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Icelandic Twin Girls Erna & Hrefna In Eerie Photos By Ariko Inaoka
Every year, Erna and Hrefna, two beautiful twin girls growing up in Iceland, greet a very special visitor from Japan – Ariko Inaoka. This professional photographer has been visiting them every summer since 2009 to take amazing pictures of their progress through adolescence and their special relationship with each other.
Inaoka met the girls in 2006 when they were 6. They had come to the casting for a portrait photography photoshoot that Inaoka was preparing. She then met with them in 2009 to begin her project, which she hopes to continue until they’re 16.
“I often hear that identical twin telepathy. This is true with Erna and Hrefna” Inaoka claims. “They are always together. They almost never fight each other. Spending time with them, I feel such comfort in their companionship, but at the same time, I feel strange because I have never seen such a powerful connection between any two human beings. They say to me, ‘We dream the same dreams sometimes.’ .”
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“They are always together.” Their connection, Inaoka said, is almost telepathic
“When they talk, one begins a sentence, the other picks up midway, and the first one finishes it – all very naturally”
“Also, they tell me about having the same dreams”
They practice ballet five days per week and get “almost the same grades”
“Their connection is beautiful and peaceful. I also believe photography can capture more than the eye can see”
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YukiSkye 11 years ago
I think it's too late now.. You kinda have to be born with one.
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KarenOrrMassoni 11 years ago
I think they are lovely and beautiful girls who are lucky to be twins! There is nothing at all creepy! I wish them the best in love and life
SiyabongaAfrica 11 years ago
That pic where they're looking outside the window...that's some True Detective s**t right there.
ArdithMeadow 10 years ago
Beautiful art photography captures beauty of Iceland and growing up there.
ceren aksungur 11 years ago
start to find a kinda boring playing with people's emotions through little children :) and yeah mark ryden's works..
Regina Bragg 11 years ago
I guess I missed something. This is the way of twins. There are stories of twins separated at birth when they meet they're the same way.
BruceAdams 11 years ago
Close siblings who enjoy the attention. Telepathy? Same dreams? No. They give people what they want. Individuality will emerge very soon.
DeborahDumesnil 11 years ago
I'm curious what THEY thing of these photos and which one is THEIR favortie.
MelissaMcGuire 11 years ago
Very cool - most were not creepy or eerie, but still all were interesting...
PennyHarper 11 years ago
Amazing. I knew twin girls who always slept together as teenagers and dreamed the same dreams. It seemed like one spirit in two bodies.
Rachel White 11 years ago
I love this mysterious stuff. They're so so pretty, please, someone tell them that & that their connection is the most beautiful thing ever.
BeckyWilburn 11 years ago
Omg, how powerful! You have photographed the unknown element between spirituality and life as we know it on earth. Brilliant, brilliant!
TamsynAllies 11 years ago
"There is no spoon". That's what I thought of the moment I saw these pics. Damn these photographs capture it all
ValerieCatherine 11 years ago
childhood usually means smiles playing, joy and having fun. Not one pic. Of a happy childhood. Rehabsand meds. =their future
Daryl Jackson 11 years ago
Most of the photo settings are creepy. They do not look like identical twins at all. Different noses .
lottenoles 11 years ago
Beautiful siblings, friends always. Unique and well pit together photos!
JudyStangroomFlamank 11 years ago
Lovely girls. My Icelandic grandmother was a twin and had a strong bond with her sister too.
JefferyStocker 11 years ago
They look mystical.. I love iceland! Kudos for the amazing photography.
Els Lemmens 11 years ago
I agree, photography can capture more than the eye can see. You made it done.
HeidiHamilton 11 years ago
the series of photographs are absolutely beautiful. I love this work.
JensEmerslund 11 years ago
.... same dreams - for their future or in their sleep??? But a very contrastfull photosessesion!
Brooke Jean 11 years ago
wow its like watching scences from a creepy but awesome movie, damn I wish I had a twin!!!
KarenOrrMassoni 11 years ago
I think they are lovely, beautiful girls, and I wish them the best in their lives. They're very lucky! There's nothing creepy!
LucyJanson 11 years ago
I think they are fraternal or siblings but Not identical twins. Noses are different. Different heights.
YukiSkye 11 years ago
I think it's too late now.. You kinda have to be born with one.
Load More Replies... KarenOrrMassoni 11 years ago
I think they are lovely and beautiful girls who are lucky to be twins! There is nothing at all creepy! I wish them the best in love and life
SiyabongaAfrica 11 years ago
That pic where they're looking outside the window...that's some True Detective s**t right there.
ArdithMeadow 10 years ago
Beautiful art photography captures beauty of Iceland and growing up there.
ceren aksungur 11 years ago
start to find a kinda boring playing with people's emotions through little children :) and yeah mark ryden's works..
Regina Bragg 11 years ago
I guess I missed something. This is the way of twins. There are stories of twins separated at birth when they meet they're the same way.
BruceAdams 11 years ago
Close siblings who enjoy the attention. Telepathy? Same dreams? No. They give people what they want. Individuality will emerge very soon.
DeborahDumesnil 11 years ago
I'm curious what THEY thing of these photos and which one is THEIR favortie.
MelissaMcGuire 11 years ago
Very cool - most were not creepy or eerie, but still all were interesting...
PennyHarper 11 years ago
Amazing. I knew twin girls who always slept together as teenagers and dreamed the same dreams. It seemed like one spirit in two bodies.
Rachel White 11 years ago
I love this mysterious stuff. They're so so pretty, please, someone tell them that & that their connection is the most beautiful thing ever.
BeckyWilburn 11 years ago
Omg, how powerful! You have photographed the unknown element between spirituality and life as we know it on earth. Brilliant, brilliant!
TamsynAllies 11 years ago
"There is no spoon". That's what I thought of the moment I saw these pics. Damn these photographs capture it all
ValerieCatherine 11 years ago
childhood usually means smiles playing, joy and having fun. Not one pic. Of a happy childhood. Rehabsand meds. =their future
Daryl Jackson 11 years ago
Most of the photo settings are creepy. They do not look like identical twins at all. Different noses .
lottenoles 11 years ago
Beautiful siblings, friends always. Unique and well pit together photos!
JudyStangroomFlamank 11 years ago
Lovely girls. My Icelandic grandmother was a twin and had a strong bond with her sister too.
JefferyStocker 11 years ago
They look mystical.. I love iceland! Kudos for the amazing photography.
Els Lemmens 11 years ago
I agree, photography can capture more than the eye can see. You made it done.
HeidiHamilton 11 years ago
the series of photographs are absolutely beautiful. I love this work.
JensEmerslund 11 years ago
.... same dreams - for their future or in their sleep??? But a very contrastfull photosessesion!
Brooke Jean 11 years ago
wow its like watching scences from a creepy but awesome movie, damn I wish I had a twin!!!
KarenOrrMassoni 11 years ago
I think they are lovely, beautiful girls, and I wish them the best in their lives. They're very lucky! There's nothing creepy!
LucyJanson 11 years ago
I think they are fraternal or siblings but Not identical twins. Noses are different. Different heights.
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