Twelve years ago Norwegian photographer Margaret de Lange

was at home looking after her two young daughters. She soon

picked up her camera and began to photograph what came as a

natural subject matter to her her daughters. Since then it has

developed into a beautiful and highly regarded photographic series.

Capturing them in carefree imaginary days of play in the

garden, to voyages of discovery in local rivers and streams, she

also brings us moments of aggression and tension, dressing up

as wild fantastic creatures in animal furs.

The photographs have only been exhibited since 2007, as

Margaret explains, I wanted to wait until the girls were old

enough to decide for themselves whether to exhibit or not. In

fact they have been the most eager. Since then the pictures

have received major critical recognition as the runner up in

the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack award in 2007: For an

excellent picture story expressing the relationship of man to his

environment and positively reflecting the idea of humanity in

society, awarded at the Rencontres Arles festival, France.

This book brings together for the first time the complete

collection of images, which have been also been exhibited

internationally in Norway and Belgium.