Arctic Norway
Photography Tour

STUNNING LANDSCAPES AND AURORAS IN REMOTE ARCTIC LOCATIONS

Day 1-3 | Tromsø
Our home for these three days are some lovely cabins to the west of Tromsø, right on the water. It’s a remarkably peaceful part of the coast and ideal for chasing auroras should we get clear conditions at night. Tromsø is a great airport to fly into with lots of connections to Oslo and some international cities as well.
We’ve picked out some exceptional locations to photograph around the islands of Kvaløya and Ringvassøya, plus we’ll traverse into the city of Tromsø and explore some of the fjords to the east of the hills. We want to ensure that everyone on the workshop has a chance to practise their night photography and adjust to shooting in the cold. We walk through the basic techniques for auroras, star trails and discuss how moonlight and twilight will affect your creative options.

Days 4-7 | Senja
We have a 4 hour drive to reach our next location, the remote coastline of Senja. Along the way we pass sweeping hills and quiet coastal communities, before hitting those dramatic plunging fjords that we love so much. The weather here can be equally dramatic, with sudden bursts of snow or breaking sunlight giving us different charms to photograph. We have also picked out some locations for Aurora photography on the nearby coastline. Senja is lesser known than Lofoten and a lot less crowded, but still has the dramatic peaks that plunge down into the fjords. It’s very special.

Days 8-9 | Grov
This little fishing village is out of the way but worth the diversion. Not only is there some magnificent scenery to be enjoyed from the water, but also some pristine frozen lakes that we can explore with the help of local experts. The local cooking is excellent here too :) This stop lets us enjoy some mountain auroras as well as on the coastline.

Day 10-13 | Lyngen
Of all the places we have travelled in the Arctic for aurora photography, Lyngen is our favourite. It’s a very quiet part of Norway and has not been over-run by photographers yet. It is peaceful and rich in steep mountains and open skies. We have some local friends in the region who will help us make the most of the scenery, and get us deep into the terrain by snowmobile. We stay in the same cabins for the duration of our Lyngen visit for maximum comfort, and maximum opportunity to shoot auroras.

Days 14 | Departure
We leave the cabins at 9:00am to head to town and catch our flight from Tromsø. We have a ferry and some icy roads to cover on the way but nothing we haven’t done before.

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