F. Gonçalves

Northern Europe

8 photographs. 2022–2026

Sweden, Norway, Finland and London. Long summer evenings on still lakes, a woman at the end of a pier in Oslo, a sign reading HOPE in Gothenburg, and London landmarks framed by what stands around them.

  1. A woman walks away down an evening street past a lit sign reading HOPE, with strings of flags hung between the buildings.

    01 Hope, Gothenburg. 2022

  2. A single pine with a thin trunk stands in a calm lake at dusk, its crown silhouetted against a pink horizon and a deep blue sky.

    02 Lone Tree, Sweden. 2022

  3. Black and white: a woman in a long dark coat stands at the end of a wooden pier beside a lit lamp post, looking out over the fjord under heavy cloud.

    03 On the Pier, Oslo. 2022

  4. The dome of St Paul's Cathedral seen through a narrow gap between two dark glass walls of a modern building, under a white overcast sky.

    04 St Paul's, City of London. 2023

  5. The black silhouette of a double-decker bus and a line of pedestrians along a bridge, below a bank of white cloud and a blue sky.

    05 Double-Decker, London. 2023

  6. The bow of a small boat points across a still lake at sunset, the sun setting behind a wooded island and the clouds reflected in the water.

    06 From the Boat, Finland. 2026

  7. The Elizabeth Tower and a Union flag framed by dark foliage in the foreground.

    07 Big Ben, Westminster, London.

  8. A wooden boathouse and jetty on a still lake in low sun, mirrored in the water, under a clear blue sky.

    08 Boathouse, Ed.