A Chanel bag hangs in stark contrast to the meagre inside of a remote tundra Sami hut, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese
Myself and a Russian friend found this Chanel bag hanging in a remote Sami reindeer herder hut in the middle of the tundra. I thought the juxtaposition of the Chanel bag, rather meticulously maintained, and the rough-and-ready inside of the hut to be quite interesting.
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Another beautiful image from Russia. We hope you continue to shoot like this… and make it back abroad soon.
I’ve heard about the Sami people of Russia. Unique way to capture the lifestyle – utterly brilliant. Was the bag really there?
Thanks much, Ed. I’m doing my best to get back overseas and off on another adventure.
The bag really was there. Perhaps as much as I would like it, my budget does not allow for Chanel shopping.
I’d love to know the story of how it got there though!
Thank you for the post.