fine art black and white photography, Scandinavian documentary aesthetic, Anders Petersen or Mikael Jansson, large format film, Ilford HP5 pushed one stop, deep rich blacks, luminous skin tones, heavy grain. Two 30 year old women sitting together in long wild grass by a still dark pond, wet hair, expressions serious and interior, not performing for the camera. Dense reeds and wildflowers pressing in around them, the dark pond reflecting the treeline behind, overcast northern light, flat and even, no harsh shadows, the landscape close and slightly oppressive, shot at their level, intimate and direct