Less than five in the whole book were taken digitally. A good deal of the larger ones were taken in medium format. “Two thirds of the pictures were taken with a cheap little 35mm. But I’m not out to retake any old Darkthrone photos.” I love that classic black metal aesthetic, those old Xerox-style black metal photos, and that’s one thing that drew me to black metal in the first place. But as I got to know them, I got more into to portraying them in ways they weren’t necessarily used to being portrayed. In the beginning I was looking for iconic, tough black metal photos " the fire breathing, the upturned crosses. I was just there to observe and photograph what I saw.” I liked the music but I was no expert, that’s for sure. “It may have become a little more critical as it went on. Everybody was willing to give me an hour or so of their time.”ĭid the aims of the project change over time? On my first trip I met Gorgoroth, Enslaved, and Nattefrost. Some of these guys can be kind of media shy, but I showed them examples of the work, and told them my intentions. Were the subjects of True Norwegian Black Metal receptive to the idea of being photographed?
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