Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #13 – Haukland Beach Winter

Photo: Haukland Beach winter, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 20, 2013 After a week of fairly cold temperatures and calm conditions, the weather began to change on this day.  Winds and increasing temperatures swept across…
Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights shine in sky over snow covered mountains from Vik beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #12 – Northern Lights Over Vik

Photo: Northern Lights fill sky over Vik beach, Vik, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 19, 2013.  21:48 I almost missed this one due to laziness. One of the, if perhaps the only, benefits of sleeping in a car during Winter…
Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights shine in sky over snow covered mountains from Vik beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

New Northern Lights Photo Gallery

As I mentioned last week, I've now added a new gallery of Lofoten Northern Lights images. -CLICK HERE- the view the gallery A few of the images are older, but most are from my February 2013 trip, which was by far my most successful time…
Boats at Rest, Agvatnet, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #11 – Agvatnet

Photo: Row boats float in Ågvatnet, Å I Lofoten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  July 2001 This is the oldest Lofoten photo I'll ever post on this site. But this photo is perhaps the whole reason this website exists. It was…
Winter sunrise on snow covered Olstind mountain peak rising from Fjord, Toppøya, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

New Winter 2013 Gallery

New images from February 2013 are now in a new gallery.  Yay! -CLICK HERE- to checkout the Winter 2013 photo gallery. Where are the Northern Lights photos?  I had a fair bit of luck with the Northern Lights this last trip.  So instead…
Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Lofoten Winter Journeys

-- Here is a bit of a summary of my February Lofoten trip.  I posted it on my photography blog a few days ago, but figure I might as well put it here too.  And if you're interested in keeping updated on things, be sure to checkout my Facebook…
Vågakallen mountain peak rises from sea above Henningsvaer, Norway
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Friday Photo #10 – Vagakallen Summer Twilight

Photo: Vågakallen summer twilight, viewed from Stamsund, Vesgvågoya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  July 28, 2010.  23:23 A true night never comes to the Lofoten Islands in the weeks following the end of the midnight sun season.  Instead,…
Frozen tide at Haukland beach in winter, Vestvagøy, Lofoten islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #9 – Winter Dawn at Haukland Beach

Photo: A frozen tide line on Haukland Beach in the day's first light, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Jan 6, 2010.  09:55 Having arrived on the islands the previous day, I spent the night sleeping in my rental car out by Utakleiv…
Snow covered Unstad Beach in Winter, Lofoten islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #8 – Unstad Winter

Photo: Snow covers Unstad Beach in the day's last light, Unstad, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Jan 7, 2010.  16:30 A second composition following on the footsteps of Weekly Photo #1, Winter at Unstad Beach.  You can read…
Kvalvika beach from Ryten, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #7 – Kvalvika Beach

Photo: Golden evening light shines on Kvalvika Beach, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway. Aug 26, 2012.  20:04   There were only two of us camping on Kvalvika Beach this day in late August, myself and a young German guy.  It is…
Dramatic light over mountains and coast, Maervoll, Lofoten islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #6 – Maervoll Autumn

Photo: Afternoon light shines over Mærvoll and Himmeltindan, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Oct 7, 2011.  17:17 Thus far the day had consisted of flat, misty light and I'd only taken a couple boring photos.  As evening approached…
Ice formation of frozen coast of Ytterpollen, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #5 – Ytterpollen Ice Flower

Photo: Ice flower on Ytterpollen, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 8, 2012. 09:39 This image is a product of the highly changeable weather of the Lofoten Islands.  Two days prior, February 6, the temperature was -10.7˚C,…
Hiking Kungsleden trail
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Over to Sweden for a Minute – Kungsleden Trail

I'm going to bring you guys over to northern Sweden for a moment.  Over on my photography blog I've written a 4 part series about my hike on the northern section of the Kungleden trail this part September.  It was actually where I was between…
Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis in night sky behind Olstind mountain peak, Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #4 – Aurora Over Olstind

Photo: Northern Lights over Olstind, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 6, 2012, 19:25 Northern Lights over Olstind:  Olstind, as it rises from the waters of the Kjerkfjord is perhaps the most Iconic mountain on Lofoten. …
Reflection of Olstind mountain peak in harbour at Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #3 – Reine Winter Blue

Photo: Winter blue, Reine, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 6, 2012, 16:50 Winter blue, Reine:  The day to this point had been my most productive day yet after 1 week on the islands.  A light dusting of snow had fallen over…
Offersoykammen lofoten islands hiking
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Friday Photo #2 – Autumn on Offersoykammen

Photo: Autumn sunset from summit of Offersøykammen, Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands.  October 3, 2012 To coincide with this weeks new hiking guide, here's a photo from the summit of Offersøykammen, a small, isolated mountain peak on…