Last week I was lucky enough to spend five days in Sweden’s beautiful capital city, Stockholm. I was there to speak the keynote speech at the Meet The Blogger Stockholm event (here’s the blogging infographic I made to summarise my key points) but I extended my stay to soak up the city’s calm and creative vibe for a few more days. As always, I explored the city armed with my camera and let my love for colour guide my viewfinder; the shutter clicking each time my inspirations were sparked. It was so refreshing to breathe in the crisp February air and enjoy finding vibrancy in the city’s everyday items, like their super fun yellow and blue postboxes. The sky’s blue hue only gained in intensity as each day drew forward and framed the vibrant facades with the same class and style of the city’s inhabitants. On the last day it felt like my first experience of this wonderful city was completed as a gentle dusting of snow fell; the light generous and abundant. From the quaint and cosy charm of the old town to the creative and colourful vibe of the Södermalm district, I felt creatively invigorated by my stay in Stockholm. On the last night I walked past the Taverna restaurant and I smiled to myself as the colourful letters shined brightly into the inky black sky and thought: colour comes alive at night.
// Photography by Will Taylor
11 / 11 / 2013
Loooove these pictures. The colors are so rich and vibrant. I like your yellow pants too
xo Azu
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11 / 11 / 2013
I fell totally in love with Stockholm when I visited last year so I adored seeing one of my favourite cities through your colourful lens. I particularly love the picture of the ice skating on the river!
11 / 11 / 2013
In LOVE with this post.
I love seeing places through your colorful eye!
11 / 11 / 2013
Boy did you spotted a lot of colors! All I’ve seen was black, grey and white, Think I had to stay a few days more or open my eyes more for colors, a bit of both perhaps
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Thanks again for your great presentation, it’s has been a real eyeopener here in Holland!
Maike
11 / 11 / 2013
Great pics Will! How refreshing to see such amazingly blue skies, something we definitely don’t get enough of during the winter here in Germany. Thanks!
Xx. Holly.
11 / 11 / 2013
@Holly – I know, it has been the same here in London. A crisp winters day with clear blue skies is really hard to beat! x
11 / 11 / 2013
You’ve got an incredible in eye in catching the color in everything … but you forgot to add your Swedish colors’ outfit of the first day in Stockholm
love this post … xxx
11 / 11 / 2013
@Ilaria – No fear, that will be blogged soon!
x
11 / 11 / 2013
such gorgeous shots Will…the colors, wow!
11 / 11 / 2013
Great pictures! But then again, this is a great city, with amazing colour.
And boy, you can find material there… 
In fact Stockholm is the city where I started my collection of miniature houses from all over the world.
11 / 11 / 2013
beautifully shot matey, really nice
11 / 11 / 2013
AHH Will I love your fresh Stockholm pics – and my favorite part is the coloured trousers walking everywhere:) – so much fun.
Happy Monday, you made me miss Stockholm,I haven’t been there for a year:)
Ax
11 / 11 / 2013
These photos are wonderful and have definitely brightened up my Monday. I’ve never before considered going to Stockholm but now I’m rethinking this thanks to your post. So thank you!
11 / 11 / 2013
Stockholm is a beautiful city! Thank you for this lovely photos.
11 / 11 / 2013
oh my, so gorgeous pictures of my lovely city! so great to meet you Will!
11 / 11 / 2013
Will,
It was lovely meeting you, ever so briefly, at our store. I wanted to compliment you on the fantastic photos you have taken of Stockholm. You captured all its wonderful qualities and are obviously a talented man. Keep up the good work and I do hope our paths cross again.
Christie at Bemz
11 / 11 / 2013
Wow! I’m totally smitten by your beautiful and vibrant photos
you have so captured the spirit of Stockholm
11 / 11 / 2013
Great to see the city through your colourfull lens and to read we were looking at this city in the same way I loved it , the cleanness the crispy air and the inspiration I felt at a certain moment.
Thanks also for your wonderful talk
See you next month!
11 / 11 / 2013
So beautifully colorful!! I’ve seen a lot of Sweden posts around the blogosphere and I’m hooked! Stockholm is now on my wanderlust list! =)
11 / 11 / 2013
These are beautiful….and I love your pants!
12 / 12 / 2013
what a beautiful trip! love the vibrancy of the intense colors and you are right, everything looks better with the bright blue sky as backdrop!
love your outfits too Mr and glad you’d extended your stay for a few extra days to soak up what the city has to offer.
xoxo
12 / 12 / 2013
Beautiful
12 / 12 / 2013
your photos are so lovely will! i will live vicariously.
13 / 13 / 2013
I’ve always loved the combination of blue and yellow – but have always associated it with Provence in the South of France. The Swedish version is a really attractive take on these 2 colours. thanks for sharing
13 / 13 / 2013
Officially jealous I didn’t make it to this one. Great shots + more colorful than I expected
16 / 16 / 2013
Wow, big compliments to the colour traveler!