Out there
is the combined efforts of
Johan and Jaye
Adlercreutz.Our
photography files are almost exclusively
stocked with fine grained transparency
images of the 135, 6x7cm and
4"x5" formats.
We also increasingly work with high quality digital images presenting excellent results in print as well as quick and simple handling.
Our
manuscripts are submitted in either the
English, or Swedish languages depending
on preference. Manuscripts submitted
according to the request of respective
market.
We
spend a quarter or more of each year
travelling outside of British Columbia
and Canada, always with an extended
period in Europe. Assignments or photo
requests are welcome both during our time
in B.C. or while travelling. Please
contact us for our upcoming itinerary and
for means of best reaching us while on
the road.
Our
specialties:
A brief talk with photographer Johan
Adlercreutz:
"The
fact that the Cariboo region and the
province of British Columbia are two
of our specialties doesn’t
really need any further explanation.
It is an extraordinary part of the
world which is also an increasingly
popular and extremely well-equipped
outdoor playground.
What may sound a little odd however,
is the combination of our three other
specialties; dogs, boats and sacred
places. They may appear unrelated at
first glance but there is something
that brings them together and
I’ll try to explain what I mean.
Dogs
have been by man’s side for the
last 10,000 years and it is the
animal with which we have had the
strongest bond during the longest
time span. The dog was our tool and
companion, both at work and at play
when we entered the last millennium,
the one before that and before
that... Today, the dog continues to
play an important role the world over
and in many different capacities,
sometimes within new fields,
sometimes filling the same needs as
thousands of years ago. Local
conditions have formed different
breeds of dogs, breeds that herd,
guard and so on. They are all an
important living part of our own
cultural history and they are still
adapting to new and exciting tasks.
The multitude of individual breeds,
each with its unique background, is a
fascinating subject.
Boats
have been a part of human life
virtually since the dawn of man and
have, not unlike the dog, evolved
differently according to specific
local needs. They have been built for
the same general purposes however
different the locale. The boat has
been developed by skilled craftsmen
adapting to new experiences and new
technology. I think that it is
important to recognize the many
centuries of wisdom that have become
a part of the boats we build today. I
also think that it is equally
important not to discard that wisdom
and reinvent the wheel just because
we have a number of alternative
materials and technologies with which
to construct boats. Our preference
for wooden boats with their roots in
the working tradition is a token of
our admiration for thousands of years
of the boatbuilding craft.
Sacred places is
a collective heading for an immense
subject. Spirituality has a
wonderfully eternal ring to it. Once
again a subject that has been a part
of our lives for as long as we know.
Similar to the boat and the dog,
spirituality has often developed
according to particular local
conditions, legends and occurrences,
but although religions and beliefs
seem different I think that they
often have essentially more in common
than what sets them apart. Although
times have changed and in large parts
of the world the circumstances of our
lives as well, we are incredibly
traditional when it comes to our
spiritual beliefs. Temples and other
sacred places don’t lose their
importance over time, an old place of
worship isn’t worth less because
it is old, often the opposite.
I have had the opportunity to spend
time working in areas where different
religions have dominated and it has
taught me respect for diversity
rather than prejudice.
So in essence, I think that the
categories of dogs, boats and sacred
places represent many similarities
and form important links to our past
but with a vivid present and a
promising future. This, to me as a
photographer, assures endless and
very inspiring work."
December 1999
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