Waxholm, islands in the dark

Waxholm, Sweden, winter, late evening. Out there in the darkness are hundreds of islands and lots of them served by boats for passengers and goods, all around the year. Not many people live there during winter, but some do, often combining two or three activities to get their income. Tough people, creative people, individualists. People turning the back to urban life, looking for silence.

I take the photo from a hotel window. Stockholm is 30 kilometers away, a comfortable distance if loneliness becomes a headache.