Scandinavian Patina

The worn and slightly forgotten side of Denmark and southern Sweden - old train stations, kiosks, gas stations, supermarkets, a 1970s residential tower and Denmark's first motel shortly before it was torn down. Places that have been around for decades and show it. Shot between 2022 and 2025 with the Kodak DCS Pro Back.

Maxi supermarket at Mellby Center with cars in the snowy parking lot
Maxi supermarket at Mellby Center, Mellbystrand, Sweden. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Passengers on a platform beside a train under the arched roof of Copenhagen Central Station
Copenhagen Central Station (Hovedbanegården). Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Empty gas station surrounded by snow covered trees
Gas station in Mellbystrand, Sweden. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back + Mamiya Sekor AF 80mm f2.8.
Old antique book shop with a BØGER sign on a Frederiksberg street
Old book shop (antikvariat) at Frederiksberg. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Old red brick railway buildings and a level crossing with a cyclist in South Copenhagen
Old train repair area in South Copenhagen, soon to be transformed into a residential area. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
People walking and a cyclist on Istedgade with a red brick church at the end of the street
Istedgade, Copenhagen. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Yellow corner kiosk on a snowy street in Laholm
Kiosk in Laholm, Sweden. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back + Mamiya Sekor AF 80mm f2.8.
Snow covered pine tree and houses in Mellbystrand
Houses with snow in Mellbystrand, Sweden. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back + Mamiya Sekor AF 80mm f2.8.
Shopping cart shelter in a snowy parking lot at dusk
Shopping cart shelter at Mellby Center, Mellbystrand, Sweden. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Trains at Høje Taastrup Station under its large glass dome roofs
Høje Taastrup Station, Denmark. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Sakskøbing water tower with its painted smiling face at the end of a small town street
Sakskøbing Water Tower (Sakskøbing Vandtårn), Denmark. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Railway tracks in front of the tall white Rebæk Søpark apartment tower in Hvidovre
Rebæk Søpark 3 in Hvidovre, a 16-storey residential tower from 1972, seen across the railway. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back.
Abandoned Motel Oasen building with a Chinese restaurant sign by an empty wet road in Roskilde
Motel Oasen in Roskilde, Denmark’s very first motel from 1955, shortly before it was demolished. Shot with Kodak DCS Pro Back + Mamiya AF 80mm f2.8.

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