About Mikkel

Mikkel Aaland

"It's All An Adventure"

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Mikkel Aaland is a photographer, filmmaker, publisher, And author. His non-technical books include, "County Fair Portraits,” (for which he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman) “Sweat” (an illustrated tour of international bathing customs, culminating a three-year project), "The Sword of Heaven," "Pilgrimage to Kailash" and a recently published memoir, "The River in My Backyard.” He is also the author several best-selling training books and videos on digital photography.

He is the host of the seven part documentary series Perfect Sweat and co-founder of Sauna Aid, a multicountry initiative, sponsored by the International Sauna Association (ISA), to provide movable sauna facilities and supportive services to people facing natural and man-made disasters.

Aaland, along with his wife, Rebecca Taggart, is based in San Francisco and Ulefoss, Norway.

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A Sauna For Staryi Sambir

On the Road to Ukraine: There is No War in Sauna

Sauna Aid for Ukrainian Refugees

Angler Fish Sauna

Spirit Photography: Photographing the Sublime

Sweat Art in the Time of Covid

The Aaland Ulefoss Sauna: Reinventing the Modern Nordic Sweat

When Sweating is a Good Thing

To-to-no-tta: The Power of a Word