Douglas_of_Sweden
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Occupation | Atmospheric Environmental Science Researcher |
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Introduction | Middle age male, father of two daughters. Makes a living as a research scientist, working at Stockholm University. I like to consider myself an open minded, fair and creative person. Like all kids I had some dream occupations. One was to be a photographer. Another, the most persistent, was to become a scientist, which I did, quite successfully. But somewhere below the surface is still that kid who wanted to travel the globe with a camera (or several and many expensive lenses). On my photo blog I will live out that part of myself. Another interest that has been with my for decades, but grown in the last 10 years, are my historical interest, which has also lead me and my wife to research our family history. You can find the tree for example on Ancestry, but on my geneological blog I will write up some of the most interesting family stories that we have found. |
| Interests | "I grow up with cameras, lenses and film, and in the dark-room as other boys did with football. I got my first camera at the age of 6 (an Instamatic) and learned to process black and white photos together with my father. Through my 2nd camera, a rangefinder, and the Praktica SLR of my local camera club, I stepped up to my first SLR system: Konica. At the age of 14 I switched to Pentax and got the Super A (camera of the year) and Program A. In the mid 80's I became the youth section leader in the local camera club, where also my father, mother, and brother were active. We were a camera family. Eventually I did my military service as photographer (and learned to like the Nikon and Hasselblad). In my student years I founded a short-lived student camera club with access to a great photo lab. In the early 90's I complemented with several lenses and battery independent bodies: the pro Pentax LX and a the trusty old K1000, before I went to the North Pole on a scientific expedition. The number of lenses has also grown over time, mainly used lenses. I'm a prime person and did not get a zoom until 1996 with the MZ-5. That was also my first auto-focus camera. As the family grew with two daughters my dark room equipment ended up in boxes. For several years photo for me was dominated by documenting the kids and taking whatever photo I needed in my professional work as a research scientist. My own creative camera work was on ice. Eventually, a few years ago I gave in and begun to learn using digital photo, driven by my professional needs. First with a Pentax W optio and the compact Pentax DSLR *istDS, then with the great K20D. Since then I have unpacked my old gear as well as my interest in photo as an activity with its own value. My work takes me to some amazing places, but also makes me shoot a lot of boring technical pictures. Like always, my motives are people in their daily life, and the nature. Not so much rock stars in BW any longer, but many pictures of my kids." |