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RÖLLSHAUSEN, GERMANY

In the early 1800s, brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published a book of fairy tales, largely gathered from storytellers in central Germany. Echoes of the world-famous stories still resound, telling of ancient castles and deep, dark forests. Reminiscent of the tale of Hansel and Gretel, a female villager, who is wearing the traditional dress of the Schwalm region, peers into the fiery mouth of an oven.

The only light in this small communal bake-house came from an open door behind the woman. I covered a strobe with an extremely warm gel and placed it off-camera to my right. I bounced the light from a small corner close to the ...

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