Interview with Marcus Cederberg

The Magazine For Photographers
Feb 12
3 min read

Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

”I am a Swedish hobby photographer, 57 years old living in the middle part of Sweden with my family and 2 dogs. I am working full time as a IT-manager.”

How did you get into photography?

”My father was a photographer and a journalist, so I am more or less raised with an analog dark room…I started with digital photography on a more professional lever when iPhone came and a camera was always accecable.”

What role does composition play in your photos?

”It´s essential, cruisal. A minimalistic photo with a less great composition is often pretty boring. I think my compositions are one of the key ingredients to my success.”

What do you think sets your work apart from others in the industry?

” I am not sure, but one difference is that as many photographers try to get as much as possible INTO the frame, I do the opposite, trying to get as much as possible out of the frame to create the picture I want”.

How do you stay inspired and motivated to continue creating new and uniqe photographs?

”For me it has to be fun, being a hobby it has to be joyful to create my works. Without pressure. But some days it is harder to try to tell as much as possible, with as less as possible.”

What are some of the most important qualities for a great photographer to have, in your opinion?

”I dont know really, for me I am a mix of an artist and a businessman. I focus on both the artistic side as the commercial. A quality that I appreciate in other photographers are if they have a uniqe style and if they stick to it.”

What gear do you use?

” I use a Canon M50 with various lenses and a DJI Mini 3 Pro, all choosen for its small size and easy to carry and travel with.”

What is your editing software of choice and much time do you spend editing?

” I usually use Pixelmator and Affinity Photo for the most, I haven´t learned Photoshop since I have thought it was to complicated, but now with the new version with the AI generative fill, I have started to explore also Photoshop. Some of my works are more or less direct out of the camera roll, some others are heavily edited where I have spend many hours on just one picture.”

How did you find your signature photography style?/editing style ?

” It was pure coincident , I was with my family at a public pool facility where I took a shot of a pair of orange sunglasses hanging on a hook on a big green wall. When I posted it on Instagram, I discovered that many liked it, thats how it all started. And when Instagram picked med as a suggested user and I gained many thousands new followers, then it really took off”

Reels or photos? And why?

” Both. I am not that much into that debate, egen though IG started as a platform for photos, I do understand the focus on reels, thats what people want/ are used to from Tik-Tok etc. But absolutely, I follow photographers that mainly work with photos. Thats where I get my inspiration.”

What does photography means to you?

”Its a hobby so 90% for fun when it comes to my own works. I really appreciate photography as an artform and try to visit as many photo exhibits/museums as possible”.

How would you describe your photography style in a few words?

”Minimalistic aesthetic and simple, but powerful and calming”