Category: helenaandthesea
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Sámi National Day
A wish for a Happy Sámi National day, and many more to come. With a photo I took above the arctic circle just after the midnight sun had disappeared for a short while during one of my road trips during one very special summer.
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Winter at the Arctic Circle
A short “Hello” from me about my recent travels to Iceland and New York, but mostly about how life is up in the north of Sweden in the wintertime, especially Kalix where I’m based. And what you can do up here during the winter.
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Sony World Photography Awards
My view about entering photography awards, this time it was the Sony World Photography Awards. And is it really possible to compete in photography. Also, what does I as a photographer learn from entering photo contests.
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It’s the same moon
Another photo I’ve submitted to a photo contest, this time it’s LensCultures Art Awards. And some reflections on what photos, the moon and the sea mean to me. Furthermore, what photo editing does to me and how I can transport myself back to the moment I took the photo just by editing, or looking at…
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Honourable mention
Once again a photo that I submitted to a photo contest got noticed and will be featured in a calendar for World Meteorological Organization.
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Let’s protect the sea while it’s still there – and we’re still here
My underwater photographs that I took in Amed, East Bali this spring and it’s also my contribution to Aquatech Image Solutions contest “The Life of a Water Photographer”. And some notes of what made me feel completely connected to the whole world.
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A house full of hearts
Finding special places where you don’t expect to find them is one of my favourite things. And finding a house full of hearts and poems was very special when I was I Sagres, Portugal.
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Sagres
I’ve been traveling again. From Stockholm to Norrbotten, to Sagres in Algarve, Portugal and then back to Norrbotten again. My personal guide and reflections to what I liked to do in Sagres illustrated with my photos, and of course, surfing and cats.
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Desert Point, Lombok
A story about an amazing morning ride in a Indonesian fishing boat along the Lombok coastline to get to Desert Point surf spot, and what I saw on the way. Also, how photographing affects me and what motivates me to travel to different places.
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I got nominated!
My contribution to International Photo Awards that got noticed and nominated. My thoughts, and some tips, about the nomination now that the contest is over, and I’ve let it all sink in that I was among the finalists.