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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@ewen so this is a smaller moment??? 🙄

@StephenC

Hoping to scale up this winter by adding an aurora to that scene!