Waves break across rocky coastline at Unstad beach, Vestvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #85 – Uttakleiv Light

Photo: Afternoon light at Utakleiv beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 28, 2013.  18:14 For the last few years I've tried to tell myself that I have enough photos of Utakliev beach.  Yet, like clockwork, each time…
View of river flowing towards Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Norwegian Sailing Adventure – Tromso To Lofoten

Photo: Kvalvika Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 2013 Part two of my travels in Norway begin today: A two week sailing expedition from Tromsø along the Norwegian coast to the Lofoten Islands with Vertical Shot Expeditions. I…
Moon rises over Vestfjord and Moskenesoy from summit of Hermannsdalstind, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #85 – Vestfjord Moonrise

Photo: Moonrise over Vestfjord from summit of Hermannsdalstind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 23, 2013.  21:15 It was early evening by the time I arrived on the summit of Hermannsdalstind, the sun hanging low on the…
Norway Hiking

Heading to Tromso

Photo: Hiking into the arctic sun, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 2013 My last days to enjoy the California sunshine are over and I'm once again on my way north of the arctic circle; which is really my favorite place to be anyhow. …
Summer twilight over mountains of Lofoten islands, Stamsund, Norway
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Friday Photo #84 – Stamsund Twilight

Photo: Summer twilight, Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  July 31, 2010. 01:19 Summers on Lofoten mean sleepless nights.  With the sun finally setting in mid July, the following weeks provide magical twilight nights as…
Late summer sun low on horizon over Norwegian sea, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #83 – Sea And Sky

Photo: Evening sun over Norwegian sea from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 26, 2012.  20:38 An hour after I took last week's photo, the sun was finally beginning to near the horizon.  It had been a long, cold wait…
Mountain peak rises from sea as viewed from Ryten, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #82 – Kjerringa Rain

Photo: Summer showers over Kjerringa from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 26, 2012.  19:40 This photo is from almost exactly a year earlier that last week's image, taken during my first hike up Ryten.  I actually…
hiker enjoying view of Kvalvika beach from near summit of Ryten, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #81 – Ryten And Kvalvika

Photo: Evening light over Kvalvika beach from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Noway.  August  30, 2013.  19:53 I think the view from Ryten down to Kvalvika beach is perhaps one of the most spectacular scenes on Lofoten.  I know…
Bunes beach as viewed from Helvetestinden, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #80 – Bunes Beach From Helvetestinden

Photo: Bunes beach from Helvetestind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 15, 2013.  11:54 Helvetestind is one of those mountains I got to know from the ground before the summit.  A massive, solid piece of granite, it rises…
Northern Lights fill sky above mountains of Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Images in 2015 Geo Saison Calendar Germany

Photo: Northern Lights over Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  October 2011 For any of you guys in the German speaking countries, a couple of my Lofoten Islands photos are in the GEO 'Im Licht des Nordens' 2015 calendar. The…
Dramatic clouds over summit of Hermannsdalstinden, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #79 – Hermannsdalstind Storm

Photo: Darkening sky over Hermannsdalstind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Aug 24, 2013.  08:46 After having spent the night out in the open on the summit of Hermannsdalstind, the highest mountain in the western half of Lofoten,…
Frozen sea ice along winter coastline, near Nedredal, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #78 – Ice Puzzle

Photo:  Ice puzzle, Nedredal, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 7, 2014.  15:23 Despite the cold temperatures and traces of snow on the higher mountain peaks, Winter in the low grounds was particularly difficult to find…

Lofoten – Norway Travel Plans – Summer/Autumn 2014

Photo: Sunrise rainbow at Bunes beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 2013 A couple days ago I booked two sets of plane tickets for Norway!  As many times as I've been to Lofoten now, I still get excited once I commit…

Lofoten Winter 2014 Photography Gallery

Photo: Unstad Beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 2014 I've added a new gallery for my winter 2014 images. LOFOTEN WINTER 2014: CLICK HERE I've had most of the images processed for several months now, and have…
Rocky coastline of Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #77 – Coastal Twilight

Photo: Winter coastal twilight, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 5, 2014.  15:48 A weird series of clouds had hung over the islands the entire day.  While some interesting texture formed from time to time, I spent most…
Vikjorden, Lofoten Islands Autumn

Lofoten Travel Interview – Kuadrant Podcast

Photo: Autumn in Vikjorden, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  September 2012 I was recently interviewed for a new Travel podcast - Kuadrant Podcast.  It was the first time I've ever done a 'live' interview, or basically any sort…