PROJECT FOLK TALES

A visual story by Julia Nimke

 

During her year-long Adobe Creative Residency photographer Julia Nimke traveled across Europe in her Sprinter van exploring places that are tight to folk tales - from far up north in the Lofoten Islands down till Italy. She got in touch with local people who would read tales to her, and captured the landscapes that are connected to the tales. With that Julia created an intimate portrait of the origin of storytelling - capturing some of the last remote places of Europe. The tales here are presented from North to South.

 
NORWAY / Aurora Borealis

NORWAY / Aurora Borealis

SCOTLAND / The Old Man of Storr

SCOTLAND / The Old Man of Storr

WALES / The Isle of Anglesey

WALES / The Isle of Anglesey

ENGLAND / The Palmist of Bognor Regis

ENGLAND / The Palmist of Bognor Regis

AUSTRIA / The ghosts of the Stuibenfall

AUSTRIA / The ghosts of the Stuibenfall

ITALY / Laurin’s Rose Garden

ITALY / Laurin’s Rose Garden

NORWAY / Tor

NORWAY / Tor

SCOTLAND / The Spirit of the Ardbeg Whiskey

SCOTLAND / The Spirit of the Ardbeg Whiskey

WALES / King Arthur in Snowdonia

WALES / King Arthur in Snowdonia

GERMANY / The origin of the Spreewald

GERMANY / The origin of the Spreewald

SLOVENIA / The dragons of Postojnska Cave

SLOVENIA / The dragons of Postojnska Cave

SPAIN / The legend of Saint Jordi

SPAIN / The legend of Saint Jordi

ICELAND / The Gisli Saga

ICELAND / The Gisli Saga

ENGLAND / The Crier of Claiff

ENGLAND / The Crier of Claiff

WALES / Fairy magic

WALES / Fairy magic

GERMANY / The Barbarossa cave

GERMANY / The Barbarossa cave

SLOVENIA / Zlatorog

SLOVENIA / Zlatorog

ICELAND / Sheep of Iceland

ICELAND / Sheep of Iceland

ENGLAND / The Tale of the pub of Cautley

ENGLAND / The Tale of the pub of Cautley

ENGLAND / Stonehenge

ENGLAND / Stonehenge

GERMANY / Saxon Switzerland

GERMANY / Saxon Switzerland

ITALY / Pale mountains

ITALY / Pale mountains