shashasha

“In mid-June I visited Helsinki, just as the Finnish capital was welcoming the return of the summer. Late at night, the sun would go down for three hours to withhold its light and put the world into darkness, but soon, as if to wake up from a brief nap, it would reappear to flood the land with its dazzling light. For the days that I was there, the hotel’s heavy curtains worked as my eyelids. It was my first stay in a country that experienced the midnight sun.”

-Nao Tsuda, excerpt from afterword, SAMELAND

Published by limART, Nao Tsuda’s SAMELAND is a photographic journey across the northern most areas of Finland and Norway. Here, Tsuda’s imagery documents his encounter with the indigenous people of the Far North known as the Sami, presenting a wonderful portrayal of a people’s identity; capturing their traditions and unchanging culture that have been preserved and nurtured throughout the generations.