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Up Helly Aa, a midwinterfestival in Lerwick, is perhaps the biggest fire festival in the world. It is about welcoming the lengthening days, about having a big party in the dark and stormy winter season, a celebration of the Viking heritage and a look back over the past year. There are two torch lighted processions: one for the adults and one for the juniors. Just men and boys take part.

Thanks for visiting my website! With my photos, collages and drawings I show what is important to me. I am always searching for meaningfulness. Everything has got its own story and that never ceases to fascinate me. My photos are stories about people, about nature, about a street in a city, about a leaf in autumn or about the seeds of a flower as a promise for the future. For me, photography is meeting the world, which I enjoy sincerely. It is a search for -hidden- beauty. One of the things that I like to do most is just going somewhere with my camera and see what I find. What I see and feel are my treasures. Fortunately I also find them in my writing, collages and paintings, mostly unexpected. I am proud to share it with you. I...