
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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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
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
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 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…

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…


