Sami people

Colored by Per Ivar Somby. Sami people of Finland

The Sámi are the northernmost indigenous people of Europe. For thousands of years they have lived in an area called Sápmi - the northern sectors of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula. Traditional Sámi language, music, handicrafts, religion, and clothing differ from other Scandinavian ethnic groups; however settlement patterns and lifestyles can vary amongst Sámi people as well.

To create his documentary style portraits of the Sami people in Norway, Jarle Hagan used the Leica 50mm f1.4 Summilux on the Leica SL.

A National Geographic spread captures the mystery and magic of a remote Scandinavian culture.

The images of our forefathers exist, however, not in colors. To photo artist Per Ivar Somby of 'Colour my past', the adventure started when he set out to color his Sami great-grandfather Clemet Gundersen from Kautokeino, Norway.

To create his documentary style portraits of the Sami people in Norway, Jarle Hagan used the Leica 50mm f1.4 Summilux on the Leica SL.

Lees verder ... Helen Levitt - In the Street 24 October 2008 to 18 January 2009 This autumn, Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam presents a retrospective of work by the famous American street photographer Helen Levitt (b. 1913, New York). Inspired by her mentors and friends Walker Evans and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Levitt recorded life on the streets of 1940s New York in black-and-white photos. Her work set the tone for a new documentary style in American photography. Her photos are visual poems…

The images of our forefathers exist, however, not in colors. To photo artist Per Ivar Somby of 'Colour my past', the adventure started when he set out to color his Sami great-grandfather Clemet Gundersen from Kautokeino, Norway.