“Befintligt Ljus” is Swedish for existing or available light.

Photographing with existing light is a way to freeze a moment in time.

The light and shadows surrounding the subject capture not just the image, but also the feeling of that particular moment and place.

I’m Joakim Thornéus, the photographer behind Befintligt Ljus — a fine art photography practice built entirely on natural, existing light.

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Testing the AstrHori 18mm f5.6 Shift Lens

Testing the Astrhori 18mm f5.6 Shift Lens

More images with 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 Lite (Silver)

More images taken with 7Artisan AF 50mm F1.8 Lite Silver for Fujifilm X-mount.

First impressions: 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 Lite (Silver)

First impressions from using 7Artisan AF 50mm F1.8 Lite Silver for Fujifilm X-mount.

An evening in the old town

Images from a walk around the old tow.

First impressions: Gold RFL-Mist filter from Reflectlens

I tested the filter Gold RFL-Mist from Reflectlens and took it for a walk around sunset on Södermalm.

Analog photograpy with Pentax 67II and Kodak Portra 160

From time to time I return to analog photography. The slower process, the limited number of frames, and the tactile experience of working with film make it a very different way of photographing compared to digital. In this post I share a few images taken with my Pentax 67II on Kodak Portra 160.