Silhouette of landscape photographer on summit of Offersoykammen with Flakstadoy in background, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #26 – Offersoykammen

Photo: Photographer at Sunset on Offersøykammen, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 4, 2013. 20:36 [I'm barely squeaking in under this deadline this week. I should probably write these out a day or two in advance to be on the…
Tent camping at Horseid beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #25 – Horseid Beach Camping

Photo: Camping at Horseid Beach, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 22, 2012.  19:32 I think Horseid beach is one of the more wild and dramatic locations on the Lofoten Islands to set up a tent.   With a multitude of camping…
Mountain peaks rise above Bunes beach in spring twilight light, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #24 – Bunes Beach Mountain Reflection

Photo: Mountain reflection on Bunes Beach, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands.  Apri 29, 2013.  22:33 After only a few days on Lofoten with my my Aussie travel companions Adam and Rod, I had received the friendly nickname of 'Captain Wetfoot,'…
photographer on summit of Offersoykammen with Flakstadoy in background, Lofoten Islands, Norway

This and That – June News

I haven't added much in the way of updates lately, so here are a few quick tie bits so you guys don't think I've abandoned the website. 🙂 April - May Trip to Lofoten: At the end of April, I had the pleasure of joining two Australian landscape…
Colorful sunset from Storsandnes Beach, Flakstadoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #23 – Storsandnes Beach Sunset

Photo: Storsandnes beach sunset.  May 8, 2013.  22:39 After nearly two weeks of spring on Lofoten, including some days of fine and settled weather, this was the first night in which any color arrived.  But unfortunately for me, this…
campfire at Bunes Beach, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #22 – Bunes Beach Camping

Photo: Driftwood campfire at Bunes Beach, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  April 30, 2013.  01:46 As the twilight nights of late April and early May arrive on Lofoten, exhaustion and insomnia become constant companions for the…
Evening campfire at Utakleiv beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #21 – Driftwood Campfire

Photo: Driftwood campfire, Utakleiv, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Aug 27, 2012.  21:44 Despite the fact that it had been as near to a perfect day as is possible on Lofoten, I was the only one to setup a tent at Utakleiv this…
Reflection of misty mountains and village, Rolvsfjord, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #20 – Rolvsfjord

Photo: Rolvsfjord, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Sept. 29, 2011.  13:03 If you spend enough time on the islands you'll soon come to realize that the weather changes quite literally around every corner.  Taking the southern…
Dark weather over coast, Stamsund, Lofoten islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #19 – Stamsund Blue

Photo: Stamsund blue, Stamsund, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Oct. 1, 2011.  16:41 I am not sure how many hours of my life I have stood in this location, the outer coast beyond the Stamsund youth hostel, but it is probably well…
Dramatic scenery at snow covered coastline, Å I Lofoten, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #18 – Winter Storm

Photo: Approaching winter storm, Å I Lofoten, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 12, 2012.  15:27 The last full day of my February 2012 Lofoten.  After nearly a week of positive temperatures and horrible rain, the thermostat…
snow covered Olstind mountain peak glows pink in winter sunrise, Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #17 – Reine Winter Sunrise

Photo: Pink dawn, Reine, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 19, 2013.  08:16 This is perhaps what Winter photography on Lofoten is all about, mountains glowing pink in the low hanging sun.  In mid January, this would be your…
Sea and snow meet at Vik Beach, Vik, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #16 – Vik Beach Winter

Photo: Winter tide, Vik Beach, Vestvagøyå, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb. 16, 21013.  17:19 For several days a layer of low clouds had enveloped the islands and concealed the sun.  Flat, gray light was all there was to be found over…
Lofoten Islands Norway

Back to Lofoten

It's barely been six weeks since I left the islands, but another journey to Lofoten begins this morning.  From leaving my home in California to when I arrive at the hostel in Stamsund will be somewhere around a 38 hour journey.  Needles to…
Summer evening twilight, Stamsund, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo # 15 – Stamsund Summer Twilight

Photo: Late Summer twilight, Stamsund, Vestvagøyå, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Aug 24, 2012.  00:59 Even one month after the Summer's first sunset, the northern horizon of late August still glows throughout the night. After several…
Pink winter sunrise over Olstind, Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway

New Lofoten Prints Added to Gallery

I've added a few new (10 in total) prints from my last couple lofoten trips into my print gallery. - click here to checkout the gallery - As my last few journeys to the islands have been with my D800, I've increased the size in which these…
Traditional Rorbu cabin reflects in fjord in evening light, Valen, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #14 – Winter Rorbu

Photo: Valen Rorbu, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 17, 2013.  17:00 Heavy skies had covered the islands for several days.  After spending the afternoon at Å, waiting for a sunset that would never arrive, I returned to…