Jan Malmstrom

I know this is a very subjective viewpoint, but the kind of portrait I am striving to make is the kind that I like to look at myself.

I like portraits. And although I am a photographer myself, I especially like to look at other photographers’ work – to be inspired, to let my mind drift away a bit, thinking about the person in the picture. What is their background? Their history? Their story? But as everyone knows, a portrait of someone is merely a frozen moment. Consequently it does not necessarily present a true or full image of that person.