Northbound
Going up North wasn’t actually in my plans; you see, I am not that fond of the cold. However, life made it this way and I’ve built a close relationship with the North and most particular Sweden.
Like in any relationship, understanding is a key factor to success. Northbound is an ongoing exploration, scraping Sweden like Swedish do, during Winter on their car windshields in order to remove frost early in the mornings.
Daily encounters, photographed in an attempt to understand and familiarize myself with the northern culture and way of living.
Simply put, pictures trying to make the uncommon, common in my eyes and help me construct a deeper relationship with this place.
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