7 x Zandra Ahl, Photographer of the Week 26/17

I have loved horses since I first visited my local ridingschool when I was 7 years old.
After that basically everything was about horses. I bought my first horse when I was 15 

and it turned out to be impossible to have just one so now I have three!

I have been interested in photography since I was a child. 
Even before I took interest in horses. 

My father and his father were into photography so it has been natural for

 me to take photos of everything in my life that I like.

After school I realized quite quickly that I wanted to work as an equine photographer. 

I saved some money to buy myself a DSLR camera and learned equine photography 

by taking photos of my friends horses, so I am basically self-taught.

I guess that I am a dreamer and also a stubborn person so without even thinking twice 

I started my company 2011 and I have never looked back once.

The main reason that I wanted to work with equine photography is that 

I love horses.

I love their beauty, their personalities, the happiness they give their owners. I can also 

combine my creativity in photography working with horses.

The best part of my job is to be able to give people
beautiful photos of their horses 

to remember them forever.

That is my main motivation and the meaning of my work.

See and learn more about Zandra on her

Web page

www.zahlo.se

Facebook

Zandra Ahl Photography

Instagram

zandraahl.photography

Thank you, Zandra, for your story and these wonderful photos.

We wish you all the best in the future!

Perfect Midsummer, photos by Nanna Salmi

 Like every traditional celebration, also the Midsummer Eve (juhannus) 

contains traditions which are so important, that without them the 

day just doesn´t feel perfect.

Night before. Picking flowers, enjoying the 

nightless night already...

The day is long... 

It is so long that you have time to do many things

before the celebration in the evening. Nanna loves to go 

walking by the lake Vesijärvi.

And Otto loves to swim in the lake Vesijärvi!

It´s very usual that the weather changes quickly and dramatically

during the day. Even several times! If the morning was hot and

misty, the early afternoon can be something very different!

Midsummer lunch is eaten with the family and friends. 

Wild flowers play a big role in a table setting. Grandmother´s

table cloth and china is also in use.

Sweet, small, new potatoes and fish - that brings 

the taste of the summer into your mouth!

Does this need any words?

Recipe HERE!

After lunch and nap a little walk in a forest... Collect seven flowers, put them

under your pillow and you will see your fiance to be in your dream...

-More about the midsummer magic HERE-

What would make this special day a perfection?

Of course - taking the horses for a night swim as well!

After that it´s nice to dress up warm and sit by the fire till the early morning

and enjoy the lightest time of the year when the sun doesn´t go down.

This is the moment we wait for the whole dark and cold winter...

Have a wonderful Midsummer Eve!

Hyvää Juhannusta!