Myrland Spring - Friday Photo #230
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Friday Photo #230 – Myrland Spring

Photo: Spring snow over Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 30, 2017. 23:34 A cold north wind has been blowing across Lofoten during the last week. And while the summer sun has arrived on the islands, summer temperatures…
Ytresand Midnight - Friday Photo #229
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Friday Photo #229 – Ytresand Midnight Sun

Photo: Moltind and Stortind reflect on Ytresand beach under the spring midnight sun, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2016. 23:48 In a few more days the midnight sun will arrive on Lofoten. And by midnight sun, I mean that…
Stornappstind Sunset - Friday Photo #228
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Friday Photo #228 – Stornappstind Sunset

Photo: Last light over Stornappstind from Slettind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 13, 2017. 22:24 The midnight sun is little more than a week away now, but I have already begun the transition to ‘night’ hiking. Though…
Ryten Spring Snow - Friday Photo #227
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Friday Photo #227 – Spring Snow

Photo: Spring snow flurries over Ramberg from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 19, 2016. 22:35 While the midnight sun is just around the corner and the nights are no longer dark, the last few days have seen the weather…
Østhimmeltind - Friday Photo #226
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Friday Photo #226 – Østhimmeltind

Photo: Twilight on the summit ridge of Østhimmeltind (883m), Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 26, 2017. 20:49 Last week I headed up Østhimmel wind for an attempted winter/spring ascent. With the long days from late April…
Mannen Sunset - Friday Photo #225
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Friday Photo #225 – Mannen

Photo: Summit of Mannen (791m) at sunset, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 16, 2017. 20:04 My body still recovering after only half a day of rest from the first 4 days of my Easter adventures in west Lofoten, I found myself…
Easter Camping - Friday Photo #225
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Friday Photo #224 – Easter Camping

Photo: Room with a view, Ågskaret, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 12, 2017. 20:16 Last week was the Easter holidays here in Norway - and in Norway, that means going outside and doing stuff, or sitting in your mountain cabin.…
NIght Hiking - Friday Photo #223
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Friday Photo #223 – Night Hiking

Photo: Almost midnight hiking above Vindstad, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 7, 2017. 23:41 The Friday evening ferry doesn’t leave Reine until 21:30. And even though it feels like spring and the midnight sun is just around…
Matmora Winter - Friday Photo #222
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Friday Photo #222 – Matmora Winter

Photo: Winter on Matmora, Austvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 19, 2017. 10:33 Friday took me east to Solvær, first for a presentation by Tormod Granheim on climbing on 4000m peaks in the Alps, and then, on Saturday, an avalanche…
Skjelfjord Aurora - Friday Photo #221
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Friday Photo #221 – Skjelfjord Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights over Skjelfjord, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 31, 2017. 22:56 Today is the last day of March, and with that, soon it will be the end of the aurora season here on Lofoten. Though there are still…
Kleivheia - Friday Photo #220
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Friday Photo #220 – Unstad Twilight

Photo: Twilight view over Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 3, 2017. 17:45 The original plan had been to head to another mountain on skis, but as we approached the route, there was far to little snow, so we headed…
Unstad Beach - Friday Photo #219
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Friday Photo #219 – Unstad Beach

Photo: Outflowing waves on Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 21, 2017. 10:08 While the storm of the previous days had mostly calmed, the weather was still anything but good and snow was forecast for the afternoon.…
Friday Photo #218 - Ryten Aurora
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Friday Photo #218 – Ryten Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights fill sky from summit of Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 2, 2017. 19:54 My plan for the day had just been some easy afternoon ski touring with some friends. However, as I was heading into Leknes…
Friday Photo #217 - Bunes Aurora
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Friday Photo #217 – Bunes Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights over Bunes beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 6, 2017. 19:43 Photographing the northern lights over Bunes beach is an something I have tried to do several times over the last years, and despite…
Friday Photo 216 -Reine Dawn
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Friday Photo #216 – Reine Winter Dawn

Photo: Winter dawn over Reine, Vindstad, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 6, 2017. 09:29 This weeks photo is not so much about the image, but more about the importance of location in winter. Or to say it another way, if…
West Lofoten Hikes Ebook

New Ebook – West Lofoten Mountain Hikes

I'm a bit late in making the announcement here and those of you who are on my email list ( who also received a discount) or follow me on Facebook already know the news: That I have released my 6th ebook! West Lofoten – A Mountain Photography…