A couple of days ago we came back from our annual photographic trip “Lofoten: autumn moods”. Beyond the arctic circle, we shared with an incredible group of 6 photographers the magic of the Lofoten islands, truly a paradise for landscape photographers. This was one of those trips where everything turns perfect… We enjoyed a wonderful and varied weather, full moon, peaking autumn colors and even some bright auroras danced for us on a couple of nights.
Following our philosophy of our photo-immersion trips, we were based during the whole duration of the event in a same place, three comfortable and cozy huts by the ocean, from where we could visit many different places depending on the weather and light conditions. Our Photo Immersion trips offer a slightly different approach: to slow down our pace, to forget about running after photographic trophies and to focus on creating highly personal work about a specific area for a certain number of days. We minimize the travel in space to focus on travel in the light, travel through the changes in the weather, travel in time. Every day, we photograph a certain “playground” where you will notice that conditions are never the same. Every day, we get a little closer to the spirit of the place. Every day, we make a better friend. In a way, we focus on a type of internal travel, rather than an external one.
I have been quite a few times to the Lofoten islands already, and the truth is I never grow tired of it. There are few places on Earth where the juxtaposition between mountain and ocean is as strong and dramatic as here. Vertical cliffs of granite rise from the depths of the cold waters of the Norwegian Sea, like ancient monsters stranded on the beach and the rocky coast. Granite; eroded, sculpted and shaped by the elements during eons of time, sets the stage for this Wagnerian landscape, where the sea and the land battle with each other forming fjords and creating a paradise of negative and positive space at both sides of the shore.
We will be organizing this photo-immersion trip for next year 2014. In case you are interested, you will be able to find all the information about the trip and book a place here. We are really looking forward to sharing with you the light of the Valhalla!
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Amazing photos. I can certainly see how you never get bored of it. Thanks :)
Thanks Andy so much. I am glad you liked those few images from the trip … The truth is our 6 participants made some incredible photographs too… I would say that some way better than mine! That was a huge pleasure for me…
Take care Andy and great light to you.
I am truly gob-smacked by these photos. Am a beginner photographer but would really love to do some kind of photo tour of Lofoten, and maybe Spitsbergen. Have you any advice or recommendations for me? I will go and check out the link you posted here. Thanks!
Hi Amanda! Thanks for the nice words, I am really glad you liked the photos. Well, recommendations can really take a long space here, and in a way that is why we decided to organize a photo immersion trip to Lofoten. There are so many “hidden” secrets there and the knowledge of the place is so important that it is difficult to write down a kind of manual to visit and photograph the Lofoten islands… Without any intention of “selling” you something, the truth is the best answer is to tell you to come with us on our annual photo-trip there… since we will be able to take you to the right places in the right moment (essential in the highly dynamic weather of the North), stir your creativity and strengthen your inspiration. We are planning also a trip to Svalbard with a small group of photographers… the North is truly so magical!
Thanks for your quick response. I would love to come along, but will be in Norway at the end of June and cannot stay in Scandinavia, until September due to work and family commitments, ( as much as I would love to do just that!) When would the tour to Svalbard be held?