Issue23 (part3) May 2017

Photographer Tonny Nathan Jørgensen
(Denmark)
Tell us something about yourself
Im 40 Years old and live in demark. I work as it system administrator and web
developer, photography is a spare time hooby. I use a lot of time on that hobby
though.
How and when did you get into photography?
It has actually been a hobby of mine. I remember shooting analog when i was young
and was on the darkroom chamber with my dad and we did our own black and white
developments. Spend a lot of time on it as well during boarding school shooting
mostly ILFORD hp5+ and doing the development myself.
Took a long break from photography and haven't really touched a camera from i was
14 to 35 except for vacation and snapshop photos.
Started working for bloggersdelight.dk in demark, and the interest
in photography came back, and i bought a used canon 5d mark2 from a colleague
which almost all my shots has been done with until i made the Nikon switch a year
ago.
What does photography mean to you?
For me its just a hobby. A reason to get out and scout locations, meet people, and
research new nerdy ways of doing retouch etc. I very rarely try to tell stories with my
images, also there is almost never any subliminal messages trying to be told.
Please briefly describe your photography style for our readers.
I mostly do portraits. I like to keep them as simple as possible without to many
disturbing elements. I prefer my pictures to have a slight touch of sensualism and also
make the model look sexy without the picture being to corny or erotic. Its always a
fine balance between the two.
Where do you get inspiration from?
I get a lot of inspiration by browsing my favourite photographers on 500px. I especially
like the “russian” style that f.ex https://500px.com/the-maksimov is know for. I like
the look and feel of his images, also the grading is very recognizable
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