TRAVEL WITH PASSION 2015

ABISKOINDIAN SUMMER AT THE POLAR CIRCLESEPTEMBER 21-24 2015

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ABISKO, SWEDEN

INDIAN SUMMER AT THE POLAR CIRCLE SEPTEMBER 21 - 24 2015

Photo: Hans Strand

INDIAN SUMMER AT THE POLAR CIRCLE

SEPTEMBER 21 - 24 2015

INDIAN SUMMER AT THE POLAR CIRCLE SEPTEMBER 21 - 24 2015

Photo: Hans Strand

ward-winning and Europe-an Wildlife Photographer of the Year Hans Strand take

you to the breathtaking destination Abisko.

Majestic, picturesque and serene are all words that describe the moun-tains, valleys, plains, forests, rivers, !ora and fauna of Abisko National Park in Swedish Lapland. "e 77 km2 paradise is located 195 km in-side the Arctic Circle. It is famous for its stunning beauty, Nordic wild-life and one of the best spots in the world for photographing Aurora Bo-realis (Northern Lights).

To get a true sense of this unique and incomparable location you have to visit Abisko and inhale a breath of fresh mountain air and view the scenery.

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EXPLORE WITH HANS STRAND

INDIAN SUMMER AT THE POLAR CIRCLE SEPTEMBER 21 - 24 2015

Photo: Hans Strand

ITINERARY Better Moments and Hans Strand invite you

to participate in a unique photography workshop, which will take you to the very best and most beau-tiful locations by van, trekking and helicopter. "is workshop is a unique opportunity to combine an adventurous journey into the wild with the oppor-tunity to work with, and learn from, award-win-ning landscape photographer Hans Strand. Many of Hans’ pictures for his books and calendars have been photographed in Abisko National Park. “"is is my backyard”, says Hans Strand about Abisko.

DAY 1: ARRIVAL TO ABISKOHans Strand and Better Moments sta# will pick you up at the airport. Lunch in Kiruna and transport to Abisko Mountain Hotel for check-in. Slideshow and presentation on Lapland, followed by a mouth-watering welcome dinner prepared by our private chef. A$er dinner we look out for aurora borealis, the Northern Light.

DAY 2: ABISKOWe leave a$er breakfast to explore the canyons and to shoot the limestone formations and river rapids in the upper section of Abisko Canyon. We have an

open-air lunch prepared by our chef, followed by hikes into the birch forest. We will do evening shots of the mountain range, before dinner at the Moun-tain Hotel. A$er dinner we look out for aurora bo-realis, the Northern Light.

DAY 3: MOUNT NJULLABreakfast at the Mountain Hotel. Cable car li$ to the top of Mount Njulla. Hike down through the birch forest and open-air lunch. A$er lunch we will do aerial photography from helicopter, with per-sonal in-air instruction by Hans strand. For the rest of the a$ernoon we will shoot in the lower section of Abisko Canyon. A three-course farewell dinner, followed by an evening seminar in the conference room.

DAY 4: SUNRISE SHOOTING AND DEPARTUREWe are up early to capture the sunrise in the amaz-ing landscapes. A$er a morning with intense shoot-ing we leave for the airport to catch our !ights home.

EXPERT: HANS STRAND

INDIAN SUMMER AT THE POLAR CIRCLE SEPTEMBER 21 - 24 2015

Photo: Hans Strand

Photo: Hans Strand

Hans Strand’s work has been dis-played in numerous exhibitions and published in many interna-tional photography magazines. He has received several awards for his photography, including the Hasselblad Master Award and the European Wildlife Pho-tographer of the Year. Strand has published three books on land-

scape photography. Hans has always felt himself drawn to the untamed and non-manipulated that he %nds in Nature. “"e wilderness is the mother of all living things. It is always true and never trivial”. Over the years Strand has had the entire world as his workplace. Photographing everything from

the vast expanses of the Arctic, to steaming rainforests and dry deserts. He was born in 1955 in Marmaverken, Sweden. A$er a nine year career in mechanical engineering he decided to make a dramatic change to devote his life to landscape photography. A change he never regrets.

HANS STRAND

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