Photographer Andrea Gjestvang spent six years documenting the lives of bachelors in the Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago with over 107 men for every 100 women.
The photographer said the lack of women was not evident in the Faroese capital, Tórshavn, though it became"quite visible" when traveling to smaller villages. The social lives of these coastal communities often revolve around harbors, and she spent time visiting the informal meeting places where men"hang out, have beers and talk."
But Gjestvang's sensitive portraits also offer a candid snapshot of men in their own homes. Several are captured sitting or lying alone on sofas, while others are pictured with pets or female relatives. In accompanying interviews, some of which in her book, her subjects opened up about the realities of life in a male-dominated society."I pray to God that I will find a wife," one unmarried man told her."But maybe he doesn't hear me.
"One man I interviewed told me that the Faroe Islands is the perfect playground for men," the photographer added, explaining her book's title. "It's a place where you can and fish and be outdoors and the freedom is endless, somehow," Gjestvang said.
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