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Discover Slovenia through the new OM-3
Europe | Photography | Travelogue

Discover Slovenia through the new OM-3

ByRania June 5, 2025June 6, 2025

Ever since Olympus changed it’s name to OM System and I started working with them, I (and…

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Sunny forest outing
Photography

Sunny forest outing

ByRania October 24, 2024October 24, 2024

After a week of rain I biked out for a sunny forest outing to a newly found forest, in the hopes of getting both photos and mushrooms.

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Amongst Rocketcress & Apple blossom
Adventure that is life | Photography

Amongst Rocketcress & Apple blossom

ByRania June 7, 2024June 7, 2024

It is amongst the rocketcress and apple blossom that I find my joy for life return. Summer is here and I live and breathe flowers right now.

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Photography and the Art of Perception
Photography

Photography and the Art of Perception

ByRania November 14, 2023April 22, 2024

This post is about photography and the art of perception, how nature and photography opened my eyes and taught me to see.

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Foraging & photography – Moving freely with the OM-5
Photography

Foraging & photography – Moving freely with the OM-5

ByRania October 26, 2022March 14, 2024

I am ducking under trees and treading on soft moss. Movin freely with the OM-5 on my shoulder as I forage for mushrooms.

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M.Zuiko 20mm F1.4 PRO Review
Photography

M.Zuiko 20mm F1.4 PRO Review

ByRania November 15, 2021April 22, 2024

OM System has just released a new lens and during fall I have been to only one to use it. This is my in depth M.Zuiko 20mm F1.4 PRO review.

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Mindfully exploring nature
Photography

Mindfully exploring nature

ByRania April 30, 2020March 14, 2024

Photography as a tool let’s me get closer to nature, slow down to mindfully explore it and view the world in a new light.

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Autumn and fishing in Norway
Photography

Autumn and fishing in Norway

ByRania September 10, 2019April 24, 2024

By taking the arctic train all the way to Narvik I was able to meet up with my friend and spend a few amazing days fishing in Norway before her wedding.

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  • close portrait of woman with a hat happy in a sunny forest

hello and welcome!

My name is Rania

I live in a small northern town of Sweden where I work as a freelancing photographer, visual communicator & photography educator. I strive to live slow, sustainably and intentionally and in this blog I will share my life from outdoor adventures and photography tips to traveling and foraging & using wild food.

May also contain traces of coffee and cats.

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Grain & Fern

photographer, content creator and maker of things

grainandfern

Fotograf & naturalist 🌲 Studerar till Landskapsvetare
@omsystem.cameras ambassador. Represented by @scandinavimages & @johnerimages📍Sundsvall, Sweden

I love being by water: Fog dancing across a lake, I love being by water: Fog dancing across a lake, a dark forest tarn or babbling brook, it's beautiful! Being IN it? Less enjoyable, but educational! 

Through school we were tasked with finding invertebrates in a creek / river. It was cold and challenging, and I definitely prefer plants and mammals. But water, and all it's life, is vital for the health of our landscapes and biodiversity!

And I got see 4 big trout travel silently up the river which was an amazing experience ✨️

Big thank you to Dan, my best friend & partner, for the company, note taking & photos 🤎

#landskapsvetare #biodiversity #cameranatura #omsystemcameras #putyourselfoutthere
The fieldfare [turdus pilaris] has been feasting o The fieldfare [turdus pilaris] has been feasting on rowan berries all week 🍂 Did you know birds often wait to eat rowan until a frost? Freezing the berries breaks down complex starches & reduces bitterness, making them softer, sweeter & easier to digest. 

📷 OM-3 + M.Zuiko 40-150mm paired with MC-20 

#cameranatura #birdlife_europe #naturfotograferna #omsystemcameras #omsystemom3
We've let the thistles run wild along the edge of We've let the thistles run wild along the edge of our property. The beautiful purple flowers feeding the butterflies all summer, and birds like the European Goldfinch come fall and winter.

When we 'clean up' in nature, we remove habitats that offer food, shelter and homes for our fellow beings we share this round home with. As it grows ever colder, food is scarce and these dry, to us now 'ugly flowers offer much needed substance. Especially so once snow falls. 

So, let it be a little wild and messy. It's OK. It's natural. 

#liveslowstaywild #naturvård #natureconservation #naturalist #birdlife
In between full time university studies I try to b In between full time university studies I try to balance some freelance work with hobbies and downtime. This fall, mushroom picking has been a big one. It's important to me to be out in nature, and I absolutely love foraging. This feeds my energy and inspiration 🍂 It does a lot for my mental health too. 

One way to support my journey, if you enjoy what I do, is to treat me to a virtual coffee ☕️ Simply visit:

》buymeacoffee.com/grainandfern 

Thank you! Remember to live slow & stay wild 🤎

#putyourselfoutthere #foraging #mushroaming #omsystemom3 #omsystemcameras
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