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The men stays in the water until there are no more fire. Then they return to the hilltop and wait for the sun to rise. Piltinkalns, Latvia, June 21, 2006.

Around 01.00 in the midle of the night, the crowd sets fire on a wodden fleet. They carry the fleet to a small lake. Here the men undresses, and brings the fleet into the water. They also carry with them torches. The fire is a symbol of the sun. …

During the night, the crowd sings and dances, both to follow old traditions but also to keep themselves awake. Piltinkalns, Latvia, June 21, 2006.

The night between the 21st and 22nd of June, the pople of Latvia is celebrating the shortest night of the year, the midsummer. This night, they are turning away from Christianity and worships the pagans Gods. On a hilltop in the countryside in…

The folklore artist Odd Nordstoga is one of the most popular Norwegian artists. He grew up deep in the forest in the south of Norway, but moved to the capital Oslo. But several times a year, he returnes to the places he used when he was a child. …

A newly born child sleeps in the yard of the hospital in Man. The civil war in the Ivory Coast started in 2002. The war has caused the lifes of several thousands civilians. There is a lack of the most basic medical treatement. The country is divided…

A young girl is collecting flowers. The flowers are used for hair decoration. The night between the 21st and 22nd of June, the people of Latvia are celebrating the shortest night of the year, the midsummer. This night, they are turning away from…

The afghan refugees in Pakistan are often doing the hardest labor. A man walks by the UNHCR registration centre for refugees in the outskirts of Islamabad. Around 3,7 million afghan refugees have returned to their homecountry since the fall of the…

It is early morning in the village Jiggan on 2.350 meters above sea level and Budleajan covers the grave of her son Gulam, who died in the earthquake. - He was my best son, says the mother. The earthquake in Kashmir, Pakistan, on the 8th of October…

The earthquake in Kashmir, Pakistan, on the 8th of October 2005, killed more than 80.000 people. The city of Balakot was one of the worst hit towns, as it was close to where the 7.6-magnitude quake was centered. Three months after the earthquake,…