References
References, photographic assignments and publications, selection 1990 - 2022
Referenses
The Archipelago Foundation
Viking Line
Birka Cruises
Waxholmsbolaget
Strömmakanalbolaget
Transatlantic
Tallink-Silja
Destination Gotland
The Swedish Shipping Gazette
The Swedish Maritime Administration
Stena Line
National Geographic
Geo
DNV-GL
Merian
SXK
The National Swedish Transport and Maritime Museums
Sweden’s National Property Board
The Swedish Post Office
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
Värmdö Municipality
Sustainable Oceans
To name a few
The Swedish Maritime Administration
Relations around the Baltic Sea
Swedish Maritime Administration Sweden
Gotland County Administrative Board
Swedish Lighthouse Society
Finnish Lighthouse Society
Estonian Maritime Adm.
Gdansk Maritime Museum
Russian Geographic Society
Kurzeme Tourist Assoc. LV
The Danish Maritime Authority Denmark
A pleasant collaboration between the Swedish Maritime Administration and Magnus Rietz began as early as the 1980s when the authority expressed a wish that a number of lighthouses in the country be documented. Over time, contacts were expanded to other departments within the plant, which developed into image production for several of its other branches of activity, such as icebreaking, boating sports cards, calendars and various information printed matter. A fine trust with many exciting assignments.
Tallink-Silja
Photography of various shipping companies' ships has for many years employed Magnus Rietz. Painting ships at sea requires a lot. Above all, it is the weather and light that should work. They do not always do that. You must instead be prepared to pull out when conditions can be predicted to interact. Then it can be several hours of walking time with your own boat to meet up with the ship in question. And so sometimes the weather still plays a prank. It has time to cloud or otherwise take a chance. Well, then it's just back home again… But once it goes, powerful ships are extremely exciting to go close and take photos. Assignments have been performed for a number of shipping companies in the Baltic Sea. Tallink-Silja is one of them.
Swedish Cruising Association
The magazine På Kryss och Till Rors has been SXK's main body since the 1930s. The publication has changed shape several times. Editors have come and gone. During the twenties, Magnus Rietz provided several of these with a large number of cover images. These reflected sailing and boating in large and small on the Baltic Sea. They wanted to depict the slightly more small-scale boating life that took place in the decades before the turn of the millennium. There was also a slight sensual feeling in the pictures. This was a privilege to share with the large sailing family that SXK actually constitutes. This was also the case in the 2009 yearbook Norrlandskust, where MR was given the honor of taking aerial photographs of ports from Öregrund to Haparanda. An absolutely wonderful mission with the Baltic Sea as beautiful as it can be .
Waxholmsbolaget
Waxholmsbolaget with its distinctive old vessels and numerous ports of call became an almost endless photo trip and one which Magnus is happy to have embarked upon.“But it had a sad ending. What changed was that Waxholmsbolaget was incorporated into SL (The Stockholm Public Transport Service), which took away much of the tradition that this once venerable shipping company used to have. It’s truly a shame as the historic vessels that it operates are among our foremost symbols of the maritime heritage that is the Stockholm archipelago. They represent summer and holidays and a network that sustains the city and the livelihood of the people who live on the islands that surround it all year round. Of course their ships still sail among the islands, but unfortunately the only way to discover the true beauty of their fleet today is via the internet. Gone are the days when you could hold a timetable in your hand or look through a colorful brochure with images of glittering bays and the steaming chimneys of their historic boats. It was a real joy to have been a part of their former glory.”
The Swedish National Maritime Museum
In 2006-07, the Swedish National Maritime Museum invited Magnus Rietz, together with the naval painter Göran Edvard Johansson, to exhibit a number of photographic images and oil paintings under the title ‘Sjömärken - Kustens Konstverk’ (Navigation Markers – The Artwork of the Coast). The exhibition was accompanied by the publication of a book by the same name. Later, the exhibition went on to guest the Västernorrland County Museum, the Swedish Maritime Administration in Norrköping and Ihre Kvarn on Gotland. Previous exhibitions included a selection of pictures depicting icebreaking activities around Sweden that was displayed onboard the icebreaker St. Erik in Stockholm, an exhibition that was featured at the Cape Town Marine Museum and an exhibit depicting lighthouses that was shown at the Karlskrona Maritime Museum.
Strömmakanalbolaget
Strömmakanalbolaget has a fantastic maritime heritage that truly represents the ambience of Stockholm in days gone by. With its fleet of more than twenty historical vessels, some of which are pure classics, they take you through the capital's canals, around its islands and surrounding waters. Their distinctive white boats are an enduring element of the cityscape as well as in the archipelago itself. They are a vital part of the Stockholm brand.
Several ships in the fleet are more than 100 years old and are meticulously cared for.
“To be able to photograph these beautiful vessels in their urban environments and out on the water is an assignment that places great demands on being in the right place at the right time if you want to do them justice.”
The Archipelago Foundation
For more than ten years, Magnus Rietz worked closely with the Archipelago Foundation as a photographer. He visited many of its managed areas and properties where he documented their heritage and history. From Örskär in the north to Landsort in the south, from Grinda in the west to Skarv, Röder and Svenska Högarna in the east. Summer and winter. The images he captured where presented each year in annual editions of the foundation's guide, Skärgårdsnatur (The Nature of the Archipelago). They were also featured in exhibitions and on their website and were extensively used in articles.
“After ten years of enjoyable and exciting assignments, I felt the time had come to pass on the baton to the next generation of photographers. However, in my heart these wonderful places will always be with me”.