Mr. Photographer | Mattias Tyllander

Here's a truth for the day: The only thing better than finding other brilliant photographers to cyberstalk is re-visiting some of your favourite photographers whose work you haven't seen in a while, and going through all their latest works. The excitement of seeing the artist's growth, combined with the familiar nod to their prior works is an incredibly wonderful feeling.

When I first joined Instagram, I had an account under a different username (I would post the name, but it's far too embarrassing - it stemmed from a song on the Twilight soundtrack - enough said.) I abandoned that account for my current one after about a year or so... The account was entirely aimed at photography, and so, my following list was loaded with photographers and similar creatives to my heart's content.

Recently, I logged into the old account in search of visual inspiration, which I managed to find on Mattias Tyllander's page; He's a 15 year old photographer from Sweden, with a feed filled with intense and seemingly effortless photos. I've been racking my brain for months now in an attempt to recall his Instagram username, so finding his page made my lack of creative stimulus worth it!

Now that I've gotten far enough down memory lane, here are some of his gorgeous photos.

(image source: flickr and tumblr)

If you're just as fascinated by him and his lovely work as I am, and would like to see more, you can do so on his Flickr or Instagram (which is probably better regarding posting frequency.)

Cheers to the freakin' weekend, I'll drink to that! (this is my gesture to the fact that there are only 9 days until the Rihanna concert! Eeeek!)

xo,

Lovely Links | 21.09.13

(image source: IMAXtree)

• I am literally obsessed with these suede and rubber wedges (above) used in the gorgeous Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2014 runway show at New York Fashion Week. Colour-blocking, eat your heart out!

• The newest addition to my iTunes playlist is Lorde, a 16 year old Kiwi singer whose music is a sort of electronic take on Lana Del Rey. She's becoming pretty popular right now with her incredibly fresh, electro-pop music. You can listen to her first EP, The Love Club, here.

• Tyra Banks has taken the challenge upon herself to transform into some of the most elite supermodels, including Iman, Cindy Crawford, Twiggy, Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne to name a few. The photographs (taken over the course of a YEAR) are just mind-blowing!

• I recently downloaded the most fantastical overlay design application which has had me hooked for a good couple of hours over the past few days. It's very versatile, professional-looking, and so much fun! Download the Studio Design app here.

• Typography a day keeps the creativity block away... Well, that's what comes to my mind, at least, when seeing the 365 Days of Type by Sabrina Smelko. Check it out and be inspired by typography, 365 days of the year, or what's left of it.

• I'm in love with this bright and colourful brand identity and package design for Trig jewellery by designer, Olivia King. She's created the Trig application, which is used by customers to design their own trigonometric jewellery (custom shapes, colours and materials), which is then packaged in the loveliest boxes and shipped off. I love love love it!

The internet is such a brilliant place filled with such brilliant things that sometimes I just wonder, what would we do without it?

Anyway, I wish you all a great weekend.

xo,

Lovely Links | 31.09.13

(image source: fancy)

• Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have both released (well, the songs were leaked, but anyway) new singles that I've listened to more than what could be regarded as a healthy amount! Take a listen to Gaga's Applause and Katy's Roar.

• Victor Hertz has recreated some popular logos in a very amusing, and insanely accurate series called If Corporate Logos Were Honest.

• I was recently introduced to a brilliant film maker by the name of Casey Neistat. The first video of his that I watched was this one, which was commissioned by Nike, with the aim of illustrating the words "Make It Count." Neistat has done the job so creatively, it just fills me with all sorts of inspiration.

• It's been said that people will do crazy things for love, and that's never been more true than in the case of Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman, and their 40 Days of Dating.

• Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town took place a few weeks ago, with more fashion and flair than ever before. Check out some highlights of the event here.

• I absolutely love short films. They're like little slices of video heaven. I came across this short film titled Beyond The City, and created for Stills' Fall Collection 2013 (Dutch fashion brand). It was shot and directed by Annemarieke van Drimmelen, and stars Dutch model, Kim Noorda.

• I've had a link to Taibo Bacar's collection opened in my Safari tabs for a straight week now. It's just so so stunning! Bacar is a Mozambican designer who has drawn inspiration from traditional capulana sarongs to create his gorgeous Autumn/Winter 2013 collection. Pssst... Can I have it?

• I think it's pretty evident when watching Justin Timberlake's brilliant VMA performance that he is back in the music scene with a vengeance! This past Sunday, he performed a medley of his greatest hits, as well as a surprise performance with 'N Sync! Watch it here.

(Gee, I hadn't realised how many videos this post consists of... Oh well, they're all great, and all worth watching!)

So, yet again, I've missed a Lovely Links fortnightly deadline. I think that from now on, instead of pressuring myself into searching every surface of the web to reach the deadline with truly mediocre links, I'll scrap the deadline entirely and wait for truly LOVELY links to find their way to me in due time. It only makes sense, right?

In other news, here in sunny South Africa, it's a wee-bit on the chilly side... As a result, I'll be spending my weekend re-reading The Outsiders (I'm obsessed) and watching the new season of Suits (Eeeeek!), while sipping on oceans of tea. Sounds like a plan!

xo,