My name is Jonathan Vitblom. I was born in Kiruna, Sweden and grew up in the Swedish Lapland where my family has been living for many generations as Samis. As a Sami myself, I have been immersed in the woods, herding reindeer and walking the same paths my ancestors did for almost all my life. Because of this, I am pretty certain that this is where my love for nature comes from.
Travelling is something that came later in life, when my friends and I started travelling to the alps to go skiing. After these few travels I got hooked and I just wanted to see more of this beautiful world and get the chance to capture still moments with my camera. Every now and then, I look back at the pictures I took of my first travels. Looking at these old memories always gives me a warm and happy feeling inside. As of now, I’m creating new memories in South Carolina by taking pictures of the wonderful autumn season.
In this wandering mind, I challenge myself to see things the same way a camera would. I plan ahead what I will photograph and how I am going to capture it. This helps me and allows me to really put effort in the creative aspect of photography. I like to think that I see things in pictures instead of in reality. But sometimes, when I’m on a mission in nature with my best friends, I just let the camera down and enjoy the moment instead.
As for developing my photography skills, I do several things every day. I have watched hours and hours of YouTube tutorials about camera lenses and tools that could help me capture better pictures.
You need to be patient to capture these lights; it took me three years to capture the photo I wanted, which is now favorite northern light photo. Predicting the weather conditions in the mountain valley and when the lights would come makes is super challenging. The weather report can say something positive, but usually once you hike for an hour and get up to the mountain, it’s cloudy and snowy. This has happened too many times, so to capture a good northern light picture, you need good timing and just a little bit of luck.
After capturing any kind of landscape, I try to create something unique by editing the photo. I don’t like to keep the same tones all of the time, so I mix it up and usually get to a photo that people look at twice. Some might like it and some might not, but that’s okay, everything is subjective and as long as I am proud of my work, I am happy. I just hope that by sharing my photos, I can inspire people to love nature and that I can convey the feeling of hope I feel myself while shooting. It would be amazing if my pictures encourage others to visit the north of Sweden, or other places.
Photography has helped me become the person that I am today and I am so grateful for it. It has helped me not be so “Swedish” by staying by myself too much; now I approach people and talk with them just about anything. Photography even helped me meet my Puerto Rican girlfriend, who is basically the opposite of me; she is talkative and spontaneous and I love it because she makes me laugh. I am sure photography is going to bring me more in the future;
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