back in october i spent a few days in new york city, and it so happens - as it often does in that great little city - that i got to meet some very nice people while i was there. not only were they nice people, but they are excellent photographers as well. feel free to check out the godfather himself - mister chris weeks on either his site or his tumblr (he's a frequent poster) - and ze sev (severin koller, he'll shoot what he sees with almost any camera and it will probably look good). then there's the leica product specialist, justin stailey, and you'll find his tumblr right here.

the day you're about to see quite a few images from, however, started out at one of my favorite places - even when it's closed and near deserted - with a new acquaintance, andy bond. very nice. it was his first time to coney island and i'm pretty sure it didn't disappoint.

i've got to be honest with you guys - i'm really torn with regards to what i should and should not post on here. should i be really strikt and only post stuff that i'm assigned to shot ie paid work or should i post a bit of both? the thing is...i'd rather post personal stuff becuase that's where the heart is, you know? a brand new site is underway which will make all of this a lot easier for me (and a lot more exciting for you, i can tell you that much), however, i'm seriously backlogged when it comes to posting images, so i thought i'd try something different this time:

all images in this post (part one) and the next post (part two) were shot on the same day using one camera (a black leica mp), one lens (a leica 35mm summilux) and good old film (either kodak portra 160 or 400, processed and scanned at richard photo lab).

please share the love. invite your friends, order prints (these images look sooooo much better in print), comment, like, order prints (did i mention that images you can touch are real?)...you get the point.

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thanks for stopping by. i really appreciate it.

-m-

legs

i just wanted to share this frame from a recent wedding.

[more images soon]

i love airports. i really do. it's such a surreal space, a no man's land of sorts. you can find everything at an airport and yet nothing. no one belongs there and everone is going somewhere.

my reasons for loving airports might very well be the same as my reasons for loving hotel rooms. i guess i find something relaxing in the neutral and temporary nature of the two. a sense of movement and order.

oh well. enough of the ramble. i'll let the images speak for themselves.

may the force be with you.

last saturday i had the pleasure of documenting the beautiful wedding of sofie and alexander. as you probably can tell, sofie is a natural beauty and the only challenge i had over the course of their big day, was making sure my images did her justice! i'm sure you ladies will agree that her husband is quite easy on the eyes as well, eh?

their reception was held at ekebergrestauranten here in oslo and let me tell you - the view of the oslofjorden and downtown oslo was almost as stunning as the food was tasty. that's saying something.

anyway - i just wanted to share a few frames with you guys while i'm on a roll and be sure to look out for a full post soon.

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morgan sikkerboel | bryllupsfotograf oslo | bryllupsfotografering | bryllupsfotograf norge | wedding photographer | destination wedding photographer

a couple of weeks ago i teamed up with my good friend and photographer extraordinaire otto schulze to shoot linda & anton's intimate and very boutique wedding in my favorite city - new york.

every detail, from linda's vera wang dress and louboutin shoes to the amazing bookstore that was the venue for the celebration; it all came together in order to make this day of love truly special.

if you're interested in acquiring my services or simply want to get in touch, feel free to do so by using the contact form here. i'd truly love to hear from you.

Thanks to Linda & Anton for having me - the best of wishes to you both!

if you don't know otto's work, you should check out it here - very inspiring!

i shot the whole wedding using a leica m9p and summilux-m 50mm pre-asph lens.

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isn't she lovely?

a few weeks ago i was invited along to document the wedding of renate & erlend up in the mountains of norway. they had chosen a resort up there which was really nice and you can see a little slideshow from the night before the wedding in my previous post.

...but i digress - i started editing their wedding yesterday and the images are something else, if i'm allowed to say that myself. why, you may ask? simply because the people in them clearly love each other and real emotions look especially good in photographs! ;) i can't wait to show you guys the rest of them, but there's so many that i'm having a really hard time slimming down the selection...

if you're in need of my services, please do not hesitate to contact me - by phone, email or chat...there's an abundance of possibilities! to make things easy, though, i've got a contact form right here!

love,

morgan

morgan sikkerboel | bryllupsfotograf oslo | bryllupsfotograf geilo | bryllupsfotograf norge | portrettfotograf | wedding photographer | destination wedding photographer | www.stereosaint.com

a couple of weeks ago i got in my car and drove up into the mountains here in norway to document the wedding of a sweet, young couple. the temperature outside was freezing...it was about about -23º celsius...but inside there was a roaring fireplace, great food and good times to be had.

i've put together a little slideshow with images from the night before the wedding. the bride and groom had invited their families and closest friends for a little pre-wedding fun.

all images except the first one were shot with the leica m9 and the 35mm summilux wide open.

enjoy.

Renate & Erlend - a preview. from stereosaint on Vimeo.

[bryllupsfotograf] [bryllupsfotografering] [morgan sikkerboel] [vinterbryllup] [geilo] [vestlia resort]

it's that time of year again. the darkness is creeping in and here in norway we've just turned our watches an hour back in order to save ourselves some more of the precious daylight - the sun is setting at about 4pm now, so that's a downer, but at least we get to see it rising in the wee hours of morning. those of us who manages to get up early, that is. not sure i can include myself in that particular group...hehe.

trick or treat - which is it? here in norway halloween is a new tradition and so far the kids seem more reluctant and/or scared when they ring the doorbell than anything else. which is a good thing, by all means. no need for me to bring out the baseball bat just yet. kidding.

in a way i feel this tradition is a bit forced over here. it seems it's more beneficial to the commercial vendors than it is the people. much like valentine's actually. who needs a day a year of romance when there's 364 more to do the most of?

dunno what that says about halloween, though. why make one day scary, when there's 364 more that's as scary as ever. trick or treat...

- morgan -

last friday i was fortunate enough to be able to shoot the norwegian artist sivert hoyem's guest list-only release concert at a small club in downtown oslo. he just released his third album 'under administration' and 250 fans were lucky enough to experience the new album first hand.

i shot the concert using a leica m9 with (mostly) a leica summilux-m 50mm pre-asph lens and i can't wait to show you guys my results. look out for a post with a slew of images from the show in a day or two.

in the mean time, please enjoy these images of some pretty exclusive fine art prints i made earlier tonight. the epson 4900 in combination with hahnemühle paper is killer to say the least.

as always: click like, click share and help me spread the word - and thanks for stopping by!

flag of heroes, ground zero

ten years ago i was sitting in my studio recording some tracks when a text message ticked in and told me to go online. i did and what i witnessed was the world spinning out of control - in real time.

three months earlier - june 11th - at about 9am i was standing on the observation deck of the world trade center looking out at the statue of liberty. it was my first visit to new york and my second visit to the states. i remember seeing all the things i'd only heard about or watched in movies and, like countless others coming to the big apple for the first time, walked around with my head tilted backwards and my eyes aiming for the skyskrapers high above. the world trade center, empire state, rockefeller, madison square guarden, brooklyn bridge, moma, coney island, central park, 5th avenue, broadway, times square, washington square park, chelsea, the village...i was going to take them all in.

obviously i didn't get to do all of it on that first trip, even though i spent 10 days there. new york is the kind of city that invites you to hang out. the spirit of the city is an attraction in itself.  in the words of alicia keys: 'if i can make it there, i can make it anywhere...that's what they say'. no need to chase around town. the energy elevates you when you're there.

speaking of elevation - the reason for my visit in the first place was a u2 show in madison square guarden. i think springsteen is the only one who's able to get new yorkers to go completely bonkers apart from u2. the power of that show has stayed with me ever since...people were singing along from the first line of 'beautiful day' and they knew every word by heart. with hands raised the crowd almost drowned out the band. at least that's what it felt like from where i was standing in row 22. by the time the band got to the hallalujah-part of 'walk on', people were crying. that show was off the chart as far as emtions go. i haven't experienced anything like it - only in new york. the line 'but you've got an unquenchable thirst for new york' from the song 'new york' suddenly took on a whole nother meaning for me...

this post is not about me, though. it's about how the world changed that day. it's about the people who lost their lives, the pepole who lost their loved ones and about the people that lose their lives today in a war against ghosts of present, past and future terror. i salute you.

it's hard to write something about a city that almost everyone wants as their hometown without getting personal. in the days following 9/11 - everyone was a new yorker. i know that i still aspire to that - i want to be a new yorker.

in my heart i know i am.

remember, remember...the eleventh of september.

blurred skyline, nyc