The last time I was in Norway the pandemic was just about to kick off proper. We had a lovely bunch of people, some amazing locations, and a feeling that we were far far away from all the drama.
I always feel so safe up in the Arctic. The communities up here are full of people who know how to prepare for anything :)
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This is my buddy Ian. We've enjoyed over a decade of travelling together. Funny how some people come into your life and bring a whole new outlook to what you do and suddenly almost everything in your life becomes more rewarding.
Thanks Ian. I hope we get plenty more journeys together.
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Too often with photography we're looking for grandeur. We want the big scene or the perfect shot. I notice this when travelling with camera club folks in particular.
It's the little moments that make photography for me, the imperfect pieces that reveal the texture of a place. Life isn't perfect, and neither is photography.
I think of my style as 'editorial'. I collect pieces of a story. Lots of pieces.
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When the LUMIX S1R came out I was pretty excited. 47MP in normal mode, and 187MP using pixel shift. Truth is it's exceedingly rare that I need more than 20MP and mostly these days I use the LUMIX S5 instead. It's smaller and lighter and still does 96MP with pixel shift, so that's not bad.
I'm getting ready to head back in a few weeks, and thinking about what camera to pack. Hmmmm.
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I remember the first time we descended into this fjord and saw the island and all the little homes packed onto it and a fleet of fishing boats and there's even a cute little cafe in town for a nice hot chocolate.
I could barely believe it was real.
Little gems like this are hidden all over Norway. Winter time makes them all the more special :)
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Hoping to scale up this winter by adding an aurora to that scene!
Oh I can't wait to get my hands on the new S5!
And you're totally right about it being the perfect stills/video hybrid camera. Those gorgeous f/1.8 lenses for the S5 really sealed the deal for me.
I used the 24mm and 50mm lenses for a shoot in Nepal earlier this year. Shot this in 4K, mostly at f/2 (my happy place!)
Editorially speaking, I always need one good landscape scene to set the context of a place. After that I'm looking for details, texture, nuance and variety that reveals the character of a place.
If a picture tells a thousand words, then a curated set of photos can tell an entire novel :)
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