Category: the arctic circle
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Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships 2024
Water sports photography in the north of Sweden at Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships 2024 in Skellefteå. Such an amazing event when the sun was out and it was -25 degrees celsius and the water was literally freezing.
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Green is a calming color
The calming effect of the color green and my apple tree that grows, and bears fruit, up in the north of Sweden close to The Arctic Circle.
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Spring winter in Norrbotten
Paper mills and snow mobiles. I’m trying to present a more correct image of the north of Sweden which is not only about nature. It’s about the natural resources of Norrbotten and what we do with them.
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They’re horses, not ponies
My meeting with the Icelandic horses during my visit in January and a reflection about using a camera versus using the camera that’s in my phone. Also a bit about the benefits of entering photo contests and the iPhone Photography Awards.
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Gran Canaria, you surprised me!
My travels along the winding roads in the mountains of Gran Canaria. A bit about landscape photography too and why not a mobile phone is the best option to capture the scenery.
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Sámi National Day
A wish for a Happy Sámi National day, and many more to come. With a photo I took above the arctic circle just after the midnight sun had disappeared for a short while during one of my road trips during one very special summer.
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Winter at the Arctic Circle
A short “Hello” from me about my recent travels to Iceland and New York, but mostly about how life is up in the north of Sweden in the wintertime, especially Kalix where I’m based. And what you can do up here during the winter.
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Honourable mention
Once again a photo that I submitted to a photo contest got noticed and will be featured in a calendar for World Meteorological Organization.
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Reindeer at midday
I did a road trip to the place I grew up in, Övertorneå in Swedish Tornedalen close to the Arctic Circle and Tornea River, where I met some reindeer. I’m doing a short summary of the culture, history and activities you can do all year round in these parts of the world.
