Maira Martins

self-taught in everything

We, blurred and shot on film, enjoying summer somewhere sometime. Eight and a half years with him. I hope it never ends.

Me and Him

Swedish summer

While it's true that the Swedish summer can be warm and nice, it usually isn't. Most years are cold and rainy. There is always ONE week in July that's quite perfect. Every five years there's a heat wave that lasts two months. That's it. The Swedish summer in a nutshell.

Rain during Swedish summer

Norway, summer 2016

The most beautiful country I've ever been to.

Coast of Norway

Stockholm, 2018. Passed by Sturegallerian, a mall. This caught my eyes.

Sturegallerian entrance

A river in Norway

We went wild camping in Norway in 2016. Wild summer, we got snow and 5ºC temperatures. This is one trip I'd love to do again!

Norway

I went to Barcelona for a photography workshop. Jaanus joined me for the weekend to celebrate his birthday. A friend casually commented, "wow, right now it's snowing in Stockholm, while we sit by the beach and drink beer". The seed of an idea, planted in our heads.

I had no idea then that we would end up moving to Barcelona, that I'd quit wedding photography, change careers. That we'd spend our summers AND our winters drinking beer and enjoying the sun by the beach.

Flock of birds

Somewhere in northern Sweden

Somewhere in northern Sweden, 2 years ago. 🐶

Astro in the Swedish summer

Besalú

One of the prettiest pueblos I've ever been to: Besalú, Catalunya.

Besalú, in Cataluña