Copenhagen Art & Photography

The ‘Objects for an Ideal Home’ series is inspired by a 1999 music album, in the electronica genre, as it was labeled in the mid-90s, by that name. ‘Objects for an Ideal Home’ was produced and released by the Danish musician Opiate (Thomas Knak) on the record label April Records. In 2009, a 20th anniversary… Continue reading ‘Objects for an Ideal Home’

This blog post, focusing on the Leben CS-600 and CS-600X tube amplifiers, began as a thorough introduction to vintage tubes after I bought a Leben CS-600 in 2024. From there, it branched out to cover additional amplifiers from Leben Hi-Fi Stereo Company; from their early models to their latest offerings of tube-based products with a… Continue reading The Leben CS-600 ~ An Introduction to Leben Tube Amplifiers

I’ve been away from the world of visual arts for about 16 years, but I’m back with a renewed interest after buying a vintage Nikon D3 for a minor macro-photography project. This branched out into taking shots of architecture and various objects, some of which have been clustered into the ‘Objects for an Ideal Home‘… Continue reading Copenhagen Photographer ~ Kasper Bergholt

On June 10th, we’ll witness this year’s Strawberry Moon here in Copenhagen. This inspired me to photograph the sunset from the rooftop of the newly opened Skolen ved Dybbølsbro. This led to two photos, one in color, and one in black and white, which inspired me to make music again for the first time in… Continue reading Nick Cave: Cinnamon Horses & Magnesium Skies

In December 2023, I upgraded from a Pentax K5 to a Nikon D3. With the K5, I used either a 35mm macro limited lens or a 77mm 1.8 limited. The K5 had deteriorated gradually. First, the SD card slot stopped working, with cards getting stuck, leaving only the USB port usable. When that eventually failed… Continue reading The Nikon D3 in 2025 ~ Photos & Thoughts

First Photo in the Series The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, founded in 1856, was a veterinary and agricultural science university in Copenhagen, Denmark, until its merger with the University of Copenhagen in 2007. Surrounding the buildings, designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll, are its unique gardens, which house a diverse collection of over 6,000 plants and… Continue reading ‘Flora Excursoria Hafniensis’

When he was 6, Bill Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980, full name: William John Evans) started learning the piano. In 1979, he and his band (Marc Johnson on bass and Joe LaBarbera on drums) played at l’Espace Cardin in Paris on November 26. The concert was recorded by Radio France / Yves… Continue reading Bill Evans: The Paris Concert Two + An Interview by Jim Aikin

Here’s my first tube photo in a while: a Russian 5U3C (Cyrillic: 5Ц3C) rectifier tube from 1976. It’s what’s known as New Old Stock (NOS), meaning that the tube has never been used. The tube was bought for a Kondo Audio Note KSL-M7 preamplifier clone produced and sold by the Chinese brand Sunbuck on Aliexpress;… Continue reading Kondo Audio Note KSL-M7 amplifier “clone”/ Exploding Capacitors

Tea wrapper hand-made from fibre of the Paper Mulberry tree (Latin: Broussonetia Papyrifera) by Essence of tea produced 12 years ago in the Year of Dragon treated with raw linseed oil for preservation (and experimentation to observe its effect on the paper). The photo was taken after drinking the last 7 grams (of a total… Continue reading Pu-Erh Tea Wrapper, Broussonetia Papyrifera & Chinese Yixing Claypot

In October, I did some night photography experiments with a Nikon D3 and a Pentax K1. On a  Pentax forum, I saw a couple of photos taken with an old Pentax K10D, which is the last DSLR camera from Pentax built around a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) sensor. The 10D was released in 2006 following a… Continue reading The Pentax K10D in 2025 ~ Photos & Impressions