KNOTAN
2009-02-04KNOTAN is 35 years old swedish photographer, with a very talented gift. He is able to do beautiful pictures with a simple background, and a simple light. His combination of eroticism and reality with flashes of mordant humour has wowed both commercial clients and galleries.
He's got his nickname at 15 because he was really skinny (knotan means knuckle or joint in swedish). He starts by taking pictures of Nature and rock climbing. But always try to make it look like real, and not as clean and "fakly" beautiful as in commercials. At 25 he decides to be a real profesionnal photographer, and even if he learnt the old-fashion way method, and then get inspired by portraits and shooting music band.
He gave a nice interview to excellent polish magazine NICO, with two interesting answers :
"S o m a n y p e o p l e a r e a s k i n g m e : d o n’ t y o u g e t e xc i t e d w h e n y o u s h o o t s o m a n y n u d e s a n d n i c e g i r l s , b u t f o r m e i t’ s n o t l i k e t h a t ! I j u s t w a n t to do p i c t u r e s – I d o n ’t g e t h o r n y j u s t f r o m a b o d y ! I find the body interesting as something to photograph, b u t I a l s o w a n t t h e reality o f s o m e t h i n g . Tangible reality in a picture is sexier than a heavily photoshopped image."
" I d o n’ t h a v e an e x p l a n a t i o n f o r e v e r y t h i n g I d o. I d o n’ t h a v e t h e awareness t h a t t h i s p i c t u r e is a s y m b o l o f a n y t h i n g in the way that you have in art. I was n o t t a u g h t i n s c h o o l t h a t y o u h a v e t o e x p l a i n the w o r k . I j u s t want to take the pictures ."
Other Portfolios
-
TITLE | FRANCIS KMIECIK
PUBLICATION DATE | 02 AUGUST 2010
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | JIRO BEVIS
PUBLICATION DATE | 05 JULY 2010
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | DOGPOUND BACKSTAGES
PUBLICATION DATE | 22 JUNE 2010
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | SEB PONS : COUPE DE BARBES
PUBLICATION DATE | 04 JUNE 2010
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | MATT LINGO
PUBLICATION DATE | 30 JUNE 2009
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | ELLIOTT WILCOX
PUBLICATION DATE | 12 JUNE 2009
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT BY LEE JAFFE
PUBLICATION DATE | 02 JUNE 2009
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | NDEUR & MAKE A PAPER WORLD
PUBLICATION DATE | 28 MAY 2009
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | DAVID FLORES
PUBLICATION DATE | 24 APRIL 2009
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | KEIICHI NITTA
PUBLICATION DATE | 26 MARCH 2009
CREDITS |
-
TITLE | PAUL INSECT
PUBLICATION DATE | 13 FEBRUARY 2009
# OF PICS | 23 PICS
-
TITLE | 123KLAN
PUBLICATION DATE | 22 JANUARY 2009
# OF PICS | 14 PICS
-
TITLE | PURIENNE
PUBLICATION DATE | 09 JANUARY 2009
# OF PICS | 14 PICS
-
TITLE | STEVE ELLIS
PUBLICATION DATE | 20 OCTOBER 2008
# OF PICS | 14 PICS
-
TITLE | SHEPARD FAIREY AKA OBEY
PUBLICATION DATE | 10 OCTOBER 2008
# OF PICS | 8 PICS
-
TITLE | GHIS GARLIN
PUBLICATION DATE | 05 SEPTEMBER 2008
# OF PICS | 8 PICS
-
TITLE | SHEONE
PUBLICATION DATE | 19 JUNE 2008
# OF PICS | 5 PICS
-
TITLE | KOA
PUBLICATION DATE | 06 JUNE 2008
# OF PICS | 11 PICS
-
TITLE | CALEB NEELON
PUBLICATION DATE | 27 MAY 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | SPEEDY GRAPHITO
PUBLICATION DATE | 27 APRIL 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | TALING
PUBLICATION DATE | 21 APRIL 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | ROSTARR
PUBLICATION DATE | 09 APRIL 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | DALEK
PUBLICATION DATE | 27 MARCH 2008
# OF PICS | 7 PICS
-
TITLE | JULIEN LACHAUSSÉE
PUBLICATION DATE | 12 MARCH 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | MARK DEAN VECA
PUBLICATION DATE | 21 FEBRUARY 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | PH. DUFOUR-LORIOLLE
PUBLICATION DATE | 05 FEBRUARY 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | ARNAUD PAGES
PUBLICATION DATE | 22 JANUARY 2008
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | MR44XFOREIGN FAMILY
PUBLICATION DATE | 02 NOVEMBER 2007
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | JON ONE
PUBLICATION DATE | 10 OCTOBER 2007
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | SEBASTIEN PONS
PUBLICATION DATE | 14 AUGUST 2007
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | NICOLA CARIGNANI
PUBLICATION DATE | 29 JANUARY 2007
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | SUPERCINQ
PUBLICATION DATE | 05 JANUARY 2007
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | FLORENT DEMARCHEZ
PUBLICATION DATE | 29 NOVEMBER 2006
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | LIZ JOHNSON
PUBLICATION DATE | 09 OCTOBER 2006
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | FREDERICK CARNET
PUBLICATION DATE | 03 OCTOBER 2006
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | TILT
PUBLICATION DATE | 25 SEPTEMBER 2006
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | MEGA
PUBLICATION DATE | 16 SEPTEMBER 2006
# OF PICS | 8 PICS
-
TITLE | H. LAWSON-BODY
PUBLICATION DATE | 08 SEPTEMBER 2006
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | JR
PUBLICATION DATE | 11 JULY 2006
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
-
TITLE | PARRA
PUBLICATION DATE | 29 JUNE 2006
# OF PICS | 9 PICS
