Arktiska rådets möte i Kiruna den 14 maj 2013. När utrikesministrar och delegater från de arktiska staterna anländer till Kiruna möts de av budskap mot oljeborrning i Arktis, utplacerad av organisationen Greenpeace. Flygplatsen, hotellet där deltagarna övernattar och längs med vägarna in mot staden har dekorerats med tavlor, klistermärken, skyltar och banderoller.The Arctic Councils' meeting in Kiruna, Sweden, the 14th of May 2013. When foreign ministers and delegates from the Arctic states arrived to Kiruna they are received by the message to stop oil exploration in the Arctic by Greenpeace. The airport, road towards the city, hotel where they are staying has been decorated with stickers, paintings, signs and banners.
Arktiska rådets möte i Kiruna den 14 maj 2013. När utrikesministrar och delegater från de arktiska staterna anländer till Kiruna möts de av budskap mot oljeborrning i Arktis, utplacerad av organisationen Greenpeace. Flygplatsen, hotellet där deltagarna övernattar och längs med vägarna in mot staden har dekorerats med tavlor, klistermärken, skyltar och banderoller.The Arctic Councils' meeting in Kiruna, Sweden, the 14th of May 2013. When foreign ministers and delegates from the Arctic states arrived to Kiruna they are received by the message to stop oil exploration in the Arctic by Greenpeace. The airport, road towards the city, hotel where they are staying has been decorated with stickers, paintings, signs and banners.
Per Mikael Utsi, President of the Board, Swedish Sami Parliament, Sametinget“We are the Sami people and we want to be Sami, without being neither more nor less than other people in the world. We have throughout the history survived and lived in Sápmi, and we have a culture that we want to continue to thrive.”
Francois Paulette, Dene traditionalist“The women are closest to the land —we need them to become our leaders. And as men, we are servants and protectors of Mother Earth. Only in this harmony will we find balance.”
Stefan Mikaelsson, President of Sami Parliament, Sametinget“We the Sami people walk to thefuture in the footprints of our ancestors. If you destroy the footprints then our future is wiped out.”
Alaskan Husky, sled dog, waiting in a Kennel during the dark period, Spitsbergen.Longyearbyen is the most northern town in the world with its 78°13'N Latitude.
Alaskan Husky, sled dogs, in -18 degree Celsius (°C), during the dark period, SpitsbergenLongyearbyen is the most northern town in the world with its 78°13'N Latitude.
Kennel with Alaskan Huskys, sled dogs, during the dark period, Spitsbergen.Longyearbyen is the most northern town in the world with its 78°13'N Latitude.
Malmö, Sweden, July 18, 2012. A Greenpeace activist in Polar bear suit being interrogated by the police during a protest at a Shell gas station in Malmoe Sweden. The activist are demonstrating against Shell's plan to drill for oil in the Arctic seas off the coast of Alaska this summer.
Danish police rappel down from a helicopter to a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica from Finland, that is being intercepted by Greenpeace on it's journey towards the Arctic.
Mt Fuji, Japan - February 28, 2012 A multinational Greenpeace alpine team delivered similar messages of support and hope for the victims of the nuclear disaster Fukushima Daiichi to the summit of Mt Fuji. Collected from thousands of people in Japan and all over the world, theenvironmental organisation hopes that the messages will help unite thepeople of Japan in opposition to nuclear power, and encourage theJapanese authorities to listen to them. The climbing team is comprised of elevenalpinists from Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland,Sweden, Switzerland and the USA scaled the mountain.
Advertise campaign for Jim RickeyProject: Honkey Kong - a 2d platform game tribute. Shot on location in Hong Kong.Photographer and Creative Director: Christian ÅslundProject Manager: MetecmanPhoto Assistent: Loa Bie
Advertise campaign for Jim RickeyProject: Honkey Kong - a 2d platform game tribute. Shot on location in Hong Kong.Photographer and Creative Director: Christian ÅslundProject Manager: MetecmanUnit Manager: Loa Bie
Advertise campaign for Jim RickeyProject: Honkey Kong - a 2d platform game tribute. Shot on location in Hong Kong.Photographer and Creative Director: Christian ÅslundProject Manager: MetecmanUnit Manager: Loa Bie
Advertise campaign for Jim RickeyProject: Honkey Kong - a 2d platform game tribute. Shot on location in Hong Kong.Photographer and Creative Director: Christian ÅslundProject Manager: MetecmanUnit Manager: Loa Bie
Arirang Mass Games at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, a 120,000 performer-strong spectacle of gymnastic choreography with military precision, in one of the biggest sport arenas in the world. At the stand behind the field 20,000 person flip card mosaic to form detailed composite pictures.The performance takes place for two months in August and September. From as young as 5 years old kids are being selected to participate in the Mass Games.
North Korean military officers watching Arirang Mass Games at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, a 120,000 performer-strong spectacle of gymnastic choreography with military precision, in one of the biggest sport arenas in the world. At the stand behind the field 20,000 person flip card mosaic to form detailed composite pictures.The performance takes place for two months in August and September. From as young as 5 years old kids are being selected to participate in the Mass Games.
Arirang Mass Games at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, a 120,000 performer-strong spectacle of gymnastic choreography with military precision, in one of the biggest sport arenas in the world. At the stand behind the field 20,000 person flip card mosaic to form detailed composite pictures.The performance takes place for two months in August and September. From as young as 5 years old kids are being selected to participate in the Mass Games.
Arirang Mass Games at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, a 120,000 performer-strong spectacle of gymnastic choreography with military precision, in one of the biggest sport arenas in the world. At the stand behind the field 20,000 person flip card mosaic to form detailed composite pictures.The performance takes place for two months in August and September. From as young as 5 years old kids are being selected to participate in the Mass Games.
Arirang Mass Games at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, a 120,000 performer-strong spectacle of gymnastic choreography with military precision, in one of the biggest sport arenas in the world. At the stand behind the field 20,000 person flip card mosaic to form detailed composite pictures.The performance takes place for two months in August and September. From as young as 5 years old kids are being selected to participate in the Mass Games.
Arirang Mass Games at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, a 120,000 performer-strong spectacle of gymnastic choreography with military precision, in one of the biggest sport arenas in the world. At the stand behind the field 20,000 person flip card mosaic to form detailed composite pictures.The performance takes place for two months in August and September. From as young as 5 years old kids are being selected to participate in the Mass Games.
Arirang Mass Games at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, a 120,000 performer-strong spectacle of gymnastic choreography with military precision, in one of the biggest sport arenas in the world. At the stand behind the field 20,000 person flip card mosaic to form detailed composite pictures.The performance takes place for two months in August and September. From as young as 5 years old kids are being selected to participate in the Mass Games.
North Korean students on their way up to the holy mountain Baekdu (2744 m above sea level), the highest mountain in North Korea. Kim Jong-il's official biography states that he was born in a secret military camp on Baekdu Mountain. Dense forest around the mountain provided bases for Korean armed resistance against the Japanese occupation, and later communist guerrillas during the Korean War. The Baekdu Mountain has been worshipped by the surrounding peoples throughout history. Both the Koreans and Manchus consider it the place of their ancestral origin.
Reflection of a soldier outside Hamhŭng Grand Theatre. Hamhŭng is an important chemical industry center in the DPRK. It is an industrial city which serves as a major port for North Korean foreign trade. Production includes textiles (particularly vinalon), metalware, machinery, refined oil and processed food. It is also said to be North Korea's largest center of methamphetamine production both for export and illicitly for internal consumption.
Man bicycling under a world map mural at Songdowon International Children's Union Camp in Wŏnsan, Kangwŏn Province.
Painting of North Koreas late Great Leader Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il standing on top of the volcanic mountain Baekdu, at a middle school in Pyongyang.
North Korean woman standing at the stairs of the tower of the Juche Idea, a 170-meter tall monument. It is presumed to be modeled on the Washington Monument, which it surpasses in height by less than a metre.
Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Pictures on the wall of North Koreas late Great Leader Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il at Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.
Cultural education room with TV's and Boomboxes at Grand People's Study House, North Koreas biggest library and educational centre. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Foreign publications are available only with special permission.