Playing with an idea of the differences and likenesses that we get attracted to and repelled from in our friends and partners. How we often want different things; one pulls away while the other one is chasing, one is ready while the other want to wait. Indecisiveness, different points of view, trying to balance things, wanting to escape, attraction, fear, confusion and passion all mixed together….and I guess, without even planning it, the location of the shoot…the old slaughterhose… also adds and puts a twist to the words “Meet Market” and “Hooked” and when I saw the sign where it’s written “Permanente” I just had to laugh.

It turned out to be a very multi cultural photo shot, with models:
Lais Dias Gomes fom Brazil, Laura Marciano from Italy, Olivier Langhendries from Belgium, Maria Panagiwtova from Russia but with a Greek Father and Pete Russell from Scotland who’s mum is from New Zealander….and with the Swede behind the camera.

With hail, rain and a thunderstorm the day before, we felt blessed to discover a warm day without a cloud in site. I managed to find this abandoned slaughterhouse with flaking paint and rusty hooks, not very far from the centre of Milan. It is a bit of a hike and we had to go through prickly bushes, past drug addict’s homes and over a high wall to get there. It seamed that every one got in to it though and really enjoyed it, in particular the adventure and exploring part of it. We were shooting from about 6-8 pm.
Thank you Lais, Maria, Laura, Olive and Pete, you are great!
Here are some of the photos…I think you can tell that we has a good time.