Entries by Cody

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Friday Photo #692 – Nappstraumen

Photo: Fishing boat heading through Nappstraumen with Himmeltindan rising in the distance, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 5, 2026. 20:05 It is that time of year where Lofoten tries to decide if it is still winter or spring can finally begin. This year it seems spring is currently on the winning side as the storms […]

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Friday Photo #691 – Skagsanden Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis rise into sky over Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 23, 2026. 21:26 The days of April are quickly growing longer as Lofoten enters the period of not-really-winter but not-quite-spring. How long this weather lasts is anyones guess and this year it seems to have already started at […]

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Friday Photo #690 – Fish and Rain

Photo: Drying stockfish under a rainy March sky, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 19, 2026. 16:47 It had been an almost perfect winter, until it wasn’t. As soon as March arrived, the cold and calm days of January and February were instantly replaced with wind and rain. It was almost like a light switch […]

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Friday Photo #689 – Unstad Flow

Photo: Waves flow over rocks at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 28, 2026. 11:25 After all these years, Unstad still remains one of my favourite beaches on Lofoten and is one of the few beaches that I’ll still go to on my own as well, not just with photo workshops. On this day […]

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Friday Photo #688 – Sea Eagle

Photo: White-Tailed Sea Eagle silhouetted against winter sky, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 6, 2026. 12:45 It took me several days this week to delete around 500gb of data or roughly 10,000 photos to clear up some hard disc space. Of those 10k photos deleted, probably 90% of them were flying puffins and other birds from […]

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Friday Photo #687 – Olstind Reflection

Photo: Classic view of Olstinden mountain peak rising over Reine harbor in winter, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 27, 2026. 11:34 Some scenes require little work and this is one of them. When you have a perfect reflection, nice dappled light, fresh snow on the mountain, and a few wispy clouds, all you need […]

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Friday Photo #686 – Narvtind Reflection

Photo: Dawn light shines over Narvtinden mountain peak and reflection, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 26, 2026. 09:51 This view has long been a favourite of mine. It is often a relatively straightforward shot, so I don’t tend to stop there too often anymore, but on this January morning, it looked like the sky had […]

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Guiding in Norway Part 3 – Thoughts On The Future for Guiding on Lofoten

Continued from: Guiding in Norway Part 2 – Disfunction in the North News of the enforcement of the commercial driving regulations in the Lofoten region has begun to spread in the background of the photo workshop community. Many of the more serious (international) guides have already been using legal and licensed transport in recent years, […]

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Guiding in Norway Part 1 – Commercial Driving Regulation Enforcement Begins on Lofoten

Several years ago I wrote an introductory article about the commercial driving license regulations in Norway for small guiding operations like photography workshops. See Article – Commercial Driving Regulations for Photography Workshops in Norway As the rules currently stand, only Norwegian residents with a Kjoreseddel – taxi operators license – received from the Norwegian police, […]