The piece was made of two different photographs, both taken by Hugo, on the same trip to Northern Finland and Finnish Lapland in March 2023.

I wanted to make sure the Auroras in the photograph symbolized peace and hope - I didn’t feel any Aurora would work.

Often times you’d wish for crazy Auroras with every colour, but would that symbolize peace? I felt he needed Auroras that looked soft and magical - and luckily I was able to capture them around a week later just before I was about to head back home.

During that Aurora shoot, I got very worried about my toes - it was -22°C and I was far away from my accommodation in one of the largest National Parks in the whole of Finland.

I raced back home after shooting the Auroras (within speed limits of course), and wished my toes would make it… and luckily they did.

Back at the accommodation, there was one happy boy, with toes, and many photos of the Auroras.

A week before that incident, I was observing the weather at Riisitunturi National Park, my favourite National Park I have visited to this date. The weather wasn’t looking too promising there, so I decided to go to a nearby location I had once been to before, without getting any photos that time.

I hiked up, and I saw no views - it was all foggy. But I did try to figure out where this piece would work here. I knew he’d be back - and I was - the following day.

Now the view was visible and you could see the majestic repeating fells on the landscape. I felt incredibly connected to it - I hadn’t ever felt the same with a landscape. I couldn’t help myself admire the fells and think about all the stories that they held.

I initially took a shot with a drone - but then decided to see would a shot from a lower angle work better in this case, and it did, much better.

I made sure there was lots of sky in the shot, and that it was a wide-angle shot - giving that lonely feeling whilst showing the surroundings.

After a few photos had been taken, a headlamp of mine stopped working - which was surprising as it had been charged fully. Now I was on a fell in the coldness - without a proper lamp.

My phone can’t handle the cold well - and usually shuts down fast when taken outside of a pocket. I was wondering, whether could I use the phone’s flashlight for the shot - or was it too risky? Would I get back safe?

I ended up going for it - trusting I’ll find the way back to the car - and it was worth the risk. I made it back - and the phone was still working well.

Back I went to the accommodation where my grandma (yes, my grandma) was waiting with prepared food, and I started waiting for tomorrow’s new adventures.