Tag Archives: Senja

Not over yet! NB

So, I’ve dallied with Facebook. But you know what? I still MUCH prefer the interface of the good ol’ WordPress blog, the fact the pictures aren’t sharpened for me and the way it feels like a much more substantial platform. … Continue reading

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Time for a landscape revolution. NB

In the early 1980′s there was a beautiful, large format photo mag. called Camera and Creative Photography, edited by Malc Birkitt. Many of the portfolios have stayed in my mind over the years – as is often the case with … Continue reading

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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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Aurora in Senja. NB

Well, it was perhaps a bit of a hostage to fortune to advertise our Northshots tour to Senja in the Norwegian arctic as a “Northern Lights” one, but nevertheless we had shows on 3 of the 5 nights the guests … 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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Return. NB

Well that was interesting, and maybe even a little encouraging: after failing to blog properly for the last couple of months, I notice that the visits to the site are down a bit. Thank you! And thank you to Paul … 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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