Ryten Spring Snow - Friday Photo #227

Friday Photo #227 – Spring Snow

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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

Friday Photo #226 – Østhimmeltind

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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

Friday Photo #225 – Mannen

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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

Friday Photo #224 – Easter Camping

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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

Friday Photo #223 – Night Hiking

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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

Friday Photo #222 – Matmora Winter

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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

Friday Photo #221 – Skjelfjord Aurora

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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

Friday Photo #220 – Unstad Twilight

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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

Friday Photo #219 – Unstad Beach

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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

Friday Photo #218 – Ryten Aurora

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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

Friday Photo #217 – Bunes Aurora

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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

Friday Photo #216 – Reine Winter Dawn

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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…
Friday Photo 215 - Reine Winter

Friday Photo #215 – Winter Storm

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Photo: Approaching winter storm over Reinefjord, Valen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 15, 2016. 14:14 Another day of passing clouds and snow sweeping over Lofoten out of the north. After the clear, calm and silent winter…
Friday Photo 214 - Skagsanden beach

Friday Photo #214 – Skagsanden Winter

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Photo: Dusting of snow on Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 14, 2016. 11:10 In the last years one typically has to arrive first thing in the morning at any of the beaches to find them with a fresh, clean…
Friday Photo #213 - Ytresand

Friday Photo #213 – Ytresand Winter

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Photo: Approaching winter storm over Ytresand beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 28, 2016. 09:09 Another morning which started out quite colorful yet soon became consumed by a massive wave of snow approaching from the…