenburg. A corvette. So I decided to check it out. The Swedish soldiers all looked happy with the visitors. Nice day for it also. The restaurants just behind me were filled to capacity with people enjoying the fine Spring weather.

Antique store

Antique store at S:t Göransgatan. I think it is operated by one of the vendors that I have photographed a few times at the Hötorget flea market. But here is the fun thing. I have made one of the items that you can see in this photo. But it is not furniture. It is a "låslåda" from Aluseal that sits to the left on the wall outside the entrance here.

Kungsholmen

A bunch of street scenes from a walk around Fridhemsplan and Sankt Eriksgatan on Kungsholmen in Stockholm. People waiting for friends and or public transport outside a big mall known as Västermalmsgallerian. Pressbyrån is a big chain of kiosks, selling tobacco, newspapers and soft drinks, and more. Vete-Katten is a classic café chain in Stockholm, this one just opened at Sankt Eriksgatan. Bus 77.

Out of Beauty

I spotted this cracked egg as I made my way through Kungsträdgården earlier in the week. Outside the Wetterling art gallery. Ongoing exhibition there showing works by Nathalia Edenmont.

Sports car

Walking past an entrance to the century old Nordiska Kompaniet, a luxury department store in Stockholm, I spotted this red sports car. Not sure if that is the owner in the background, trying to look important, but let's say that it is, and that he is waiting for his girlfriend to come out from the store with more bags than she can carry.

Hammarbybacken

A few people photos from the Hammarbybacken ski hill. The FIS World Cup skiers have competed here. That was back in 2016 when we saw paralell slalom here.

A bench with a view

On one of those warm early Spring/Late Winter days we had a while back, I decided to walk up the Hammarbybacken ski hill again. Like I did on my previous visit two weeks earlier, I took the stairs up instead of going round the hill up the path. The reason for that was that there were some snow left here and there. I am still going through the photos I took, but here are two snaps from the top of the hill. The girl spotted me as soon as I lifted the camera. If you look closely on the second photo, you can see the Skyway at the top of the Globe Arena at Johanneshov. Tourists pay good money, 180SEK, to ride up there for a look at the view over Stockholm. Walking up the ski hill, like I did for the same reason, is free.

Cykelbud

Swedish word of the day. Cykelbud. Bicycle messenger. From that really warm Spring day last week. I was waiting at the same stop light at Nybroplan when he rolled up.

Taking the dog for a spin

Birger Jarlsgatan, on a warm Spring day.

That Old Tree

-8C when I woke up yesterday morning. A bit too chilly for my liking. Maybe 2C as I made my way to the old tree a few hours later.

ArtMadeThis

ArtMadeThis. A project to give life to dead spaces. Like these two doors along Ingmar Bergmans gata on Östermalm in Stockholm. Top photo shows Hypotyreus by the artist Frida Johansson. Second photo shows Upside Down. Made by the graphic illustrator Karin Söderquist.

Nice day for it

From a few days ago. A very warm day for this time of the year in Stockholm. I walked through Kungsträdgården, and it was around 15C. A bit colder this morning. -2C and snow on the ground.

Scaffolding

One of the fine buildings at Kornhamnstorg in the old town is getting a well deserved makeover. They are replacing the stone facade on the building known as Typhon 16. I was quite impressed with how good the scaffolding looked.

Alfa

Two photos from the Karolinska Institutet Science Park in Solna, showing the Alfa building. There are a few more buildings in this complex. All designed by the architects at SWECO. The second photo was a tricky panorama, shot with the 60mm lens. I stood up against a brick wall, snapping away.

Street scenes

Time for some recent street scenes from around Stockholm. A mix of photos from Östermalm, Strandvägen, Hötorget and Södermalm.