Winner Stella Kalaitzis

What has been your most memorable session and why? It has to be that time we did a shoot in an old castle
here in Stockholm. The castle has been there since 1760 and the interior is very antique. It was so cool shooting
there, and kind of spooky. I truly believe in the spirit world, so I was sure that someone was watching us
throughout or shoot. The people who work there told us stories about how they could here someone walk cross
the hallways and that they never felt alone at work. Who knows!
What is one piece of advice you would like to offer a new photographer looking to start their own business?
Don’t stare blindly on what other photographer do. I can still look at another photographers work and think that
I am a bit of jealous. That happened a lot when I first started, but over time I started to look at it differently. You
will always be a beginner at first. You can’t avoid that. And over time when you get better and more confident
you will take that feeling of jealousness of others work, and learn from it. You will start to collect inspiration
from different styles, and start to incorporate that into your own work. And that is the key of becoming humble,
and great at what you do at the same time!
What do you think of our new magazine? I think it’s great! I really enjoy seeing other teams do their magic! I
get really inspired. Thank you for having me in this issue! I hope I could be an inspiration for someone out there
too!
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Model: Josefine Östman