
Friday Photo #475 – Sea Eagle In Flight
Photo: Sea eagle in flight over Nappstraumen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 5, 2022. 11:34
Sea eagles are more or less a daily sight on Lofoten. Photographing them, however, tends to be a little more difficult. Although…

Friday Photo #474 – Missed Solar Storm
Photo: Moderate twilight northern lights in sky over Storsandnes beach in early evening, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 2, 2022. 17:54
Wednesday’s clear skies and an incoming CME (coronal mass ejection) and prediction of G-1 solar…

Friday Photo #473 – Light And Shadow
Photo: Last light over the summit of Himmeltinand, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 27, 2021. 14:21
It is now the end of January and the sun has been climbing higher and higher in the Lofoten sky for several weeks now. Yet,…

Friday Photo #472 – Winter Sun
Photo: January sun hangs low in the southern sky over Vestfjorden from Ballstadheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 18, 2020. 13:37
The official polar night ended on Lofoten two weeks ago and the sun rises higher and higher…

Friday Photo #471 – Winter Driving
Photo: Difficult winter road visibility in flat light and fresh snow, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 5, 2021. 15:59.
With Norway remaining essentially closed for last winter’s tourism season on Lofoten, the snowy roads…

Friday Photo #470 – January Sun
Photo: Midday January sun low in the southern sky over Nappstraumen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 13, 2021. 11:53
After a month below the horizon, the sun finally returns to Lofoten this week. Although the first sighting is always…

Friday Photo #469 – Reinebringen Twilight
Photo: Twilight moon over Kirkefjord from the summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 30, 2020. 11:32
I generally don’t pay too much attention to the moon here on Lofoten. On this morning I should have!…

Friday Photo #468 – December Hiking
Photo: Hiker on the snowy ridge towards Vikjordtinden under a dark December sky, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 28, 2020. 12:50
Hiking days start early in December. And even then, there still might not be enough time…

Friday Photo #467 – Unstad Surf
Photo: Arctic surfing on Monday’s 4+ meter swell at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 13, 2021. 12:21
A nice and clean looking 4-5 meter west swell was forecast to hit Lofoten on Monday so I decided to head…

Friday Photo #466 – Last Sun
Photo: The last visible sun peaking over the southern horizon before the beginning of the polar night, Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 8, 2021. 11:56
The polar night has officially begun on Lofoten this week…

Friday Photo #465 – Unstad Twilight
Photo: Noon twilight over Unstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 4, 2020. 12:15
This is the last weekend of the year with (possible) sunlight on Lofoten as next week is the beginning of the polar night - the period of…

Friday Photo #464 – House Below The Mountain
Photo: A house between the mountains and the sea, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 18, 2021. 13:02
With a dusting of autumn snow to add contrast to the otherwise flat light of a snowy October afternoon, this lone house out…

Friday Photo #463 – November Rain
Photo: Mølnelva river flows below Stortind mountain peak after days of heavy rain, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 16, 2021. 12:52
In what seems like a repeat of last year, it has so far been a windy and wet November.…

Friday Photo #462 – Fire In The Sky
Photo: Passing rain clouds illuminated at sunset over Reinefjord, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2021. 18:10
Sometimes we get lucky and all the elements line up at once; in this case, rain at sunset with a clear horizon.…

Friday Photo #461 – Rorbu Reflection
Photo: Parking lot reflection of new rorbu cabins at Eliassen Rorbuer, Hamnøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2021. 19:05
After an 18 month break from guiding due to Corona, I was finally back in the Reine area and…

Friday Photo #460 – Reine
Photo: Olstinden mountain peak emerges from passing autumn rain showers, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 2, 2021. 17:10
For as many times I’ve stood at the ‘classic’ Reine overlook at Reinehalsen over the year,…


