Those who know me well understand that I thrive on times of challenge - and recognize my occasional urge to step out of my Architectural/Commercial comfort zone and do something entirely different for a day.

It is my way of changing viewpoint, switching focus, and finding renewed and re-energized inspiration.

Sometimes I go help a friend and second shoot a wedding. Or help out a colleague with a newborn session. Or take photos for a couple of musician friends.

Granted, these are rare occasions, but they bring along a sense of renewal and pave the road for innovative work.

One thing my friend have heard me say in over two and a half decades with a camera - is that I find a few genres of photography extremely boring. Seriously boring, to the point of giving me a headache!

Swimwear catalog is one of those. I remember barely surviving two swimwear sessions twenty years ago - and found them to be the most boring, monotonous, cookie-cutter routine sessions of all times. Every time someone asks me to photograph a swimwear collection - I refer them to someone else.

Well - wise people change their mind, don't they?

A few weeks ago I had an afternoon swimwear session - and I must confess that I found it extremely high-energy and fun. Ended the day soaked and freezing - by the way thank you Canon for sealing the 1Ds models very well - but totally satisfied with the session and the outcome.

Yep - twenty years later - I'm discovering that swimwear can actually be a lot of fun.

Thank you Savanna Little for a very entertaining day!

E.