
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 – 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 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
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…

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 – 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
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
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
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
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 – 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 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
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…

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
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…


