Tag Archives: Norway

Essential Senja. NB

A few years ago, my Norwegian colleague, Pål Hermansen, sent me a copy of his, then, new book Svalbard: Arctic Land. (Orion Forlag). There were two pictures in particular, on pages 58 and 59 , that lodged in my mind. … Continue reading

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Senja panel. NB

Not a deconstruction as such, as it lacks all the elements of the landscape from sky to ground, but an extra big panel featuring detail of buildings on Senja, Norway. In some ways, this is a rather unfair representation of … Continue reading

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Senja: coming soon. NB

We’re just back through the door from the Northshots tour to Senja in Arctic Norway. Our guests had a chance to photograph the Northern Lights on 3 of our 5 nights but there was so much more to see too. … Continue reading

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Workshops and tours with Northshots. NB.

As well as the Senja photo tour for Northshots, we are offering two specialised workshops with the company. The first, on the business of nature photography I have mentioned here before: Northshots is the booking agent for these day long … Continue reading

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Northern Lights tour to Arctic Norway for Northshots. NB.

© Marc Steichen I’m pleased to announce that in conjunction with Northshots, I will be leading  a tour to the Norwegian island of Senja in February 2011. More than half the places have been booked already so if you are … Continue reading

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No more excuses. NB.

I met the journalist and broadcaster, Lesley Riddoch, at a public talk she gave last week about nursery education in Scotland. Dry? Not a bit of it! Using the Norwegian nature nursery  model as an example of best practice she … Continue reading

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The White Movement grows! NB.

All photos in this post © Lars Andreas Dybvik A few years ago, when I spoke to the Naturfoto group in Trondheim, I met a young photographer called Lars Andreas Dybvik. Since then I’ve been intrigued by his novel take … Continue reading

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Norwegian wood

Until a couple of years ago, Norway was a favourite escape destination for me, accessible with my campervan by ferry between Newcastle and Bergen. I was just beginning to get under the skin of the place when the ferry service … Continue reading

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Public oystercatcher.

                                                Hanging around public toilets with a 500 mm lens poking out of my campervan isn’t something … Continue reading

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Finding your own corner

                        I shoot a lot less “pure wildlife” work now than I did at the start of my career, 15 years ago. There is variety of reasons for this, … Continue reading

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