Everything happens too quickly in this life.

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Can feel the moody side kicking in. The way sunset can fall under the weight of a storm.

This photo was taken in the days before the planet was transformed by covid. We were up in the Arctic, a million miles from the rest of the world. I wanted this moment to last forever.

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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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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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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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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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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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But it's the landscape that draws us most strongly. The fjords plunging into the ocean, the heavy snowfalls, the beautiful roads that hug the coastline. It's a paradise for people who just want to connect with nature. There is a calmness to being in the Arctic.

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Little villages add a bit of magic to the far north.

Many are summer homes only, but some folk stay all year round. And why not, with such magnificent light and a landscape covered in snow. It makes you feel alive.

Before the Arctic became so popular with photographers the winter season was all about fishing. Skrei and other kinds of cod. Tough gig. These men risked their loves so we can eat seafood!

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I love this part of the world so much. I love the snow, I love the villages, I love of open spaces, I love the reindeer, I love the people and I love being able to share it.

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Everyone thinks it's just dark and miserable in the Arctic during winter. But it's really not.

It's magic is what it is.

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