Spring Twilight - Friday Photo #382
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Friday Photo #382 – Spring Twilight

Photo: Evening twilight glow over northern coast of Lofoten Islands from Flakstadøy. April 29, 2020. 22:32 For the first time in a month there was a cloudless sky over Lofoten on Wednesday. While there have been some moments of sun…

Ebook Update – West Lofoten Hikes – 3rd Edition

I'm happy to announce an update to the 3rd edition of West Lofoten Hikes: 38 hikes on Moskenesøy and Flakstadøy This new edition has added 11 more hikes, over 100 additional pages and dozens of new images. If you've already purchased…
Grey April - Friday Photo #381
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Friday Photo #381 – Grey Spring

Photo: Grey skies over Myrlandsfjellet, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 23, 2020. 18:23 I saw an article yesterday on NRK that Bodø has had the cloudiest April since 1977. And it has been no different out here on Lofoten.…
Spring Storms - Friday Photo #380
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Friday Photo #380 – Spring Storms

Photo: Storm over coast of Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 8, 2020. 13:06 Last week during one of the big storms I waited for a pause in the rain before walking down to the coast to checkout some of the action. The wind was…
Uttakleiv Twilight - Friday Photo #379
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Friday Photo #379 – Uttakleiv Twilight

Photo: Himmeltindan rises over Uttakleiv in April twilight, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 10, 2019. 21:57 Last year on this evening, April 10th, I headed up Veggen with a forecast of clear sky to try and catch my last northern…
Uttakleiv Aurora - Friday Photo #378
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Friday Photo #378 – Uttakleiv Aurora

Photo: Northern lights reflect in the Eye of Uttakleiv, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 1, 2020. 23:40 I wasn’t planning to post another northern lights image today, but this was the only time I’ve been out shooting since…
Equinox Aurora - Friday Photo #377
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Friday Photo #377 – Equinox Aurora

Photo: Equinox Aurora over Storsandnes beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 20, 2020. 21:35 Last friday was a stormy and windy day with passing snow showers and storm force wind gusts throughout the day. Sometime in the…
Winter Storm - Friday Photo #376
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Friday Photo #376 – Storm

Photo: Hold fast, all storms pass. Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 20, 2020. 11:05 We bring in the spring equinox with the passing of another polar low pressure and gale force winds sweeping across Lofoten. But a bigger storm…
Stortind Waterfall - Friday Photo #375
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Friday Photo #375 – Stortind Waterfall

Photo: Mølnelva waterfall below Stortind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 13, 2020. 15:24 It has been a strange winter photo season this year on Lofoten. The commonly popular places in former years - Uttakleiv, Haukland,…
Wind - Friday Photo #374
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Friday Photo #374 – Wind

Photo: Windy ridges of Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 20, 2020. 12:39 Each winter here on Lofoten seems to have it’s own defining element. For 2020 it will be the wind, and maybe rain for 2nd place. Defiantly not on…
Winter Twilight - Friday Photo #373
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Friday Photo #373 – Winter Twilight

Photo: Soft winter twilight the mountain peaks of Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 19, 2020. 16:46 This image is a prologue to last week's post: Friday Photo #372. There is always a bit of a balance of how much waiting…
Forecast vs. Reality - Friday Photo #372
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Friday Photo #372 – Forecast Vs. Reality

Photo: Forecast: Clear sky and KP5 northern lights. Reality… Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 19, 2020. 19:15 Finally, after endless weeks (months really) of near constant clouds over Lofoten there was a forecast for…
Seasons On Lofoten Winter - 4th edition

Seasons On Lofoten – Winter 4th Edition

I'm finally happy to announce that the 4th edition of Seasons on Lofoten - Winter is now available! Seasons on Lofoten - Winter I originally started on the update shortly after Christmas and was hoping to have finished before my first…
Rocks and Ocean - Friday Photo #371
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Friday Photo #371 – Winter Grey

Photo: Rocks and ocean, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 13, 2020. 12:49 It has been a grey winter this year. So far, half way into February, I’ve seen the sun four times. Ikke bra! (as one would say in Norwegian). I’ve…
January Grey - Friday Photo #370
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Friday Photo #370 – January Grey

Photo: Heavy grey sky over Flakstadøy, Vareid, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 24, 2020. 14:15 I only saw the sun twice in January this year - Once on Lofoten and once on Senja. The rest of the time the sky has mostly been filled with…
Polar Stratospheric Clouds - Friday Photo #369
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Friday Photo #369 – Polar Stratospheric Clouds

Photo: Polar Stratospheric clouds in the sky over Lofoten. January 24, 2020. 10:13 Lofoten and Norway have have multiple displays of Polar Strastopheric clouds this January. But until last week, I was never in a situation to photograph…