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It all started on Friday, which should have actually been redated to the 13th.

One of the worse shoots in ages, when I did not get to do the first picture until almost 3pm because of various "technical difficulties" with the rest of the crew. Finally, when I was able, or maybe I should say "allowed" to shoot, I saw that I was about to embark in a shoot that was not at all what was asked for by the client. The stylist (that will remain anonymous since it actually is a stylist that I like working with and that is usually very creative) misinterpreted the indications given by the client. The shoot was supposed to be for an underwear special in a magazine and in the styling there hardly were any pieces of underwear...

It was way too late to change anything at that point. Styling a shoot takes several days and there I was with a full team on a Friday afternoon. I started to shoot...hoping that the client would somehow be able to publish the job.

We used some collector's cars in a couple of the shots, crs that are in a garage next door to my studio. One of them, a gorgeous MGA, was rather dusty and in order to give my assistants a hand while they where busy in moving my lights and cameras from the studio to the garage, I decided to dust off the MGA. As soon as I was done with that, the model suddenly decides to literally jump on the bonnet with dirty feet. You can imagine my reaction. One os my assistants, Linda, caled me the next day to tell me she'd never seen me loose my temper and patience with a model as I did then in all of the 3 years we've been working together.

I finished shooting at 11pm, exhausted, cheesed off, but the pictures turned out gorgeous, ven if I say so myself. The hair and make up where great, the styling was also great, even if it did not match the client's directions and requests...this is getting to be like a docu-soap...I'll let you know what the client said during the course of the week...

Then came Saturday, and I was really looking forward to a nice relaxing and enjoyable weekend with the family. After the wonderful surprise of being woken up by my wife and son that treated me to breakfast in bed, we got ready and went to get the car in the garage. The whole right hand side of my car had a keyring scratch on it. How can some people be so pathetic, distructive and simply nasty? I have a suspect. I had noticed a BMW M5 in the garage that moved parking space every other day and for the last few days it was parked behind my car, but in a space that is not normally rented out because it's impossible to get in or out of it if there is a car in front of it.
Saturday morning the M5 was there, behind my car, and I guess that the owner got pissed off with my car being parked there, in my allocated space, because he probably wanted to get out of the garage with his car. Quite right, when I returned to the garage on Saturday afternoon, the M5 was gone.

This evening, Sunday, the M5 was back, it got in behind my space while I was gone. Tomorrow morning I will find out if the owner of the M5 actually has an allocated space in our garage or if he simply waits for cars to get in or out in order to get free parking indoors. I will also report the whole thing to the police, including my suspicions...I'll keep you updated even on this.

To crown my weekend, my hernia decided to pay me a visit this evening. DAMN IT!!!! I hope it's just a false alarm...I really don't want to be stuck at home for weeks again! Or even less of walking with crutches again...definitely NOT sexy!

Apart from that I had some quality time with the family:-)

Tomorrow is another week and I intend to approach it with lots of positive energy.

I've had a superstressed day at work today...tomorrow I'm shooting a fun editorial job.

Now I'm stressing out of the studio to the gym (yes, I've started training again) and then off to the Balck Eyed Peas afterparty. But first some drinks with some friends from ASW.

Today I shot with my new baby, a digital Hasselblad. I just love it. You can see the results in my "beauty" album. The make up was of course done by Will, he's simply the best. The model was a girl called Polina, a 15 year old girl from Synk.

Unfortunately my assistant Francesco was sick, but Mike, a freelance assistant I sometimes use popped in to help out.

My dearest Linda who had been my first assistant for three years has now become freelance in order to go on and try her wings. That's hte sad part when you find a good assistant, Sooner or later they have to go on, it's in the nature of the job. I wish he all the luck in the world but I surely miss her. The great thing is that she'll be freelancing as an assistant for me too and we have plenty of jobs lined up together See you on Friday for the editorial shoot Linda!

Apart from today's shoot I am quite stressed at the monent. Lots of work going on and my book "Swedish Fetish" is getting delayed with some printing problems. I can't wait for it to come out of the press so I can get on with life and the next project, which will probably be a part two of the book. I just wish more people would order my book...most have not understood that the only way to buy the book is from my site www.belluso.com/fetish. Most think it will be out in the shops sooner or later...wrooong!

The other day I saw a new fashion shoot in the magazine MAN done by my good friend (and also ex-assistant) Henry Moshizi: WOW!!!! Fantastic shots Henry! I'm proud of you!

Now it's time for me to get some rest...tomorrow I have to fork out the best part of 10.000:- to the mecanics of BMW who fixed my X5. I hate such expenses!!! After that I will go to the gym. Yes, I have started training again. Turning 45 suddenly hit on me and I need to keep in shape

I just want to apologise to everyone for not hving been in touch lately.

Work has been really hectic recently (well, for the past few months) and I have hardly had any time for anything else.

This last week I have been paying the price for stressing and working too much. I have been home with a hernia (3rd time for me) and going around with crutches, like an OAP.

I know many of you good friends have been warning me for a long time, I really appreciate your concern and I am sorry for not having paid attention to your warnings. The truth is that unfortunately someone has made the days way too short, I mean, 24 little hours for doing everything one needs to do in a day? I normally work between 10 and 18hours a day, I guess my average working day is of 13 hours. That does not leave much time for family, friends, relaxation, hobbies, etc, does it?

There is so much more I want to do and need to do in this life that I don't know how I'll manage to. I have a wonderful team of assistants and agents and friends that support me and help me in my everyday work, to make my life easier, and I still don't have enough time for everything.

Anyway, I will be off on a shoot to Brazil next week (hoping my back will allow me to fly and work properly), then I'll be on holiday without even coming home in between. A well-deserved holiday when I will take care of my son, my wife and myself I hope.

I wish all of you a wonderful summer and I'll try to keep you updated on what is happening in the meantime.

This coming autumn will be full of events, not forgetting the release of my first book. By the way, have you ordered your copy yet? (www.belluso.com/fetish). You do know it will NOT come out in the stores...only available on my site.

Oh yes, one more thing...have any of you had time to listen to my music? (BuzzBlu). Not much to listen to actually...just curious to hear what you think...and do be honest..after all, musi is NOT my field :-)))

Here we go...20 years later and I'm about to have my second exhibition. Time does fly, I say...

It feels good to have come to thist stage, showing my private work to the public, since it means that I have been doing private work, pieces that reflect my inner thoughts and feelings, and this means that I have not just been a commercial producer of images. It really feels good, also because this is a double show with two sides of my personal work. One part is a mixture of painting, text and photo that I have litterally barfed out and put together. Ten pieces printed on canvas. Ten large canvases splattered with my guts.

Then there is a small photographic preview of a book on fetish I am working on, and that is the result of a huge collaboration with lots of absolutely wonderful new friends, people who are helping me in my project, people that have reached another level of knowing themselves.

All this sounds great, BUT...the fact reamins that I will be showing my guts to the world, and that feels creepy. That strangers as well as friends, colleagues have access to my entrails, shown in a public place is a freaky feeling and quite a scary one...hmmm...oh well, honi soit qui mail y pense, as they say...

Having said all this I hope that many wil come to see my work, love it or hate it, it does not really matter, as long as it moves you in some way.

The place will be Marie Laveau in Stockholm at Hornsgatan 66, the date for the vernissage the 11th of Janyary 2007, though it will be hanging for three months.