More than imposing castles and breathtaking landscapes, cozy chalets and sapphire blue lakes, Sweden has lured me with it’s forests. And I have accepted the challenge. Going through the darkness and the unknown of a forest is always scary. But ones you open your mind and let the emanation from old trees to burst in,…
Climb very high, to see very far
Endless blue above; cold, thick clouds below. Feeling the curiosity to dive faster and discover the stories now lying beneath me. And than, what a striking beauty rising: endless forest, dancing sunbeams, fresh green fields and so many roads connecting places and people with their destinies. Yes, you need to fly high above until…
Under the spell of his confession
In an unique light over Uppsala Cathedral organ, incredible soft sounds like a autumn sunset became hypnotizing. It was a never ending calming moment with floating emotions warming the walls. And there was this man, caressing the keyboards with such a devotion that for one moment the song sounded like a confession. But as soon as the…
The fairy wooden town of Hjo
Cobblestone streets, Art-Nouveau villas with detailed facades, old gardens and verandas, all laying on the Lake Vättern´s idylic west coast, in a town like a movie set. The wooden townscape of Hjo is one of the best preserved wood housing complexes designed in Sweden, with a romantic history and colorful present. The downtown area with…
City art in sunburnt tones
I have never seen the autumn´s fire miracle like this year; sunburnt leaves full of light and color, crisp air and effortless deep blue sky announcing a unforgettable season of the spirit. What an enchanting October… Carla Poulsen
Towards the clouds, on the King´s Road
Heights that are hard to imagine, mountains rising into the clouds and above them like awakened giants, and a road that is like taking you up in the sky, among glacier lakes, infinite forests and misty valleys. Yes, this kind of place exists and it is the highest road in Romania, connecting the…
The step of a journey
Breathing deep every blink of his eyes…so natural and pure. Cleansed of questions, cleansed of insecurities, cleansed of dark gray. Just light and laugh, just one and irreplaceable US. A whole horizon leaning ahead, offering tremendous storms and seductive sun and waiting for that first step of every journey. A road of thousands moments…
Windmill of dreams
Nightmares, some of them while being wide awake, flashbacks, living over and over again the fears and the failures. Sounds so familiar and yet so motivating to step ahead and far away. There will always be something that can windmill all the nightmares away: family for some, passions for others, pride of never giving…
Läckö Castle in magic tones
Just 20 kilometers north from Lidköping, in a medieval atmosphere, Läckö Castle lays on Kållandsö island, bordered by Lake Vänern on three sides. Driving from Lidköping on small roads, near golden fields and deep forest, have given me the feeling that I am traveling not only in distance but also in time. Old windmills frozen…
Art of balance
Life can be struggle and adversity and running all the time. Some say life can be noise and deadlines, oposition and hazard. I say taking a break, watching the clouds pass, relax and float and being able to breath deep, it is a proof of balance. I took this shot of an unknown man…
EXPLORENSITY by Carla Poulsen 