In a world that gets harder and harder and where we the last couple of years
have endured several global crises like the pandemic, financial issues and where
climate- and environmental issues are probably the most severe of them all it has
become more and more important to find ways to feel good.
In Japan they created something called Shinrin-yoku, forest bath, in the eighties. It was created to cope with a stressful work life but it works just as well for other stress factors.
The book is the result of my visits and thoughts in various forests the last two
years. Both in the vicinity of my home but also as far away as Mount Mgahinga
in Uganda’s mist covered Virunga mountains.
About Niklas
Two years ago Niklas released In the twilight zone, a book and photo exhibition
that has been awarded multiple prices in international photo awards, with a total
of nine prices. Niklas lives in Arnebo just outside Linköping in Sweden. With the
forest just outside the door, this is where a lot of the image creation is done.
Award winning images
Among the images in the book are these award winners:
• Chimp Grooming - Silver — Black&White-Wildlife — New York Photography
Awards 2022
• My turf - Silver — Nature-Wildlife — New York Photography Awards 2022
• Furry nature - Bronze — Creative nature image — Naturfoto-SM 2022
• Messy mood - Honorable mention — Fine Art — MonoVisions Awards 2023
• Destiny’s steed - Gold — Fine Art-Nature — European Photography Awards
2023
• Forest bath - Gold — Fine Art-People — European Photography Awards 2023
The book is available in the variants:
• Standard – olive green cover.
• Limited – moss green cover, numbered and signed limited edition of 100. Contains 2 Fine Art Prints 15x20 cm.