Here is one of my favorite songs with Kristofer Åström (a great Swedish singer/songwriter) and a portrait of Alicia Swedenborg in New York.

Some other news: You can now find some of my inspiration on Pinterest.

Photos from Emmeli & Jouni’s wedding at Stallmästaregården in Stockholm.

Jenny Hammar took this happy photo of me (edited by me).

Editing these photos was a lot of happy tears. Katarina is so genuine with so much energy. She has always a big smile on her lips and she’s loving and caring. I’m so glad she’s a part of our family for real now! The wedding took place in her home village Ockelbo where the couple also reside. The ceremony took place in Oslättfors kyrka and the venue was held at Rönnåsstugan, up on a big hill where there’s a great view over the beautiful landscape.

Since Robert was the first of my siblings to get married it was a new experience for my hole family. It still feels very unreal and as you can see I tried at least to be a guest at the venue.

R&K, I love you both!

I wish I could explain how much heart I put in every wedding I do. I’m a romantic perfectionist. I think those of you who know me and understand the post processing in my work also understand that it takes a lot of time to create my photos. Like I told the attendees at my workshop in France that I did for 60 French photographers in April – I can only compete with quality and the artistic point of view, not the amount of photos.

I love both Twitter and Instagram. Don’t forget to go follow me! I’m sharing many things from the photo shoots but also from my everyday life and links to my favorite music (soul, jazz and hiphop). Of course you can also follow me on Facebook.

I would like to thank all my clients during 2012 that made it possible for me to work another year with my dream.

This is a list of the past in 2012 and a bit of what the future will bring.

Most scary thing:
It’s definitely to speak in front of 60 professional photographers in France. I was so nervous, but it turned out great. I really challenged myself and afterwards I felt so proud.

Most unforgettable in Paris:
To sit alone outdoors with a cup of coffee at Champs Élysées waiting for the right light for a night shot a day in January.

One day I was lucky:
When I boarded the plane to Bali for a wedding and brought my dad as my travel company. It was a great experience for my dad since the last time he did a trip like this was in the 80′s when he went to London. I grew up in Sweden during the summer vacations in a caravan. To give dad the chance to see the world was overwhelming for me and I am forever grateful.

I’m hooked on:
Instagram.

Some of my inspiration sources:
Vintage dresses, old frames, hyacinths, fashion magazines, open landscapes, pasel colors, hiphop music, empty roads and owls.

Feature coming up:
A work that I’ve done with a stylist that will be featured soon in the magazine Femina.

Most fun editorial shoot:
All the photo shoots and traveling for the magazine RES. It’s so fun to work with them since the magazine have a great artistic ambition.

Best memory from the network weddingphotographers.se:
A dinner night at Anna Roström’s house. I’m very thankful for the girls support.

Best songs released:
Walk on by – El Perro Del Mar & Drift away – Chords

Must fun company shoot:
Happycamper Motion Design.

I’m thankful for:
To had the chance to get to know Veronica & Steve. They found me through Twitter and I photographed their wedding in May which was my first wedding in Bali. Now they feels like my ambassadors in Indonesia, like a cherry blossom tree that can grow even bigger.

Most emotional:
The late nights.

When I had to pinch myself in the arm:
My first longboard lesson with Girls On Concrete in a garage in January. Big up to Kristian Löveborg who didn’t knew us at all but said yes to be our teacher. All this happend because of Twitter. You can read the entire story here and follow my skating adventures.

I’m honored to:
Do another workshop in France in February and for the workshop requests that have been poping up from other European photographers after the announcement.

Most challenging:
To drive on the left hand side when I did a wedding on Ireland.

I can’t believe:
I’ve found love after 4 years as a single.

One thing I would not do next year:
To photograph with such uncomfortable shoes. (One thing I promised last year too).

My goal with 2013:
Find harmony, work more with a stylist for the magazines and develope the work in Indonesia and the rest of the world.

Dreaming of:
To have my own club since I love music and it’s a big part of my emotional life.

I would love to do:
More portraits for magazines.

A song that will be played on my own wedding:
The opera “Hjertets melodier” by Edvard Grieg. When I heard this song at a wedding I photographed many years ago preformed by two people from the Swedish Royal Opera I started to cry.

You can see some of my wedding favorites below. A new portfolio will soon my live here on my website, so stay tuned to view all the magazine and portrait work I’ve done during 2012.

All the best for 2013 and thanks for the support!

/Erika

I don’t know what it is with me and travelling, but I always get so emotional attached to life when I’m out travelling. In a good way. It’s like I can feel my heart even more. I don’t really know what to expect, because every journey in the world is different.

I’ve been to Paris three times this year, but it feels different then before. I’m staying in the Notre-Dame area and tomorrow morning I will catch the train to the French countryside to photograph Corin & Caroline’s wedding on Friday.

Before I go to sleep I want to say thanks for the comments on my blog. They encourage me to do better and pushes me forward. So if you have taken your time to write down your thoughts lately about my photographs – thank you is not enough.

Here are a couple of shots from the Seminyak area.

I just received the new photos of me shot on film by the amazing Alicia Swedenborg. I really needed some new photos that could be used on my website and also when a need photos for interviews and promotion on the web. Stay tuned for a new magazine interview that is soon coming up for a Swedish photo magazine. Thanks to my friend and colleague Alicia Swedenborg for a fun afternoon in Stockholm!

At the moment my blog is being transformed into a new design. Hopefully I can present something finished in the next couple of days.

I was 16 years old when I started to dream about being a photographer. A part of my journey was Fotoskolan STHLM, one of the best photography schools in Sweden. I look back at the period of studies as a great, valuable memory and I can really recommend to apply to that education. It’s a two year long education full of the best digital techniques and lectures by the best photographers in Sweden. I have been interviewed by Fotoskolan STHLM, read the entire interview on their web page.

So many lonely nights in the studio at the moment. But beautiful things and great music keeps me going. This is one of my favorite Swedish songs.

Today I got home from France after shooting Jourdan and Sonias’ wedding. France is a country that I love more and more for each time I’m there working. Also this time I was staying in Segur le Chateau, one of France most prettiest medieval villages.

The headline refer to a song by Sophie Zelmani that I love and that I feel is somehow connected to the photos. “Dreamer” is just what my photography is when I can decide just on my own what to photograph. 

My biggest thanks to the family Heinig/Holmes, the owners of Chateau la Durantie.

It’s been a while now. I miss my family, the dirt roads, the morning light and where I grew up.

A few months ago I got interview about my work by Moderskeppet. Moderskeppet is Sweden’s biggest site about Photoshop och editing. The interview is finally live! I got questions like, why I became a photographer, how I handle the big pressure of shooting a moment that you never can take back and what my strengths as a photographer is. Read the interview here.

And to my non Swedish readers, unfortunately the interview is in Swedish.