IN PICTURES: Amazing images of reindeer herding in northern Sweden
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Published: 23 Apr, 2018 CET.
Updated: Mon 23 Apr 2018 14:13 CET
Sweden's indigenous Sami people have been moving herds of reindeer between low and high grounds for centuries. A British photographer captured the spectacle of hundreds of the animals being relocated in a fascinating series of images.
Grahame Soden who lives in Vormsele in Swedish Lapland photographed the reindeer being moved down the frozen Vindelälven river last year.
MORE OF GRAHAME SODEN'S PHOTOGRAPHS:
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Competitive ice fishing in Lyckesele
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Dog racing on a frozen river
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Athletes take to the skies in Skellefteå
Photo: Grahame Soden
The body of water still freezes over for several moths of the year and becomes a “highway for dog-sleighs, skiers, snow-scooters and reindeer herding,” the photographer explained.
Click through the gallery for more images of reindeer being herded in Swedish Lapland.
More of Grahame Soden's images from northern Sweden can be found here.
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Grahame Soden who lives in Vormsele in Swedish Lapland photographed the reindeer being moved down the frozen Vindelälven river last year.
MORE OF GRAHAME SODEN'S PHOTOGRAPHS:
- Competitive ice fishing in Lyckesele
- Dog racing on a frozen river
- Athletes take to the skies in Skellefteå
Photo: Grahame Soden
The body of water still freezes over for several moths of the year and becomes a “highway for dog-sleighs, skiers, snow-scooters and reindeer herding,” the photographer explained.
Click through the gallery for more images of reindeer being herded in Swedish Lapland.
More of Grahame Soden's images from northern Sweden can be found here.
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