Photo by: Strabo Rep
Location: Loften Islands Norway
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
Norway Lofoten Island Landscapes and Northern Lights
- Eight days with accomplished photographer and tour leader Nancy Ori.
- Tour limited to 11 passengers.
- Experience the diverse landscape of Norway with fellow photographers.
- Jagged mountains, grand vistas, colorful fjords, and soaring eagles.
- The chance of experiencing the greatest show on earth, the Aurora Borealis aka Northern Lights.
- Take an optional boat ride with the fjords rising overhead.
Region
Europe
Destination
Norway
Dates
September 20-28, 2024
Duration
8 days
$5395
per person, double occupancy*
*U.S. dollars based upon minimum of 4 participants. We try to accommodate travelers who request single accommodations, as well as travelers who are looking for a roommate. If a single room is requested (subject to availability), or if we are unable to find a suitable roommate, there is a single room surcharge of $595.
Tour Overview
Lofoten is an archipelago of Nordland, Norway. Known for dramatic mountains, peaks, open sea, sheltered bays, and beaches of untouched lands. There are sea eagles soaring through the sky, northern lights, and midnight sun. The rapidly changing weather and magnificent light conditions have inspired artists for decades.
The tour is open to all levels of photography and painting. It will focus on improving your photos from your camera or cell phone...
Lofoten is an archipelago of Nordland, Norway. Known for dramatic mountains, peaks, open sea, sheltered bays, and beaches of untouched lands. There are sea eagles soaring through the sky, northern lights, and midnight sun. The rapidly changing weather and magnificent light conditions have inspired artists for decades.
The tour is open to all levels of photography and painting. It will focus on improving your photos from your camera or cell phone to your final work. Your guides will focus your time in-country getting you to the right places for good light and color; you can focus your time post trip on completing your vision of the subject matter. This is true for all artists whether that be in the format of a painting, photograph, or mixed media. We encourage a mix of painters and photographers, as they have much to learn from one another.
Like the work of English artist William Turner, you will be in search of beautiful light every day and evening. Turner is perhaps the best-loved English Romantic artist. He became known as the painter of light, because of his increasing interest in brilliant colors as the main constituent in his landscapes and seascapes. His works include watercolors, oils, and engravings of light-filled romantic settings of land, and seascapes.
Join this seven-night Arctic adventure in the Lofoten Islands. This archipelago consists of seven principal islands. The natural beauty of this incredible landscape presents us with the possibility of exploring colorful fjords, jagged mountain peaks, unique beaches, and the world-renowned Arctic light. Your basecamp for the first three days will be in Reine on the island of Moskenesøya. It has been referred to as one of the most scenic villages on earth. One look outside your bedroom window, and you will understand why – incredible granite mountains rising straight out of the fjords, traditional fishermen cabins and the location just oozes of great Norwegian history.
The program will then move on to encompass four evenings in Mortsund, a beautiful fishing village in the archipelago. Currently Lofoten gets few visitors during the Fall. Mid & late September are easily one of the best periods to visit. Fall colors are popping and the vegetation puts on a show. The angle for getting good light during the golden hours is terrific, and temperatures make it more come comfortable for chasing the light. The magical aurora borealis is really active around the Fall equinox. If we are blessed with clear skies, we will be able to capture the elusive lights as they dance seductively on the night skies. Speaking of weather, Lofoten is notoriously unpredictable. Conditions and light changes constantly, so please be sure to read your travel guide for what to bring.
Weather permitting the group will take a boat ride amidst one of the many fjords. This angle provides a different perspective of the sheer beauty of the mountains, and what look like miniscule huts squeezed into the small areas of flatland along the shore.
Your accommodations will be in traditional fisherman’s cabins that have been updated for travelers who venture here. Typical cabins consist of two bedrooms in each cabin with a shared bath. Box lunches are provided from your accommodations, to make the most of your day in the field.
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