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The idea for the ‘Trans-Siberian Railway Project’ was born in his home town of Copenhagen, as a photographic
project in which a train becomes the central theme of a story about people who live in very different worlds, yet
have much in common. A story that could be told in compelling detail through a journey on the Trans-Siberian
and Trans-Mongolian. An added attraction: Sobol himself had never visited any of the countries along the route.
In other words, everything that he would see there would be for the very first time: a situation that he knew would
offer an ‘explosion of impressions’. Out the window, he saw ever-changing landscapes and their characteristic
buildings, cities and people. But the interior of the train was his richest source of inspiration: the different people
who came together in the confined space of a railway compartment.
The isolated environment of the compartment creates a unique relationship between the photographer, the pas s en-
gers and, later, the viewers of the photographs. Sobol uses his camera to get closer to people, to make contact and
create intimacy. As a photographer, Sobol aims not only to take us to new places and their people, but to capture
them in images that address the existential questions of life. His images reveal deeply human emotions. And they
show what brings people together: love, despair, longing, anger or fear. Explore the images on these pages and let
them take you into unfamiliar worlds. Experience how Jacob Aue Sobol transforms the pulse and rhythm of a unique
train journey into a continuous stream of images.
LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 50 mm f/2 ASPH., ISO 320, f/8, 1/180 s
LEICA SUMMICRON-M 35 mm f/2 ASPH., ISO 1600, f/8, 1/30 s