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From Sweden with
Love
Prelude to the intense beauty of ice and snow shaded by the
first echoes of solitude.
Dixie Dansercoer invited me to join him and his family during
ten days of training and material testing to Northern Sweden
in preparation for the approaching Arctic Arc Expedition with
Alain Hubert. Over the years Dixie and I have exchanged dialogue
about his mysterious passion for the pristine beauty of the
Polar regions. Perhaps seeing could become believing. And
it was.
I experienced the cold there as something I could handle as
long as I had a reason to be on the ice. Trying to understand
and capture the Nordic mood in images was my furnace. But
there was so much more than the snow and the ice. The low
and slowly moving northern light which constantly projected
our shadows against walls was one of those unexpected treasures
to play with. Sleeping in a tent on the frozen lake, steaming
in an authentic sauna (and the jump outside with frozen hair
as a result at minus 17°), and even babysitting for Robin
resulted in unforgettable images.
I wish to thank Hugo Pietermans for creating the opportunity
to work with the recently developed
Leica M8.
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