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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 69 Hudson Street is a street in De Waterkant area in Cape Town, South Africa. De Waterkant is a sub-district of the suburb of Green Point. This is the area that is closest to the central business district on the south eastern end of Somerset Road. This is a very […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 53 San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round climate, natural […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 9 The Deer Isle Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning Eggemoggin Reach in the state of Maine. The bridge is the only vehicular connection from the Maine mainland to Little Deer Isle, one of the segments that make up the island. The span was completed in March 1939 with a […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 7 The 25 de Abril Bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril “25th of April Bridge”) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tejo river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 4 The Black Diamond (Danish: Den Sorte Diamant) is a modern waterfront extension to the Royal Danish Library’s old building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Its quasi-official nickname is a reference to its polished black granite cladding and irregular angles. Designed by Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen, the Black […]

Remember my collection with Historic Volvo Photography Locations based on known and unknown classic Volvo advertisements and news photo’s? In 2007, Volvo’s advertisements agency Forsman & Bodenfors created a campaign where the reused some of these photos and shot new cars on the same location. Photography by Henrik Halvarsson. Have a look: The locations where […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 65 Vasabron (English: “The Vasa Bridge”) is a bridge over Norrström in central Stockholm, Sweden connecting Norrmalm to Gamla stan, the old city. The bridge is named after King Gustav Vasa (1496–1560), perhaps because of the vicinity to the statue of the king in front of the House of Knights. From […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 111 Langhammars Naturreservat is an area on Fårö, a small island north of Gotland. It is an area with limestone pillars, pebble beaches and dunes, together with a pine forest. Just over a kilometer south of Langhammars is one of Gotland’s best kept agrarian environments from the Middle Ages. The area […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 80 Doktor Bex Gata is a street located on the Guldheden in Göteborg. The street is named in memory of Abraham Bex (who died in mid-October 1696) and who became a doctor of medicine in Utrecht (Netherlands) in 1680 and stadsfysikus (town doctor) in Göteborg around 1685. In this street there […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 51 Smögen is mentioned for the first time towards the end of the 16th Century. The name of the community has varied over the years; amongst other names, from “Smögit”, “Smöenn”, “Smöget” and “Smygesund”. The name has probably come from the Swedish word “smyghål”, which translates as “sneak-hole” or “nook”, referring […]