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Lofoten

Lofoten trails off the Norwegian coast well north of the Arctic Circle, a chain of islands where granite walls rise straight out of the sea and most harbours still smell faintly of drying cod.

Much of this sequence follows a single grey, green day in early September: out of Svolvær by boat into the narrow walls of the Trollfjord, then west to the boulder beaches at Napp and the farms of Gravdal. Around it sit frames from other seasons, among them April snow on Austvågøya, Reine on a long June evening and the rusty hills above Djupfjorden, plus one clear night when the aurora came out over Flakstad.

46 photographsSeason: Early autumnOriginals up to 6000 px · 176.2 MB in total
Cirrus fanning across the evening sky over Austnesfjorden The bridge between Sakrisøy and Andøya, near Reine Stockfish drying on a wooden flake at Å A herring gull at Svolvær A herring gull gliding past the green hillside, Svolvær The coastal ship Richard With in Lofoten waters Gravdal and the mountains of Vestvågøy A jagged island ridge across the water from Svolvær Red farmhouses on the shore at Gravdal Rorbuer on the waterfront, Svolvær Grey skies over the peaks near Svolvær A bridge on the road to Henningsvær Svolvær harbour on a flat calm day A waterfall spilling into the Trollfjord Entering the Trollfjord by boat The narrows of the Trollfjord Peaks above the mouth of the Trollfjord The stockfish museum at Å The walls of the Trollfjord Painted names on the cliff, Trollfjord A small harbour light outside Svolvær Snow patches on the peaks above the Trollfjord Harbour light on a rock, Svolvær The rocky shore at Napp Napp, looking along the coast Houses at Napp below the cliffs A dried cod head hanging in a shed at Napp The Fiskerkona statue at the harbour entrance, Svolvær Salmon pens below the mountains near Svolvær Småtinden and the lake of Stor-Kongsvatnet Hammarskaftet rising above Reine Å i Lofoten, at the very end of the road Sultinden seen from Nusfjord Vassdalen from the north, Austvågøya A harbour light on a skerry off Gravdal A small fishing boat below the rocks, Svolvær Evening light over Reine and Gravdalsbukta Old wooden skis lined up against a panelled wall, Kabelvåg Langdalen from the north, Austvågøya Leknes across the water Jagged peaks above the Trollfjord The rescue boat leaving Svolvær Ryten and Middagstinden reflected in Kåkersundet Autumn colour above Djupfjorden, Moskenesøya Aurora over the coast at Flakstad Vassdalsvatnet below the ridge of Lillandstinden

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