I met Mutsumi via Asuka, and when I asked her for a portrait she happily accepted. They are both working for/in our national ballet and I am quite honored they did a portrait session with me.

the destroying impact of salt… yet, there is life

Nin, a small town the County of Zadar, is situated in a unique lagoon on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic sea. There is an oasisof sandy beachesin the middle of the Nin bay, particularly pointing out one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, the Queen’s beach.In the east there are fields og the Nin Saltworks, and in the west is the site of the mud that has been used for the treatment and rehabilitation for the last 40 years. “Blue Flag” is a proof and a symbol of exceptionally clear waters which are a habitat of endemic species of plants and animals.

Salt is uniquely timeless – it exists since the water and the stone and it will continue to exist long after us. Historically speaking, salt accompanies human development since time immemorial. The discovery that the salt can be used to preserve food thoroughly affected the progress of mankind and the development of the economy of many countries.

Production at the Nin Saltworks in a natural and ecological way goes through five stages. The first four stages are the evaporation of sea water of the Adriatic sea thanks to the sunny and warm days, and the fifth stage is crystallization where the concentrated sea water (brine) transforms from liquid to solid state.
With the help of sunshine and windy days it takes 8 mm of water to evaporate 1 mm of salt. At the Nin Saltworks, the salt is collected on several occasions, and the first “harvest” is done when there is a 15-20 mm layer of sea salt. Prior to the “harvest”, i.e. the collection of salt, the brine is discharged for the salt to grate, i.e. to be dry. Fresh salt is then manually collected on piles and transported to the warehouse.
The average production of sea salt in the last 10 years at the Nin Saltworks is 3200t. Production of sea salt conducive to high temperatures and winds are favorable to the production of sea salt, especially “dry” south breeze and light bora. Season “harvest” lasts on average 63 days during the spring, summer and early fall.

Mia was in the studio the same day as Dora and though the lights were the same, a slight change in set-up creates a total different look. Also with Mia it was portraits only, no dancing :(

Dora is a dancer but “we” didn’t dance though (sometimes during my sessions I ask dancers to dance), we did portraits only, but I love how they came out. 

This dreamy look …, perfectly fitted the atmosphere of our first part of the portrait session…

Until the dancing started. Contemporary dance is so different than ballet, but both are so great to watch…