Ina Nederdal creates images that make you long for more. Story telling without an actual beginning or end, just a visualization of a moment captured in time. Her imagery is meant to be what the spectator decides. Black and white dominate her work because of her attraction towards the outcome. From documentary style to more high-end fashion photography. A feast for your imagination.

written by Suzanne van Heerde

The Swedish native has been featured in various magazines such as Contributor Magazine and Radarzine.

S: What does photography mean to you?
I: It’s been way of documenting my life, taking snapshots of my surroundings, myself and people around me, creating a visual diary. During the past few years the camera has also become a vessel for my creativity and which has led me to playing around more with images, creating my own little world. In a way it’s like painting. Also, I think a lot of people who are into photography recognize that feeling you get, either during the moment of taking a picture or afterwards when you look at or edit the picture, when you’re just really content and happy. Sometimes I don’t touch my camera for a long period of time, but whenever I manage to follow through with an idea or project it’s like a natural high, and its that feeling that I come back for every time.

S: What influences you in general?
I: Nature and specific locations that I find interesting make me want to shoot more. I prefer photographing outside or inside old buildings with a history. I really like looking at portraits and documentary photography.

S: Where does your fascination with black and white come from?
I: I do like color when I look at other peoples work, but whenever I edit my own photos I never like the outcome with color…When I try the black and white version I always think to myself “this is so much better”. Black and white creates a certain mood that I like.

S: You seem to tell a story with your images, what message are you trying to get across to the spectator?
I: Most of the time I don’t have a specific story in mind. I just start from somewhere, with an interesting place, person or object. I just let the rest happen. The story appears while putting the images together, which I end up doing quite randomly depending on my mood that day. But in the end it’s up to the viewer to visualize a story in his or her mind.

S: Describe how you approach a project, do you direct the models or is it more a sequence of spontaneous moments?
I: I’m generally quite a quiet person, and tend not to direct my models too much. At times I feel like I should have been more talkative and “dominant” but I’m starting to accept that my “quiet” way works as well since I’m always happy with the outcome.

S: Some of the models such as Signe and Alma are well known bloggers, how did you come to collaborate with them?
I: I emailed them. Before Signe, I’d only take photos of friends.

S: A few models appear in multiple shoots, are they your muses?
I: Yes in a way… those girls are very easy to work with and are very relaxed in front of the camera. It’s fun to photograph a person on different occasions and reach completely different results.

S: Where do you see yourself in the near future?
I: Right now I have no idea what’s in store for me. I’m going to travel in 2 months with a bunch of cameras in my backpack. When I return I have to sort out my life and decide what I’m going do with it. Whatever happens I’ll always continue taking pictures.

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