Shot by Kasper Jernhag
SHOT BY: KASPER JERNHAG
Under Protection
For the latest edition of STUTTERHEIM Shot By, photographer Kasper Jernhag interprets the idea of protection through movement, identity and craft. Shot in a ballet studio in Vasastan, Stockholm, the story follows Royal Academy of Dance-trained ballet dancer Liepa. Under the concept Under Protection, the raincoat becomes more than a shield against the weather. It becomes a symbol of what allows us to continue doing what we love.We sat down with Kasper to discuss photography, inspiration, and the thinking behind the shoot.
About Kasper Jernhag
Born in Sweden and currently dividing his time between Stockholm and Berlin, Kasper Jernhag is a photographer whose work explores identity, human connection and self-expression. His images often sit at the intersection of fashion and everyday life, capturing not only how people look, but how they carry themselves through the world.
How did photography come into your life? Was there a defining moment?
Photography was always somewhere around me, but there was one moment that really stands out.One summer, when I was around eighteen or nineteen, a group of friends and I spent a few days at a small cabin. One of them brought a camera and photographed everything. A week later he shared the pictures and I remember thinking how incredible it was to relive those moments through photographs.Not long after that, I came across a camera at a good price and bought it almost spontaneously. At first, photography was simply a way of remembering life and experiences more vividly. That was the starting point.
What inspires your approach to photography?
My approach has changed a lot since I first picked up a camera, but one thing has remained constant: my interest in people. I'm fascinated by individuality and by how identity expresses itself. Fashion is one way of doing that, but I'm equally interested in posture, emotion, movement and presence. How someone holds themselves can tell you just as much as what they're wearing. I think that's where my work sits — somewhere between fashion and human observation.
