Sami people

Colored by Per Ivar Somby. Sami people of Finland

Long before Norway, Sweden, or Finland inscribed the names of their countries on the map of northern Europe, the Sami people roamed the Arctic terrains

Colored by Per Ivar Somby. Sami people of Finland

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.

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.

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

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…

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.

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.