Portraits

























Living with obesity
Guno lives with his family in the small town of Ringkobing in the Western part of Jutland, Denmark. Both he and his wife has had the gastric bypass surgery. An operation where most of the stomack is removed. After the operation Guno went from 312 Kilograms to 140. But 6 years after the drastic surgery he has gained around 40 Kilograms. When he picks up his son at the day care 800 metres from his home, he borrows his mothers car. It is too far for him to walk. Gunos obesity also limits the familys activities. Most of the time he sits in front of his computer playing World of Warcraft, but in the summertime he enjoys being in the garden.
According to WHO worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980.
In 2008 more than 1.4 billions adults were overweight.










Egypt Revolution/Coup 2013













The Faroes - fog




The Faroes - water




Jimmy
Jimmy, age 57, has lived a long life with adventures and drugs. His body is tormented by his way of living, but he is still very curious and enjoys small everyday adventures. In the freezing winter time he can walk mile after mile on dark windy roads with only a thin jacket and a pair of sandals. Today he lives in a nursing home for old addicts named 'Sundholm' in Copenhagen. November 2010.









Pilot Whaling






Decay





Løkke
Loekke, age 73, lives at a home for elderly addicts 40 minutes outside the Danish city Odense. He has been drinking since the age of 14, but it accelerated when his wife was killed in a tragic accident 28 years ago. If you ask him, his mouth will tell you that it did not break him, but his face and voice will tell a completely different story. June 2010.








Gayparade 2009





Eddie





Weddings










Greenland






Singles










Hitchhiking 2010
In 2010 I hitchhiked from Copenhagen, Denmark to Belgrade, Serbia and back again with my fellow vagabond and photographer Mattia Velati. This is the result of our travel. Photographs by Mattia Velati and me.
