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

Friday Photo #521 – Calm Between Storms

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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

Friday Photo #520 – Moonlight Aurora

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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

Friday Photo #519 – Last Sun

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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

Friday Photo #518 – Winter Moon

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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

Friday Photo #517 – Last Light

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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

Friday Photo #516 – November Twilight

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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

Friday Photo #515 – November Sun

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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

Friday Photo #514 – November River

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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

Friday Photo #513 – Sea Eagle

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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

Friday Photo #512 – Autumn Mountains

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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

Friday Photo #511 – Unstad Waves

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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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Reine Autumn - Friday Photo #510

Friday Photo #510 – Reine Autumn

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Photo: Olstind mountain peak reflecting in Reinefjord in autumn color from Reinehalsen viewpoint, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 2, 2022. 08:42 It felt like an early autumn this year in Lofoten and by now the October…
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October Snow - Friday Photo #509

Friday Photo #509 – October Snow

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Photo: Dusting of October snow on Slettinden, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 19, 2021. 14:31 The first dusting of snow over Lofoten usually arrives sometime from late September to mid October. Though these first snows…
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Light and Shadow - Friday Photo #508

Friday Photo #508 – Light and Shadow

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Photo: Rays of evening light shine across the distant mountains of Moskenesøy, Vareid, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 7, 2021. 16:44 This weeks photo is more or less the exact same location and focal length (200mm) as last week’s…
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