Friday Photo #210 - Nesland Sun
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Friday Photo #210 – Nesland Sun

Photo: Return of the sun! Nesland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 12, 2017. 12:07 I was sitting down writing this text for another photo thursday morning, the sky grey and misty looking north towards Volandstind from my…
Friday Photo #209 - Sakrisøy Winter
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Friday Photo #209 – Winter Tourism

Photo: Sakrisøy and Olstind in winter, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 22, 2015. 17:39 I couldn’t really decide for a photo for today’s post. However, with near storm force winds hitting the islands today, maybe I…
Friday Photo #208 - Kvalvika Winter
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Friday Photo #208 – Kvalvika Beach Winter

Photo: Winter view over Kvalvika beach from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 28, 2016. 16:22 I attempted a night camping on Ryten last year (2015), however conditions deteriorated and it was so windy that standing…

New Image Gallery – Summer 2016

Photo: July sunset over Bunes beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. With only a couple days left in the year, I have finally gotten around to uploading a gallery from this summer. SUMMER 2016 It was a busy year, and there…
Friday Photo #207 - Uttakleiv Moonlight
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Friday Photo #207 – Uttakleiv Moonlight

Photo: Full moon illuminates winter landscape at Uttakleiv, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 22, 2016. 19:38 This isn’t the image I wanted to take on this night. With a perfect weather forecast coinciding with a nearly…
Volandstind mountain hiking guide - Lofoten Islands
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New Lofoten Hiking Guide – Volandstind

After a long pause in adding new content, mainly because I've been busy writing my next ebook for Lofoten - a hiking/mountain photography guide to Moskenesøy and Flakstadøy, I have added a new mountain hike to the site: VOLANDSTIND Volandstind…
Friday Photo #206 - Lofoten Mørketid
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Friday Photo #206 – Skjelfjord Polar Night

Photo: Skjelfjord polar night, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 11, 2012. 12:23 Last weeks photo showed the normal weather Lofoten’s has been having for most of December so far. However, on Sunday, everything changed and…
Friday Photo #205 - Lofoten Mørketid
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Friday Photo #205 – Lofoten Mørketid

Photo: Nesland coast, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 9, 2016. 12:01 This week was the begging of the winter mørketid, literally dark time, but otherwise known as the polar night. On Lofoten it occurs during the weeks…
Friday Photo #204 - Reine Sunrise
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Friday Photo #204 – Reine Sunrise

Photo: Autumn sunrise over Reine, near Vindstad, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 23, 2016. 08:51 The original plan for the previous night had been to camp on the summit of Storskiva. But it was far too windy to stay up high…
Friday Photo #203 - Persatind Gimsøy
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Friday Photo #203 – Persatind Gimsøy

Photo: Summit of Persatind, Gimsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 18, 2016. 13:47 There is barely four hours of daylight on Lofoten as the middle of November arrives and passes. Each day feels darker and darker, even with clear skies.…
Friday Photo #202 - Skagsanden Aurora
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Friday Photo #202 – Skagsanden Aurora

Photo: Northern lights over Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 16, 2016. 20:33 With a full moon rising into the October night, the clear evening sky erupted into a brilliant aurora. I had just finished dinner…
Friday Photo #201 - Ballstad Northern Lights
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Friday Photo #201 – November Aurora

Photo: Northern lights over cod racks, Ballstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 10, 2016. 16:52 I was on my way to Ballstad in the late afternoon yesterday to drop off a friend after some hiking and a bit of shopping in…
Friday Photo #200 - Winter Camfire
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Friday Photo #200 – Winter Campfire

Photo: Evening campfire below Reka, Rekadalen, Langøya, Vesterålen, Norway. Nov, 2, 2016. 16:19 The past couple days I was up on Vesterålen to make an attempt to climb Reka, an iconic peak a bit north of Sortland. In the short and…
Friday Photo #199 - View Over Bunes beach
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Friday Photo #199 – View Over Bunes Beach

Photo: Panoramic view over Bunes beach and Reine near summit of Storskiva, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 22, 2016. 12:11 After the previous weekend’s failure to reach the summit of Ertenhelltind, last weekend I found…
Aurora Over Olstind - National Geographic Traveler

Lofoten In National Geographic Traveler

Photo: Aurora over Olstind on front page of National Geographic Travel Website. An image of mine is currently being used on the front page of the website to illustrate an article about 24 hours around the world. I have midnight, which…
Friday Photo #198 - Yttersand Beach
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Friday Photo #198 – Yttersand Beach

Photo: Autumn morning over Yttersand beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 18, 2016. 09:31 I had originally planned to camp on the summit of Fuglhuken, yet a late start to the day meant I would not reach the summit before…