Guiding in Norway - Part 1

Guiding in Norway Part 1 – Commercial Driving Regulation Enforcement Begins on Lofoten

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Several years ago I wrote an introductory article about the commercial driving license regulations in Norway for small guiding operations like photography workshops. See Article - Commercial Driving Regulations for Photography Workshops…
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Valley Light - Friday Photo #685

Friday Photo #685 – Valley Light

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Photo: Warm winter light shines through the steep valleys of distant Flakstadøy, Yttersand, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 26, 2026. 11:36 Despite the quickly lengthening days, the late January sun does not rise far above the horizon,…
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Pastel Dawn - Friday Photo #684

Friday Photo #684 – Pastel Dawn

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Photo: Misty clouds conceal Ristinden peak at dawn, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 5, 2026. 09:30 I will dare to say that the last month has been the best winter in recent memory. Day after day of cold and still weather,…
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Windswept - Friday Photo #683

Friday Photo #683 – Windswept

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Photo: Winter winds blow over Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 2, 2025. 11:48 But where are the mountains? Yes, there should be mountain in the background of this image, except at this moment in the middle…
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Colorful Aurora - Friday Photo #682

Friday Photo #682 – Colourful Aurora

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Photo: Colourful northern lights fill sky, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 20, 2026. 18:37 This is the following night from last week’s aurora image (Friday Photo #681) and actually a better display than the previous…
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Red Aurora - Friday Photo #681

Friday Photo #681 – Red Aurora

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Photo: Red Northern lights fill the northern horizon over Lofoten, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 19, 2026. 23:23 On Monday night one of the biggest solar storms in the last 20 years hit the earth, bringing northern lights…
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Frozen Fjord - Friday Photo #680

Friday Photo #680 – Frozen Reinefjord

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Photo: Frozen snow covers the surface of Reinefjorden on a still winter day, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 7, 2024. 10:29 It is not often that the surface or Reinefjorden freezes during winter. While the temperatures…
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Pillows of Snow - Friday Photo #679

Friday Photo #679 – Pillows of Snow

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Photo: A young birch sapling in pillows of snow, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 14, 2025. 11:52 One thing I sometime miss about the Lofoten landscape is the ability to find a nice lonely tree in the middle of a field…
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Vanishing Sun - Friday Photo #678

Friday Photo #678 – Vanishing Sun

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Photo: Vanishing sun in snow storm on Reinefjord, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 13, 2025. 10:13 On this week’s cruise around Reinefjord I could see the large wall of cloud and snow approaching from the north even before…
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Kirkefjord Mountains - Friday Photo @677

Friday Photo #677 – Kirkefjord Reflection

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Photo: Mountain peaks rise over Kirkefjord on a calm winter morning, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 1, 2024. 09:51 The inner fjord arms of Reinefjord are some of my favourite areas in western Lofoten. Even if not putting…
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Sea Eagle - Friday Photo #676

Friday Photo #676 – Sea Eagle

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Photo: White-Tail Sea Eagle picks up fish from fjord, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 5, 2025. 13:33 In some of my recent photo workshops we are beginning to introduce more activities than just landscape and northern lights photography.…
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Hamnøy Dawn - Friday Photo #675

Friday Photo #675 – Hamnøy Dawn

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Photo: Glowing winter dawn over Hamnøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 2, 2025. 07:54 This was one of those winter mornings on Lofoten where it feels like the sky is glowing from within itself. Even a photo doesn’t do justice to…
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Fullmoon Aurora - Friday Photo #674

Friday Photo #674 – Fullmoon Aurora

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Photo: Northern lights - Aurora Borealis illuminate the sky before a full moon, Skreda, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 14, 2025. 21:04 By now Lofoten’s northern lights season is almost half way over for the year: roughly…
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Rorbu Sunset - Friday Photo #673

Friday Photo #673 – Rorbu Sunset

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Photo: December Rorbu sunset, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 1, 2023. 13:08 As Lofoten waits for the arrival of winter’s polar night, the little remaining sunlight may often glow bright on the southern horizon. But…
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Moose Crossing - Friday Photo #672

Friday Photo #672 – Moose Crossing

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Photo: Car quickly breaks as moose crosses E10 at Storeide west of Leknes, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 17, 2025. 9:21 With the whole of Lofoten covered in a nice layer of winter snow, while I myself am stuck at home…
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Eggum Waves - Friday Photo #671

Friday Photo #671 – Eggum Waves

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Photo: Misty waves crash along the Eggum coastline, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 2, 2025. 12:06 This was one of those days where the weather isn’t quite as bad as the forecast predicts. After a late night shooting…
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