Category: People

Photographs of several people in a group or groups

Kayakist in the Hamnkanal

Kayak in the Hamnkanal

A kayakist was paddling along the main canal in the centre of town yesterday. I’m not sure if this is a tourist attraction or someone on a kayak trip who took a wrong turning. Probably the former actually. Photo taken as he comes up to the German Bridge (Tyska bron). … Continue readingKayak in the Hamnkanal

Waiting

Waiting

They may be bored of waiting for their shopping parents, but there are nice beanbags in the sun outside Marimekko on the corner of Korsgatan and Valgatan. … Continue readingWaiting

Liseberg rides - Carousel

Liseberg rides – carousel and ferris wheel

Above: Slänggungan – Liseberg’s carousel for adults and kids still has its share of riders – here with thunder clouds boiling up behind.

Below: The ferris wheel (Pariserhjulet) – with an ad for local ball-bearing manufacturer SKF – dates from 1967 and doesn’t really seem to have the same power of attraction. … Continue readingLiseberg rides – carousel and ferris wheel

Sunset silhouettes

Sunset silhouettes

Silhouettes of four people on the top of a headland watching the sun set as the contrail of a passing jet cuts across the sky. The western side of Hönö on Saturday evening. … Continue readingSunset silhouettes

Flirtatious Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Yesterday my wife and I saw Romeo and Juliet perfomed in the open air within Bohus Fästning (Bohus Castle). The slowly setting sun bathed the actors in a golden light. Above, Juliet (played by Jennifer Peña) is flirtatious.
Below, a little gallery of other photos. … Continue readingRomeo and Juliet

On the deck in the sun

On the deck in the sun

Waiting for the passenger ferry from Lindolmen to Rosenlund yesterday, this young man laid himself out on the deck in the sun. It was a hot day. … Continue readingOn the deck in the sun

Hellmans Drengar

Hellmans Drengar

Male voice choir Hellmans Drengar (Hellman’s Lads) singing in the Museum of World Culture as part of West Pride on Saturday 31st May. The choir is named for Allan Hellman who in 1950 founded the first national organisation for homosexuals in Sweden (just 6 years after it had been decriminalised and at least a quarter of a century before it was no longer recognised as a mental illness). The choir sings about – and challenges – concepts of manliness and masculinity. … Continue readingHellmans Drengar