Abandoned & Industrial Photography

by Björn Sahlberg

Djurgårdsvarvet & Beckholmen

disappearing dockside

Ohoy!

On Saturday morning my friend Yann texted. “How about a photo excursion to Beckholmen!?” It happened to be one of the last trips there. Most of the famous cranes are now gone and large parts of the island closed off for construction (when clattering this in January 2014). A fate as tepid as the tea we had at one of the touristy establishments on Djurgården afterwards.

Pigeons’ hangout at Djurgårdsvarvet. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Pigeons’ hangout. Djurgårdsvarvet.

On the top floor in one of the warf buildings at Djurgårdsvarvet. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

On the top floor in one of the warf buildings. Djurgårdsvarvet.

Forgotten bureaucracy at Djurgårdsvarvet. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Forgotten bureaucracy. Djurgårdsvarvet.

Restaurant to be at Djurgårdsvarvet. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Restaurant to be. Djurgårdsvarvet.

Sentinental shelter with photographer's shadow at Djurgårdsvarvet. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Sentinental shelter with photographer's shadow. Djurgårdsvarvet.

Warf entrance at Djurgårdsvarvet. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Warf entrance. Djurgårdsvarvet.

View from the bridge to Beckholmen. Yes, that's an Akay on the side at Djurgårdsvarvet. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

View from the bridge to Beckholmen. Yes, that's an Akay on the side. Djurgårdsvarvet.

Men vem är det som styr? Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Men vem är det som styr? Beckholmen.

Secret caverns at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Secret caverns. Beckholmen.

Welded iron art by Bengt Romin, 1968 at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Welded iron art by Bengt Romin, 1968. Beckholmen.

More iron art by Bengt Romin and the famous art-boat in the back at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

More iron art by Bengt Romin and the famous art-boat in the back. Beckholmen.

Dry dock with the steamer Storskär at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

Dry dock with the steamer “Storskär”. Beckholmen.

The line of cranes at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. March 2009.

The line of cranes. Beckholmen.

A Casual Stroll ...

Köper säljer alla bilar at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. November 2009.

“Buys sells all cars”. Djurgårdsvarvet, November 2009.

Type R container at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. November 2009.

Type R container. Beckholmen, November 2009.

Feel free to pass. Thanks for being respectful. With a cat, guarding at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. November 2009.

“Feel free to pass. Thanks for being respectful”. With a cat, guarding. Beckholmen, November 2009.

Stilleben at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. November 2009.

Stilleben. Beckholmen, November 2009.

Solace in Stockholm overlooking the dry docks and cranes at Beckholmen. Stockholm, Sweden. November 2009.

“Solace in Stockholm” overlooking the dry docks and cranes. Beckholmen, November 2009.

Technicalities

March and November 2009

December 2013

January 2014

Hasselblad 500c/m Zeiss Distagon 50 mm F/4 Fuji Reala 100 Nikon AD3 Imacon Flextight Photo

Exhibition Print

Djurgårdsvarvet was among the selected works for the ASKA.nu anniversary exhibition.

This print is still available.