The Winter Journey
SYLTE, NORWAY - 2025

There is a rich assortment of detail in this
frame and I sense that all of it helps to
elevate the image. Of course, at its core, it
is a photograph of a beautiful and famous
1948 Porsche 356, but I don’t see this as a
car image; there are enough layers to tell
a wider story.
The engine smoke coming from the 1920
ferry’s chimney gives a sense of travel,
the aged ferry itself gives a sense of
timelessness and meanwhile the fresh
snow on the car deck, on the ship’s bell
and on the life buoys, gives a sense of the
cold. The glow from lights in the captain’s
control room and up front gives a further
nod to the low ambient winter light and
the captain himself adds legitimacy to
the journey. The imposing mountains
behind the ferry inform us that we are in
a location where travel cannot be routine.
It is Viking country and home to legends,
myths and folklore.
Nadine Leopold’s character is the reason
for this ferry journey; we all know that.
But where she is going and why is up
to the viewer to imagine. Is she leaving
someone behind or is she about to
reunite? It could be either, but she will
probably not be alone for long.
I would like to thank the octogenarian
owners of the 1920 ferry - The Bilfergen
- Scandinavia’s oldest working ferry.
We have worked with many props over
the years, but this beauty, so lovingly
maintained by the owners, will take a
great deal of beating.