Who is Behind the Camera?

My name is Rasmus Rasmussen, a writer and photographer originally from Copenhagen, Denmark. I arrived in Seattle in 2005, planning to stay for a week, ending up staying for years. Somewhere along the way I fell in love with this city. As I began to feel at home, starting the '12 Seattleites' project, seemed like good way to give something back.

Building a new network in a new country from scratch, inspired me to come up with a rule for my project: All the subjects must be strangers volunteering to let me document their lives. On a personal level, the project is also a way to further explore and get to know my new home.

Apart from the '12 Seattleites' project, I work as a freelance photographer and writer. I shoot mainly portraits and stock photos, and I am an 'image inspector' for the leading microstock agency, iStockphoto. Besides photography, I have also written a couple of novels, made a bunch of music, podcasts and more. Check out the links in the sidebar.

Connect with me online, either through my blog, my facebook page or twitter. You can also check out more of my photography at theprint.dk, iStockphoto and Flickr.

© 2009 Rasmus Rasmussen contact [at] 12seattleites [dot] com