Reinebringen Winter - Friday Photo #523
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Friday Photo #523 – Reinebringen Winter

Photo: Winter view over Reine from Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 11, 2022. 11:58 Late last week a pair of hikers required helicopter rescue from the summit of Reinebringen as they were unsure of their ability…
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Northern Lights

Searching For Northern Lights Video

Searching For Northern Lights on Lofoten YouTube Video for Destination Lofoten. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hlCQZuLvq1E Last winter I was filmed by some of the guys from Lofoten Film Collective for a project about shooting the northern…
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First Sun - Friday Photo #522
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Friday Photo #522 – First Sun

Photo: My first sunlight of 2023 as the sun partially rises over the Vestfjord, Hamnøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 4, 2023. 12:25 After a stormy holiday season with lots of wind and rain, the weather has finally cleared just in…
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Commercial Driving Regulations in Norway

Commercial Driving Regulations of Photography Workshops and Other Tours in the Lofoten Islands and Norway

Beginning on November 1, 2020 changes to Norwegian transport laws require all small scale tourism operators (photo workshops, northern lights tours, climbing/kayak/ski guides, etc) to be in possession of a taxi license - løyve / drosjeløyve…
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Calm Between Storms - Friday Photo #521
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Friday Photo #521 – Calm Between Storms

Photo: Winter blues of the polar night on Christmas day, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 25, 2022. 12:56 The peaks of Himmeltindan rise into the pastel blues of twilight on Christmas afternoon in a rare moment of calm…
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Moonlight Aurora - Friday Photo #520
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Friday Photo #520 – Moonlight Aurora

Photo: Moonlight and aurora over Nappstraumen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 11, 2022. 16:31 While the sun remains below the horizon during the polar night of December, the opposite effect can happen with the moon, which…
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Last Sun - Friday Photo #519
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Friday Photo #519 – Last Sun

Photo: My last visible sun of 2022 from Reinebringen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 11, 2022. 12:04 On Sunday I made a second trip up Reinebringen again. I figured since I had already put in the effort of breaking trail all the way…
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Padjelantaleden Sweden - Hiking From Kvikkjokk to Ritsem

Padjelantaleden eBook update

I'm happy to announce the release of the 2nd edition of my Padjelantaleden trail eBook. This is mostly just a small update adding 14 pages from the first edition of the guide. I hiked the northern section of the trail again from Staloluokta…
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Winter Moon - Friday Photo #518
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Friday Photo #518 – Winter Moon

Photo: Winter full moon over Kirkefjord from Reinebringen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 9, 2022. 11:26 Winter has finally arrived on Lofoten! After what was a calm and ‘dry’ November, the first proper storm of winter finally…
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Last Light - Friday Photo #517
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Friday Photo #517 – Last Light

Photo: Last December light over the summit of Skottind, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 2, 2022. 11:48 November has been fantastic this year! It turned out to be the 2nd driest month after September - and that’s only…
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November Twilight - Friday Photo #516
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Friday Photo #516 – November Twilight

Photo: Gentle waves flow over Myrland beach in soft pastel twilight light of afternoon in November, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 16, 2022. 14:41 Now with over 500 Friday photo posts going back nearly 10 years, I’m…
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November Sun - Friday Photo #515
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Friday Photo #515 – November Sun

Photo: Rays of light shine from behind Skottind mountain peak, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 23, 2020. 12:03 In mid November I usually begin my ‘last sun of the year’ countdown. While the polar night, beginning December…
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November River - Friday Photo #514
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Friday Photo #514 – November River

Photo: River flows through mountain valley, Unstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 3, 2020. 14:31 By mid November the last of the autumn color is beginning to fade from the Lofoten landscape as the wait for winter continues.…
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Sea Eagle - Friday Photo #513
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Friday Photo #513 – Sea Eagle

Photo: Sea Eagle sitting on rock, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 3, 2021. 13:56 I think with any wildlife image I post I state that I have little to no skill as a wildlife photographer - I’m far too lazy to ever get far…
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Autumn Mountain - Friday Photo #512
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Friday Photo #512 – Autumn Mountains

Photo: Mountain peaks rise into misty clouds, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 5, 2022. 16:47 I was in the Flakstad ‘swamp’ on a rainy October afternoon looking to capture the last of this years autumn color, which after…
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Unstad - Friday Photo #511
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Friday Photo #511 – Unstad Waves

Photo: Sea spray flows off crashing waves at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2022. 18:18 I nice and clean autumn swell was hitting Unstad the other week just a few days after the Lofoten masters surfing…
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