Instagram update

 New coat and (p)leather trousers, hot power yoga at 6:30 in the morings, coconut water, film processing and dissertation writing ♥

Find me here:

http://instagram.com/irisbjorkr

Coat: Mango (asos.com), Top: Topshop, Trousers: H&M

So much high street, uhh I definitely need to get myself to a good vintage marked very soon ! 

Delicious

Film processing in the lab :)

And finally dissertation writing with this pretty view ♥ 

 I can't wait to hand in my dissertation on the 7th of March as I have so many shoots planned after that. I have also got some exciting new to share with you very soon as well as new editorial work.

x iris bjork

LFW images of myself

 I am one of those that never seems to have a proper image of myself. I am much more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it and if someone points a camera at my face I have a little bit of a "Chandler syndrome" and my face goes all weird. I am getting better at it but though after I started using Instagram :) !

But because of my camera shyness I am so happy with all these photos that I found of me online, and received in emails from people I met during Fashion Week last Sunday when I, myself went to capture some street style. 

I am working on the images right now, and very soon they will be up here and on Bast magazine blog http://bast-magazine.com/ 

From the ones I have seen of me these are my favourites 

W - Magazine by Adam Katz Siding - http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/street-style/2014/02/london-fashion-week-fall-2014-street-style/photos/slide/51

Photo by Toni Caroline -http://www.fashionyourseatbelts.net/

Photos by Adam Goodwin - www.adamgoodwin.co.uk 

 Thank you for the pictures :) ! 

I also caught a girl called Maddie Williams drawing my picture. Maddie is a fashion design student that was supposed to go to Somerset house to capture trends, but instead of taking pictures of everyone she drew them. I think that is so cool, I wish I could draw a person in a minute !

x iris bjork

London Fashion Week - last day's in photos

Last Friday I stopped by at Somerset house for an hour to snap a few streetstyle images, chat with friends - and have a cup of coffee with fellow photographer Kári.

The weather was terrible, pouring rain and windy but I still managed to get a few photos. The images and more information will be up in the next days :)

I also ran into my friend Peggy, it was quite hard to keep up a conversation with her as she is hunted by photographers wanting to photograph her style. The 4th time that someone asked for her photo while we were talking I snapped a photo of her being photographed head to toe while I was standing there on the side :) She is definitely one of a kind so what her here : http://peggygould.tumblr.com/ 

Yesterday was also a pretty great day. I was shooting backstage at Sadie Clayton's first fashion show. The show was great and everything went perfectly, I am so proud of her ! 

The images will be up very soon.

Me and Sadie.

7th of February I also shot her lookbook for the collection. Arize TV was there to film behind the scenes and interview Sadie. The show was on Sky TV last Friday but here you can watch it online : http://www.arise.tv/headline/british-emerging-young-designer-gets-ready-for-london-fashion-week-4958  :) !!!!

Also I have 3 editorials and 2 covers coming out this week that I can't wait to show you :) ! 

x Íris Björk

Big instagram and life update *

Since I have blogged very little over the last month here is a big update from my life :)

Most of the images are from my instagram www.instagram.com/irisbjorkr as well as some special extras **

Here is a picture of the very unglamourous site of photography - carrying lots of stuff around ! 

Renting out some lights from my university and carrying them home. I think this box is about 15 kilos with no wheals and a metal handle, I had blisters on my hands by the time I got home ! oh well

Margret doing Beata's makeup from behind the scenes for my Christmas shoot for MAN magasín

 One of my hidden talents, wait until you see what I can do with my nose !

Right after handing in the first part of my final major project for uni. I already got the result and I am very happy with it !

I had a photography workshop with Walter Hugo which was quite amazing. He changes the whole darkroom into a camera and sticks a lens out of the room. We shot images on glass plates and developed them right away. I obviously squeezed in as a test model for Walter Hugo himself and got myself a copy of an image by him (on the right ) :) ! the one on the left is by Adam Csoka Keller

 I also had a styling workshop where I got to try this amazing Anna Piaggy mask made by John William !

The best thing about this month was that I finally bought a camera I have been dreaming about for almost 2 years :) !! SO HAPPY :):):):):)

And I got the change to shoot 3 editorials with it right away for the second issue of The Mark Mag :) ! this is a behind the scene shot from a very busy weekend shooting ! I stood on top of so many things that weekend that I got strings in my legs afterwards

And another one of me standing on top of things :) ! Marina on the left, Margrét in the middle and Julia sitting there instagramming !

These are all the films I used over a very busy weekend with my new camera ! Hand developing them in the darkroom really tested my inner strenght as frankly I am very afraid off the dark, somehow I always get through it though. Scanning all the images took 2 loooong days - soo much work but so worth it ! Can't wait to show you the images

After all the hard work me and Hilmar ( my boyfriend ) went to Sweden over the weend to visit my brother and his family. Here we are in Jule Liseberg and as you can see I have a big crush on him :)

Here are Elísa and Benni ( my brothers kids ) after a very cute Santa Lucia performance in their kinder garden :) it was a very cute weekend !

When I got back to London I decided to cut my hair again ! :) quite happy with the result

And finally I spent my Saturday night baking 3 different sorts of Christmas cookies for Hilmar, my flatmates and myself. I feel so grown up, although I still eat way too much of the dough :)!

The last month has seriously been a bit crazy, soo much work but also so much fun and the best part is that tomorrow I am going home to Iceland for my Christmas break :) I CAN'T WAIT !!! :):):)

xx Íris Björk

Pink Friday - Breast Cancer Awareness

A photo of me for Icelandic newspaper Lífið today *

Today is the Pink Friday in Iceland to race awareness to breast cancer. 

The photo is for a column about the colour pink :)

You can see an online version of the newspaper here

Shirt: Spuutnik Vintage in Iceland, Skirt: Rockit Vintage

x iris

Right now - editing time

Hello from the other side of the computer - editing images and a short video all night long :)! 

I am so busy these days and absolutely loving it ! - 

x iris

Life in photos*

Images from my Instagram : http://instagram.com/irisbjorkr#

Coffee time in Soho with my friend Peggy

Hat: Primark, Sweater: River Island

Last Monday I gave up on my natural hair and coloured my hair back to super blond. Although it was still very light in the ends was getting so dark in the roots I could never put it up. So as soon as I came home from the Saloon I just had to try and put it up.

Yesterday I started my final year at University. I can just remember more than 2 years ago when I came to London for my interview with my mom. My mom took a photo of me in front of LCF in Lime Grove and this little cute cat was there eager to be in the photo with me. Now 2 years later it is still there almost every day to welcome you in the morning :) 

Thinking back the last two years I have come such a long way from where I started and I am very excited for the future.

Furry sweater: Vintage Kilo Sale, Top: Topshop, Trousers: Topshop, Shoes: H&M Earrings: Vintage, Bag: And Other Stories

x iris bjork

Fashionstyleologer - London Street Style book with my work and myself

Yesterday was the first time i saw myself and my work published in a book !

 What a great feeling that is !

Earlier this year I shot 4 lovely gentlemen for Fashionstyleologer a new book launched yesterday showcasing London street fashion. See behind the scenes HERE.  

I am also very honoured to be in the book myself, photographed by Valerie Masalevich

Fashionstyleologer: London Street Style

200 Fashionistas

100 Streets

50 Exclusive Photographers

25 Nationalities

Selected images from the book are now being exhibited today the 13th and tomorrow the 14th at: 

Gallery Different

14 Percy Street

London

W1T 1DR

If you are in London I recommend you take a look and get yourselfs a copy of the book, the exhibition is only 5 minute walk from Tottenham Court Road station

With fellow Icelandic Photographer Fannar Sveinn Guðmundsson that was very kind and sent me the top 2 images: http://fannars.tumblr.com 

With Velsvoir brothers - next to the image I shot of Zac Velsvoir ( to the right ) 

 (image: Fannar Sveinn)

And some extra images shot on a phone

 With the book :)

 Pavel Kaczorowski

 Talha Velsvoir

 Zac Velsvoir

 Mr. Boy

 And myself :) !

x iris bjork

Instagram update from behind the scenes

 Instagram update from behind the scenes the last week *

I've been very busy shooting here back home in Iceland, but as I can't share the images with you yet this will have to do for now.

Erna Hrund doing Andrea Röfn's makeup for a new makeup editorial out soon **

And this is me from yesterday when shooting Homeless band - their first album will be out soon and I cannot wait to buy it and share the music with you because it is AMAZING !!!

Jumpsuit: Spuutnik Vintage, Shoes: Nike Free, Accessories: old but "gold" :)

x iris

New favourit shirt

 Back home in Iceland, enjoying life, meeting family and friends and working !

Today I had a shoot where I was in front of the camera but not behind it ! very excited to see the photos and show it to all of you.

 

Last week I found this Versace inspired shirt from Peekaboo vintage in Topshop and I fell in love with it!

I've got some very exciting day's ahead and I will keep you in the loop :) !!
 

 

 

Shirt: Peekaboo vintage, Trousers: Topshop Shoes: Office

 

x iris

Iceland tomorrow :) !!

London (UK) I love you but tomorrow I am going home to my one true love Iceland  ♥

I'll make sure to blog more when I am back home as I will have more time on my hands.

Last weeks have been crazy !

I will be back in London the 5th of September - see you soon xx

This one is from a job the other day x

Kimono: Topshop Black Jeans: Topshop Sneakers: Nike Free 

x iris

New favourite coat

Coat: Rokit vintage, Dress Spuutnik vintage, Shoes 67, Earrings Zara

Home Sweet Home :)

Home in Iceland for a few days now :) - I will be back in London next Thursday.

The sunset yesterday was so amazing, I wish I've had a better camera with me to capture the pink sky, but the phone had to do the job this time.

So happy to be home :)

Hat: Topshop, Denim Jacket: Vintage in Urban Outfitters, T-shirt: H&M Trousers: Topshop, Socks: Topshop, Shoes: Office

x iris