Kategori: Human Presence fine art Essays

  • Lilith – A Journey to Freedom and Truth

    Lilith – A Journey to Freedom and Truth

    The name carries power, history, and myth. For thousands of years, she has been a symbol of rebellion, freedom, and independence. Some legends say she was Adam’s first wife, created as his equal. But she resisted control, and left Eden, choosing freedom over obedience. Throughout history, she has been seen as a demon, a goddess,…

  • From darkness to Kali, the goddess of death

    From darkness to Kali, the goddess of death

    My friends, Jorge and Mathias, along with Shimaya from Beyond Nudity, invited me on a walk outside of Amsterdam. All they asked was that I photograph a ritual—nothing more. On the way there, as we crossed a quiet stream, I saw a heron. It stood motionless on a stone, its ancient silhouette and piercing gaze.…

  • Intimacy Rooted in Love

    Intimacy Rooted in Love

    I first met Nilla and Stefan almost twenty years ago, when I was looking for models for a photo story about presence and the body. It didn’t happen then, but we stayed in touch. Over the years, I’ve photographed them several times. They were already a couple, but above all, two people who lived fully…

  • From Witch Trials to The Brocken

    From Witch Trials to The Brocken

    The last woman to be executed as a witch in Sweden lived only fifteen minutes from my summer house outside Eskilstuna. Not in magic – but in people, their faith, and their doubt. Anna Ersdotter was the last woman executed as a witch in Sweden. She lived and died in the same landscape where I…

  • Alexandra : Feminine presence lakeside in Sweden

    Alexandra : Feminine presence lakeside in Sweden

    My body lives its own life Alexandra moves as if the world were a breath and I see it in every gesture. She lets her body speak, float, and roll – soft like water, wild like a storm. She is a 4/1 Projector in Human Design – a guide who sees more than most. A…

  • “A Human Ritual in Sweden”

    “A Human Ritual in Sweden”

    On a small island in Hjälmaren, white birches stood like quiet witnesses.I was there, camera in hand, watching. At first, I did not understand.The mix of desire, strength, and vulnerability felt strange. Alexandra moved with calm certainty. She wore a black swimsuit, but it was her presence that filled the space.Soft, yet strong.I lifted my…

  • Golden power within the yoni

    Golden power within the yoni

    Behind the scene Being naked is natural. A reminder that we’re all born this way – without masks, without filters. Sometimes it becomes almost ritualistic, a way to ground yourself in body and earth at once. This is behind the scenes – images that emerged alongside a larger project, when the primordial mother energy was…

  • Massage Through Light and Yoni in Sweden

    Massage Through Light and Yoni in Sweden

    Photography & text by Johnny Gustavsson Music I step into rooms where silence has weight.My camera listens more than it sees — to breath, to warmth, to the invisible rhythm between hands and skin.This series is not about the act of massage itself, but about presence: the shared field of trust, surrender, and quiet energy…

  • ”There’s warm boyish curiosity”

    ”There’s warm boyish curiosity”

    https://youtu.be/yZuzzlSdVAg I follow events and thoughts. I am touched and approach rituals and energies. New frequencies come to me. I try to feel more, leave my head a little. I am close, listening and feeling. Meeting glances. I influence people with my images. That’s Pride.