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The Color of Dawn

Lofoten Dawn, B&W I was up for a 4 am sunrise as we passed close to the granite spires of Norway’s Lofoten Islands, well above the Arctic Circle. I have always loved this landscape, with cliffs...

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Svalbard, Norway Post #1: Montana to Fidembukta Harbor

July 20, 2011 Our trip from Montana was uneventful – though flying anymore I find literally painful. When Tanya and I travel overseas we always plan to arrive at least a day early, ideally two or even...

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Svalbard, Norway Post #2: Polar Bear Sighting

July 23, 2012 Polar bears feeding on the carcass of a Fin Whale. Svalbard, Norway Two years ago on my first trip to Svalbard we found a dead whale, floating in the waters of Holmiabukta. It was...

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Arctic Documentary Project – Svalbard, Norway Post #3: Whales, Walrus Bears...

July 27 – Clear skies, Temp Around 45F Sailing into the midnight sun, Svalbard, Norway. Nikon D7000 The weather continues bright and sunny. For two days now we’ve had skies with virtually no clouds....

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Arctic Documentary Project – Svalbard, Norway Post #4: Second Trip

August 8, 2011, Cloudy and 43F Tanya and I spent the past three days in Lonyearbyen in a small, very European, apartment, catching up on business matters, writing and a little rest before our next...

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Arctic Documentary Project – Svalbard, Norway Final Post #5

August 10, Danskøya Island 37F This morning is cold. Most definitely the coolest we’ve experienced. Danskøya Island is on the northwest part of the archipelago and is on the edge of better polar bear...

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Behind The Shot: ‘A Night To Remember’ by Arild Heitmann – Skånland, Norway

A Night To Remember by Arild Heitmann November 14th 2010… I was heading deep into the woods for another nightly adventure… I came down to a river running out of a small frozen lake. My headlamp was...

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Winter Scenic Assignment Winner Andreas Hinzer

  Dawn In Lapland by Andreas Hinzer Andreas Hinzer: “During the middle of November, 2013, I was in the mountains between Norway and Sweden “hunting” moose with my camera. We already had a lot of snow...

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Photo of the Day by Alex Conu

    ‘Aurora Above Yttersand Beach’ by Alex Conu   Aurora Above Yttersand Beach by Alex Conu is today’s Photo of the Day. “After a long night under the Aurora, I stopped by these rocks on our way back...

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Monthly Essay: The Dynamic Landscape

One of the things I have learnt after years of photographing the world is how dynamic all landscapes are. Before being bitten by the photography bug, my opinion was similar to that of most other...

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Behind The Shot: “Bouldering under the Northern Lights” By Alex Conu—Lofoten,...

It all started around 25 years ago. I was six, and I was reading a book about beautiful things happening in the sky. Things like comets, meteors and northern lights. The book had only some drawings of...

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Behind the Shot: “Curious Fox” and “Sunset Stalking” By Andy Trowbridge—...

The Arctic fox is one of the most seriously endangered mammals in mainland Norway. It was only a wild dream five years ago to think it would be possible to photograph this species on the mainland....

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