Male gaze

Two well-known Swedish TV personalities - Johan Rheborg (actor) and Henrik Schyffert (comedian) - challenge each other to take ‛the ultimate picture’ in different genres: art, sport, model photos, and so on. They realize the assignments are much harder than they first thought since they must dig in their own life and personal experiences as human beings. The actor and comedian come to understand that photography is more about psychology than using expensive cameras. However, in the third episode Johan Rheborg photographed his own daughter, wearing only jeans and a bra. This choice was heavily criticized and started a fierce debate in the media about gender-consciousness and the male gaze. Therefore, in the first episode of the second season they addressed this criticism. Both Johan and Henrik admitted that they, unconsciously, had been reproducing stereotypical images of men and women, and that they would try to be more gender-conscious from now on. This humbleness and self-critique was widely discussed by the media and the audience.