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  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • THE MAGIC OF WINTERTIME IN FINNISH LAPLAND<br />
<br />
When she was a little girl, photographer Tiina Törmänen built castles out of snow. She spent her childhood in Finland’s Southern Lapland, surrounded by lakes and forests, and each winter, she dug tunnels, doorways, and rooms, illuminated by flickering candlelight. She sang songs to her beloved dog Nappi on dark nights.<br />
<br />
Törmänen was a child of nature; she played with the dogs more than she did other children. She picked wild berries and mushrooms while her family fished and hunted and grew their own vegetables.<br />
<br />
After an Edenic childhood, the artist moved to Helsinki at sixteen. She survived an abusive relationship, one that she feels robbed her of her teenage years, a time that should have been happy but was instead plagued by fear.<br />
<br />
After fifteen years away, the artist made the choice to return home to the North of Finland. She associates the city in some ways with the “dark times,” while in the countryside, home of the aurora borealis, she was able to find solace and comfort.<br />
<br />
When asked if her homecoming has helped to heal old wounds, the photographer suggests something a little more complicated. It takes time, and she’s learning how to cope with the past, not to erase it. Every hardship, she says, has made her strong, and it’s made her cherish the beautiful things in a world filled with ugliness. Most of all, she’s forgiven herself.<br />
<br />
“I have seen a lot shit in my life,” the artist writes, “and after recovering from all that darkness, I’d rather share beauty.”<br />
<br />
Winter is still her favorite season. When the snow falls, she bundles up and wanders into the unknown terrain. She met another dog who became her friend like Nappi. His name was Joppe, and until his passing at the age of fourteen, he spent many days exploring the frozen landscape by her side.<br />
<br />
In a way, after so many years, Törmänen has returned to her snow castle; only this time, it stretches out for miles.<br />
©Tiina Törmänen/Exclusi
    ExPix_Stunning_Northern_lights_lapla...jpg
  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
<br />
Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
<br />
Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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Artist Marina Amaral has put some colour into the usually ‘black and white’ photos and portrayed how different they can look. When we only see photos in black and white, it is easy to forget that colour actually existed at all back then.<br />
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Amaral allows us to view these photos through a whole new lens by simply adding colour to it. Combining her fascination with history and her interest in Photoshop, the talented artist brings the photos to life in a new way. <br />
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Southern Swedish Sami in front of a turf hut, Ca. 1885-1892. Sweden.<br />
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The Sami people (also Sámi or Saami, traditional exonym Lapps) are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sami are the only indigenous people of Scandinavia recognized and protected under the international conventions of indigenous peoples, and are hence the northernmost indigenous people of Europe.
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • EXCLUSIVE PHOTO FEATURE:<br />
<br />
Artist Marina Amaral has put some colour into the usually ‘black and white’ photos and portrayed how different they can look. When we only see photos in black and white, it is easy to forget that colour actually existed at all back then.<br />
 <br />
Amaral allows us to view these photos through a whole new lens by simply adding colour to it. Combining her fascination with history and her interest in Photoshop, the talented artist brings the photos to life in a new way. <br />
<br />
On this image:<br />
<br />
Southern Swedish Sami in front of a turf hut, Ca. 1885-1892. Sweden.<br />
<br />
The Sami people (also Sámi or Saami, traditional exonym Lapps) are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sami are the only indigenous people of Scandinavia recognized and protected under the international conventions of indigenous peoples, and are hence the northernmost indigenous people of Europe.
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
<br />
Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
<br />
Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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  • Last Of The Reef Buffalo<br />
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Even the victim was laughing, but Dr. Steve Oakley was not amused. He’d spent hours waiting for the perpetrator at its "love nest" that morning, then gone down to one of its nighttime hangouts to look for it in the afternoon. Sure enough, as soon as he left, the "Spratly Killer Wrasse" was back at the "bachelor pad," and everybody had seen it but him. Some of the divers got a little closer look than they were expecting. One of the guests, a gentleman from Scandinavia, described how the giant humphead wrasse had responded to the discharge of photo strobes by dashing forward and striking him in the chest so hard that it knocked the wind out of him, and splitting his head open with its fang-like teeth. I might have thought he was exaggerating, if he hadn’t shown me the three-inch gash on his bald pate.<br />
Lest anyone doubt that this "cute" fish with its expressive eyes is a tough character, let me refer the reader to Randall, et al.’s 1978 paper on "Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)." First, let it be noted that the suspect also goes by the aliases "Maori wrasse" and "Napoleon wrasse." It is the largest wrasse in the world, reaching a length of 2.3 m and a weight of 191 kg. (For the record, that’s about three times what I weigh, with my shoes on). According to Randall, the stomach contents include molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, coral, algae, sponges, and foraminifera – in other words just about everything on the reef, although the last four items were considered to have been ingested incidentally. Specific items consumed include sea hares, which exude a noxious chemical when disturbed, and boxfish, which exude a poison so strong that it often kills all the other fish kept in an aquarium with them. Also eaten were cone shells – snails that hunt fish with a poison dart armed with venom strong enough to kill several humans. Other dietary items included sharp-fanged moray eels, prickly l
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