One Day : Linn Ellevseth - Content Creator
Location : Drøbak, Norway
Profession / passion : Photography & Content Creator
Website : www.linnellevseth.com
Instagram : @linnellevseth
One Day is an ongoing project sparked by the Covid-19. In the days of isolation we would like to focus on what we do best; bringing people together. Read more about the project here.
We will be posting one new day of someones life every day until we run out of contributors. See our instagram stories to experience these peoples One Day in action.
A text, song or film that everyone should experience.
I guess we’ve all read it, but man, Patti Smith’s Just Kids, it’s just so beautiful. Made me cry, laugh and above all, inspired me to create and dare to find a voice of my own.
What is the story behind your profession/ passion?
When I grew up, my father worked as a photographer at magazine here in Norway. So my first recollections of dreaming to be something was to be a photographer. But I never dared to become one, so instead I pursued an education as a designer and developer at Hyper Island. It was years later, after my father passed away in cancer I started taking photos again and discovered that I really loved it.
How has the current situation affected how you work?
Since I’m a freelancer, most of my work is put on hold. Every day I carry the camera with my where ever I go, and I shoot constantly. Documenting this strange times makes me feel really grateful. I feel like I’m given an opportunity to focus on developing and experiencing with my lens in a more calm state of mind.
Define what beauty means to you.
As a photographer, I often see things others may not notice. How the sun rays hits a certain point, how the shadows defines a face. For me beauty is life, It is in all the small imperfect moments of everyday life.
Do you have any regrets in life?
We all do have regrets, don’t we! But I think that my biggest regret is not trusting myself and my instincts. Im a really sensitive person, and have easily been caught up in the “compering my self and my work with others-spiral”. I’m still working on this every day, accepting myself and putting me and my work out there with a more I don’t give a **** attitude.
What is the most inspiring text you read recently?
I’ve just recently read “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt. I was really inspired by the whole strange story, and how big impact an artwork had on the main characters life. I think its a little in the same way I want people to react to my photos, being curious of the story, of what lays within, brining the feeling with them when they move on with their lives.
Should calm come from within or be facilitated by the environment?
To have a creative mind, often result in an uneasy mind and body and often far from calm. So I’ve gone back and forth with this question, because its not an easy one to answer.
But I feel that calmness is universal. That it embodies us form within and embraces us form outside. Because I can feel it in the woods, when I see the ocean, when the smell of newly cut grass is filling the air or when I wake up in the middle of the night feeling the silence.
How do you want people to react to your work / passion?
I hope I can make them feel something. That my photos make an impact, make them stop - if only for a second, and maybe they will bring that with them when they move onward with their lives.
Describe a smell that brings back memories to you.
The smell of jasmine and lilac always brings me straight back to my childhood. The sweet smell of endless summer, millions of ice creams and no worries as far as the eyes could see. Ah, I miss that!
Lastly, how do wish to see this current situation have a positive impact on our lives?
This last weeks as made me realise, even more, how much I enjoy the simple life.
I feel like this strange time will make me be more picky with my time and do more of what I want and love. I don’t think Im alone feeling this, and that make me very happy and positive toward the future for us and mother earth. We have also started up a micro sourdough bakery to spread good bread and smiles in the community, and it’s been so much fun. I don’t think we had done it, if it hadn’t been for the lock down.
During these last weeks we’ve done a lot, but at the same time, nothing at all. As a photographer I’ve documented our days and all our adventures. During it all, I saw this change, a calmness emerging. The kids were happier, felt more at ease and played together and could just sit and read for hours at time. And then it hit me - we needed this. We needed time, without any places to be or thing to do. To just be ourselves, to be free.