1My name is Jonna Jinton.
2I'm a Swedish photographer and artist.
3And I'm gonna tell you the story of my journey.
4I took the most important decision of my life in 2010.
5I decided to leave my life in my hometown Gothenburg.
6I left the apartment, and quit the studies.
7My heart was longing for something else: nature and silence.
8I moved to this place... Grundtjärn.
9A little village with 10 inhabitants in the north of Sweden.
10A village where I had my roots since 12 generations back.
11So actually, it was like coming home.
12When I first came here I had no plan, no money and no job.
13But I had a dream.
14I wanted to find a way to make a living so that I could stay at this beautiful place that felt like home in my heart.
15The first years in Grundtjärn was very challenging.
16Long cold winters...
17A constant worry about money...
18And an old house where it was a full time job just to keep warm.
19A time when my limits were constantly tested.
20But during this time, I found my passion in life.
21I started with photography and filming and writing.
22And I started a little blog so I could share moments of my new life
23and express my love for nature in photos and words.
24And I also bought a dog, Nanook, that became my best friend ever...
25Living so close to nature awakened something in me.
26I felt an urge to create.
27And it became my biggest passion to continue creating and moving people with my art.
28...
29It's now been eight years since I moved.
30And I still live here...
31In my little house under the northern lights.
32From here, I run my own business Jonna Jinton Sweden.
33Where my mother Anita is employed as an administrator.
34I spend my days doing photography...
35filming... creating music... painting... writing...
36And all the things that my heart wants to express.
37And through all my social media channels
38I reach over a million people every week.
39I live together with Johan, my soon to be husband.
40And recently, he started working full-time as a silversmith in our own jewelry brand.
41And I still have my fellow friend Nanook and two cats...
42And a cow whose name is Stjärna Which means "star" in Swedish.
43And still, my wish is to give something beautiful to this world.
44Something that breaks through our barriers and reaches the soul.
45And one of my photos will now be sold worldwide as a canvas on IKEA.
46The photo was taken just some minutes from where I live.
47An early morning in October from an old bridge that my grandfather built 80 years ago.
48One of all the magical moments that I've got to experience during my years here.
49...
50I have learned so much during these years.
51Most of all, that feeling grateful for the small things in life is the key to the big things.
52And that it's only we, ourselves, that sets the limits of what is possible and not.
53And to have patience and never give up.
54And never be afraid of losing your feet on the ground
55cause sometimes that can be the best thing you will ever do.