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Interview with Jesper Storgaard Jensen

Freeze

Street Photo Blogging on the Road

Street Shooters of Issue 27

Raghurajpur

Interview with Jesper Storgaard Jensen

Though he was born in Denmark, for the past 18 years Jesper Storgaard Jensen has called Rome his home. Secularly, Jesper comes from a linguistic background. His language skills led him to work in an embassy in Rome where he was employed for 10 years. During that time, he began to take on a few freelance writing jobs, but it wasn’t until he was assigned an article where he was to supply the photographs as well that Jesper found his true passion – photography.

portrait of Jesper Storgaard Jensen

Portrait of Jesper Storgaard Jensen by Bob Patterson Rome, Italy September 2015

After taking on that assignment, Jesper was hooked. Eventually, he quit his job in the embassy to become a full time journalist and photographer. His work is beautiful and varied, featuring everything from food, travel destinations, models, and of course, street photography.

In our audio interview, Jesper explains why he finds street photography so fascinating and even offers up a few valuable tips. He talked about the psychological effort involved with photography, how to approach strangers, and how much you can learn when you take on special projects.

To hear our audio interview with Jesper, click on the audio player below:

http://spm-media.s3.amazonaws.com/jesper-jensen-interview-final.mp3

A Selection of Jesper’s Photos

Resting with the Crisis – Rome

The Capo Market – Palermo

Central Train Station – Milano

The Jump – Rome

Saying Goodbye – Florence

Have a Beer and a Nap – Rome

Making a Living in the Traffic – Rome

Riding My Bike – Rome

Contemplating the Tiber – Rome

Music Player – Rome

Send Me an SMS Please – Rome

Street Atmosphere – Palermo

Beggar – Napoli

The Cardplayers – Napoli

When the Heat is On – Rome

Jesper’s Gear

  • Nikon D7000 with Nikon 50mm
  • Fuji X-E2 with Fuji 18-55mm and Fuji 35mm

Jesper Storgaard Jensen

Jesper Storgaard Jensen is Danish and moved to Rome in 1997. Jesper has a linguistic background as interpreter and translator between Danish and Italian. Today Jesper's work base is Rome's International Press Association where he is working as freelance journalist and photographer collaborating with magazines and papers all over the world - Australia, USA, Canada, Germany, Holland, Italy, Denmark and many others. He's mainly doing lifestyle articles - travel, food and wine, culture and curiosities. As a photographer he is completely self-taught. So far Jesper's photographic style and interests have been "dictated" by his lifestyle articles, but in recent years he has been more and more captured by themes related to street photography. His most recent project, "Street portraits in Rome", is a result of his growing street interest and his growing desire go on "urban safaris" in the street of Rome in order to interpret the Italian capital throughout its inhabitants.

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Articles
October 2015

Interview with Jesper Storgaard Jensen

One of our favorite Rome-based photographers talks about why he loves street photography and how to improve techniques

Freeze

A real gem from Federico Arcangeli featuring interesting characters and one bright flash in the dark

Street Photo Blogging on the Road

Bob Patterson shows us how to keep things simple and create an effective workflow when travel blogging.

Street Shooters of Issue 27

A few captivating shots from some of our top contributors

Raghurajpur

Raj Sarkar takes us to Raghurajpur, a town filled with vivid colors, smiling artisans, and intricate paintings

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