Feb

02

2025

Finland in winter

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I REALLY WANT TO SEE REINDEER !

After two futile attempts at photographing reindeer and/or aurora in Norway we decided to try our luck in Finland, actually so far north in Finland that we were in Lapland. We land at Kuusamo airport at around 10am, meaning shortly after sunrise, and it was a white winter wonderland that greeted us as we headed for our cottage in Ruka, a 30min drive north. 

This is what driving in Finland is like

The cottage turns out to be the most beautiful log cabin situated on the shore of a frozen snow covered lake called Hakojärvi. Wow, I could live here if it just wasn’t so damned dark all the time ! The sun is already setting when we go for a short exploratory walk in the snow, it will be gone by 2pm, 4 hours of sunlight a day, oh boy, that doesn’t leave us much time for photography. 

Our wonderful home for the next 5 days

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Sep

19

2024

Tansania, the Bush & Beach adventure

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TANSANIA 2024:  THE BUSH & BEACH ADVENTURE

Imagine Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, the migration of thousands of  wildebeest, Ngorongoro, Stonetown on Zanzibar… there are so many spectacular things to see here, World Heritage sites, and we’ve never been there ! And all the lovely beers they have… High time we went !

Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, Safari, Savannah, the choice is yours !

Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, Safari, Savannah, the choice is yours !

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May

05

2024

POLAR BEARS AT 78°N

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SVALBARD RE-LOADED

Halfway between the northern tip of Norway and the North Pole, at around 78°N lies the archipelago of Svalbard. It’s most famous and well known island is probably Spitzbergen, that’s where we started our tour.

The two of us, posing in front of the Virgo parked in the ice

We did this trip before, but crazy us, we wanted more ice, so this time we decided to go earlier, the middle of April. As we arrive in Longyearbjen there is definitely more snow and ice, and it is bloody cold. Temperatures are at -15°C and there is a strong wind blowing, chill factor double plus. That’s what you get ! 

We got what we wanted…

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Feb

11

2024

SACRED MASKS OF BENIN

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Sacred Masks and Voodoo Festival

with FROST PHOTO TOURS

Benin, West-Africa. Not your average tourist destination, that’s exactly what I like ! It is hot, it is humid, I have never sweated so much in my life, but it is sensational, so colorful, friendly and laid back easy, this country is very special and so totally cool. To be honest, before I traveled, I  had to look it up on the map, West Africa is big and has many countries….Now I know where it is, and will never forget !

Didn’t know much about Voodoo either, but we soon learned that Voodoo is a religion, not some scary cult. It is a peaceful way of life aligned with the natural elements. They have divinities like Christianity has angels and a God they call the Fa, and when they celebrate it is like the carnival in Brazil or Venice, with splendid dresses, tons of spectators and lots of music and ecstatic dancing.

I jumped at the chance and joined this cultural photo tour with Kirsten Frost. I am picked up at the airport by our driver Moise, (pronounce Moh-iz) in full body, extremely colorful dress. Just that made me smile, and I had really good hopes that this trip would become awesome, which it definitely did.

Welcome to Benin

In case you didn’t know where it is

DAY 1: GANVIÉ, GRAFFITI & THE AMAZONE

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Dec

10

2023

FACES OF RAJASTHAN

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A portrait masterclass with Pawel Lipski

 

I’ve always wanted to go to India. All these beautiful people with dark almond eyes and thick, dark, black hair, the colorful sari’s and intricate decorations on palaces, temples and fortresses. This must be heaven for a people photographer, which my husband isn’t, so I go alone, I just have to go ! 

The most beautiful people to photograph

DAY 1

After an 8 hrs flight I land in Delhi at 1 am or so. Now find the hotel’s driver between about 60 guys waving signs with names. After quite a while I find him in the far left corner, great, let’s go ! There is so much traffic even in the middle of the night, and all are hooting and driving like crazy, overtaking in spaces I didn’t believe there was space, and this guy is doing some funny shortcut, or am I on the way to some involuntary organ donor place ? No, all is good, we reach the SHANTI PALACE HOTEL, which isn’t really a palace but a hotel on a strip with lots of hotels and flashy signs, somewhat like the red light district, I don’t care, all I want is a bed.

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