January Sun - Friday Photo #470

Friday Photo #470 – January Sun

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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…
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Reinebringen Twilight - Friday Photo #469

Friday Photo #469 – Reinebringen Twilight

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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!…
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December Hiking - Friday Photo #468

Friday Photo #468 – December Hiking

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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…
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Unstad Surf - Friday Photo #467

Friday Photo #467 – Unstad Surf

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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…
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Last Sun - Friday Photo #466

Friday Photo #466 – Last Sun

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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…
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Unstad Twilight - Friday Photo #465

Friday Photo #465 – Unstad Twilight

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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…
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Autumn Snow - Friday Photo #464

Friday Photo #464 – House Below The Mountain

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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…
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November Rain - Friday Photo #463

Friday Photo #463 – November Rain

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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.…
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Sky On Fire - Friday Photo #462

Friday Photo #462 – Fire In The Sky

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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.…
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Rorbu Reflection - Friday Photo #461

Friday Photo #461 – Rorbu Reflection

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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…
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Reine - Friday Photo #460

Friday Photo #460 – Reine

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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,…
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Autumn Snow - Friday Photo #459

Friday Photo #459 – Autumn Snow

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Photo: Snow-dusted Stortinden rises over flowing waters of Mølnelva river, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 17, 2021. 15:00 The first real dustings of autumn snow finally seem to be sticking around the peaks this week,…
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Uttakleiv Storm - Friday Photo #458

Friday Photo #458 – Uttakleiv Storm

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Photo: Waves flow over rocky shoreline at Uttakleiv beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 13, 2021. 08:15 The autumn weather cycles of wind and rain seem to be in full effect over the last weeks with mostly turbulent weather…
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Light and Shadow - Friday Photo #457

Friday Photo #457 – Light And Shadow

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Photo: Sun rays shine over the mountains of Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 7, 2021. 16:36 October has been off to a mostly cloudy and rainy start this year. But in-between the grey, there has been some nice moments of…
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Unstad Wave - Friday Photo #456

Friday Photo #456 – Unstad Wave

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Photo: Sea spay from crashing wave at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 15, 2021. 15:37 This weekend it is the annual Lofoten Masters surf competition at Unstad beach on Vestvågøy - Northern Norway’s most…
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Autumn Storm - Friday Photo #455

Friday Photo #455 – First Autumn Storm

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Photo: Waves from the year’s first autumn storm crash over the rocky coastline at Nesland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 22, 2021. 14:58 The year’s first autumn storm, or høststorm, in Norwegian, swept across Lofoten…
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