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Patrik Hellström

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About Me

The first concert I shot was Trance Dance in 1986 or 1987. I had my dads (he..s the real photographer in the family) gear and manage to hit the front page of Bergslagsposten with my photo of the guitarist (Pelle Pop..) standing in a rain of fire. Metal would you say? Well, not the music anyway ;-). During the following years (1986-1991) I worked on the music page (Spotlight) that was featured once a week in the daily newspaper Bergslagsposten. I covered everything from Lilli & Sussie, Roxette to Ozzy, Skid Row and many more. My father was always supportive of my photography and learned me the ropes from day one. I have shot so many great concerts, but Alice Cooper, Karlskoga in 1989 stands out to be one of the greatest. From 1995 to 1998 I had my own weekly radio show, Rock 92.6 at the local radiostation. This was a show all about hard rock and heavy metal. Summer of 98 I left my hometown Lindesberg and moved to Västerås. For three years I went to the university. At the beginning of the summer 2003 I met a woman (Linda) who changed my life forever. Three years later on August 12, 2006 we got married. February 26, 2007 our wonderful son Tim was born. He growing up fast to be a hardrocker like his dad... :-) Now I have my own website patrikhellstrom.com where you can find samples of my work during the years. Visit my website at: www.patrikhellstrom.com incl. photos, daily diary/blog (only in swedish...)

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Well, I pretty much all met my childhood heros.

My Blog

The Las Vegas Wedding shoot

My wifes closest friend got married last weekend, at some point in all wedding plans she promised that I would fix the wedding pictures. Women!It felt like a hit and run shoot... They were late, very ...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Balls to the Walls

Been restoring the house that we will move to in September the last few days. New floor, new ceiling, painting walls and windows... This is just the beginning, a lot is left to do. But it is a start.M...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:58:00 GMT

Roll over Beethoven.

My friend Mattias IA Eklund played together with Jonas Hellborg and Västerås Symphony Orchestra. They played something with Beethoven.
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:03:00 GMT

TimSalaBim

Had a nice weekend at my parents house this passed weekend. Sunny and warm!
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:21:00 GMT

I am not a number, I am a free man...

Here are some other photos from Alcatraz.For more Alcatraz and San Francisco pixs. Click here...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:35:00 GMT

The master and his slaves!

Just got a few fun live DVDs from a friend. One with Velvet Revolver from the Download Festival. Found a clip with Mr Ross Halfin. He has been the best photographer in rock for ages and still is....
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 12:38:00 GMT

The fox and the wolf...

I have known about it for quite some time now, but I guess WOLF & Century Media has released the the news now. One of my best friends Richard Holmgren is the new drummer in WOLF. .."
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 22:07:00 GMT

I guess the Red Rocker is right...

Never been a fan of tequila. Well, in my youth I drank it until I one day woke up after a tequlia party on the floor under a friends table and could..t remember a thing. Add to this the worst hangover...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 18:46:00 GMT

Call out the firehouse!

In the words of a famous group called KISS. Hot, hot, hotter than hell here in San Francisco. 100 degrees F this afternoon, I think it is around 32 degrees C. Not shure... Well the sky is blue so why ...
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:00 GMT

From a distance even Gene looks thin...

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Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 14:15:00 GMT