Sentinels of the Arctic
Image Credit & Copyright: Niccolò Bonfadini
Who guards the north?
Judging from the above photograph, possibly giant trees covered in snow and ice. The picture was taken last winter in Finnish Lapland where weather can include sub-freezing temperatures and driving snow.
Surreal landscapes sometimes result, where common trees become cloaked in white and so appear, to some, as watchful aliens.
Far in the distance, behind this uncommon Earthly vista, is a more common sight — a Belt of Venus that divided a darkened from sunlit sky as the Sun rose behind the photographer. Of course, in the spring, the trees have thawed and Lapland looks much different.
“I can’t say it enough times: Stay true to your vision. Remember why you do it… What you do, who you are – that’s your art. That’s all you have.”
Flight of Passage – beautiful short film about perseverance and doing what you love, narrated by Beta Band Steve Mason and featuring skateboarder Ben Nordberg. Directed by James Gardner.
Photographs from National Geographic’s new Documentary “Extraordinary Animals in the Womb”
(via disconnectedreality)
Ice ship sculpture created by set designer and art director Rhea Thierstein | Shot by Tim Walker