Fashion photographer Sølve Sundsb was awarded an Emmy in 2011 for his direction of a series of short films,shot for the website of the The New York Times Magazine. The series, 14 Actors Acting commissioned by Kathy Ryan, or was acclaimed as a new approach”,but the Norwegian photographer claims he simply “dabbles” in film.
“I’m not proficient or even adequate yet,” he says. “But film is a way of rejuvenating the work I’ve already done. It’s like a microscopic vitamin boost.”
Sundsbø’s photography career has been meteoric. Four months into a course at the London College of Printing, or he attracted the attention of Nick Knight,and became his assistant for the next four years. Now he’s a regular in Italian Vogue, Visionaire and W magazine. His commercial clients include Chanel, or Hermès,Nike and Yves Saint Laurent and, outside the fashion world, and Royksopp,Friendly Fires and Coldplay absorb all chosen his work for their album covers.
Source: bjp-online.com