
Friday Photo #145 – Unstad Summer
Friday Photo, Summer, Vestvågøya
Photo: Summer over Unstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 5, 2015. 22:00
It is always hard to decide how long to wait around the mountains. The light of the midnight sun is on of the main draws of summer on Lofoten, but…

New Video – Lofoten Northern Light
Travel, Updates
Lofoten - Northern Light
Time Lapse
Shot during my visits during the summers and autumns of 2013, 2014, 2015. Some of you might have seen this already, as it's been over on my Vimeo page for a couple months already, but I ran out of…

Friday Photo #144 – Hustind Midnight Sun
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: Midnight sunset as storm clears over the summit of Hustind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 12, 2015. 23:49
By the time of this image I had been waiting several cold hours on the summit of Hustind. My feet were wet from…

Friday Photo #143 – Hustind
Flakstadøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: Low clouds from the summit of Hustind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 12, 2015. 22:54
My first trip up Hustind was in February, where I had a few seconds to take in the view before being caught in the white-out of a…

Friday Photo #142 – Henningsvaer mountain view
Austvågøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: View over Henningsvær from the summit of Festvågtind, Austvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 11, 2015. 18:53
This image is a result of the necessity for flexibility in your plans when traveling to Lofoten - winter or summer.…

Friday Photo #141 – June Snow
Austvågøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: Approaching snow flurry over Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 11, 2015. 20:01
This is the view from the summit of Festvågtind (hiking guide HERE) on turbulent summer evening. Over the hours I spent on the summit there…

Friday Photo #140 – Summer Snow Flurry
Austvågøya, Friday Photo, Summer
Photo: Summer snow flurries on Festvågtind, Austvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 11, 2015. 18:27
In early summer it’s important to be prepared for sometimes winter-like conditions if heading out into the mountains. In the typical…

Friday Photo #139 – Hamnoy Rorbuer
Friday Photo, Moskenesøya, Summer
Photo: Hamnøy under cloudy summer sky, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 8, 2015. 19:54
Summer or Winter? Despite the calendar telling me it was June, the Islands were anything but summer like on this day. A west wind was bring…

Friday Photo #138 – Haukland Beach
Friday Photo, Moskenesøya, Summer
Photo: Summer day over Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 3, 2015. 15:43
It’s always good to start a Lofoten trip with sunshine! Having arrived by ferry in the mornight, picked up my van from Arctic Campers in…

Friday Photo #137 – Uttakleiv midnight sun
Friday Photo, Summer, Vestvågøya
Photo: Midnight over Uttakleiv beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 5, 2015. 23:55
My second day on Lofoten and I found myself wandering around the mountains at midnight. My main priority had been to photograph Unstad beach,…

Friday Photo #136 – Stamsund
Friday Photo, Summer, Vestvågøya
Photo: Summer in Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 12, 2015. 11:00
I talk a lot about the hostel at Stamsund, which is pretty much the main reason I’ve returned to the Islands so many times over the years. But for…

Friday Photo #135 – Unstad Panoramic
Friday Photo, Summer, Vestvågøya
Photo: Summer light over Unstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2015. 21:03
Here is a panoramic view of last week’s image. While I really liked the details and shadows of the houses in the closeup, the overall scene was…

Lofoten Winter Video
Travel, Updates
Lofoten Winter - Video + Time Lapse
Here's a short film I just put together with footage and time lapse sequences from the last couple winters - mostly 2015, and a bit of 2014. Video was recorded on Nikon D800 and D810, while all time lapse…

Friday Photo #134 – Unstad Beach
Friday Photo, Summer, Vestvågøya
Photo: Summer light over Unstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2015. 21:27
Clouds and frequent rain showers had been passing the Islands all day. But finally by evening, the sky seemed to be clearing enough for me to venture…

Friday Photo #133 – Offersoykammen Midnight Sun
Friday Photo, Summer, Vestvågøya
Photo: Midnight sun from Offersøykammen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2015. 00:45
The good thing about summer on Lofoten is that even if you get a late start, the sun will still be around. I started the evening unsuccessfully…

Interview with Henning Of Arctic Campers
Media, Travel
The following is an interview with Henning Leible, co-founder and owner of Arctic Campers, a camper van rental agency based on the Lofoten Islands.
Arctic Campers is based out of Ramberg, Flakstadøy. For more information, bookings, and…


