Northlight Notes

Photos

Every photograph from the journal, newest first. Click one to see it full size.

The Milky Way rising above mountain silhouettes on a moonless night
Mountain pass, central Norway · September 2026, 22:4014mm · f/2.8 · 20s · ISO 3200From “Notes on photographing the Milky Way”
Milky Way above a forest lake, its light faintly reflected in the water
Forest lake, central Sweden · September 2026, 23:5514mm · f/2.8 · 15s · ISO 3200From “Notes on photographing the Milky Way”
Milky Way framed by tall dark spruces in a forest clearing
Forest clearing, Finland · September 2026, 21:3020mm · f/2.8 · 15s · ISO 2500From “Notes on photographing the Milky Way”
A small striped lighthouse on a rocky islet at dusk, its beam switched on
Headland, north Iceland · January 2026, 16:4550mm · f/8 · 2s · ISO 100From “A lighthouse at the end of the road”
A gravel road with marker poles crossing a flat snowy plain under a low sun
Road to the coast, north Iceland · January 2026, 12:1535mm · f/8 · 1/500s · ISO 100From “A lighthouse at the end of the road”
Sunset over the sea with dark rocks in the foreground
Cliffs west of the lighthouse · January 2026, 16:0570mm · f/11 · 1/30s · ISO 100From “A lighthouse at the end of the road”
Lighthouse beam crossing a green aurora at night
Headland, north Iceland · January 2026, 22:2016mm · f/2.8 · 8s · ISO 1600From “A lighthouse at the end of the road”
Layers of mountain ridges fading into the distance at sunrise
Knoll above the hut, Norwegian plateau · September 2025, 06:35135mm · f/8 · 1/250s · ISO 200From “Ridges in layers: four days on the plateau”
Blue and violet mountain ridges with mist in the valleys at dusk
Pass on day one · September 2025, 19:50200mm · f/8 · 1/60s · ISO 400From “Ridges in layers: four days on the plateau”
Full moon rising over snowy peaks at blue hour
Snowfields east of the third hut · September 2025, 20:3070mm · f/5.6 · 1s · ISO 400From “Ridges in layers: four days on the plateau”
Low golden midnight sun over a lake with reeds in the foreground
Lakeside cottage, northern Finland · June 2025, 00:2024mm · f/11 · 1/250s · ISO 100From “The sun that wouldn't set”
Sun low behind a forested shore with tall pines framing a calm lake
Western shore of the lake · June 2025, 23:3035mm · f/8 · 1/500s · ISO 100From “The sun that wouldn't set”
Fog lying between forested hills in soft early morning light
Hill behind the cottage · June 2025, 04:10105mm · f/8 · 1/200s · ISO 100From “The sun that wouldn't set”
Fjord at blue hour with steep mountain walls, a few lit houses and still water
Inner fjord, western Norway · April 2025, 21:5524mm · f/8 · 30s · ISO 100From “Blue hour on the fjord”
Misty morning on a fjord with layered mountains reflected in the water
Ferry quay, western Norway · April 2025, 07:2070mm · f/8 · 1/125s · ISO 100From “Blue hour on the fjord”
Village lights along the shore reflected as long streaks in the water
Boathouses on the shore · April 2025, 22:1050mm · f/5.6 · 15s · ISO 200From “Blue hour on the fjord”
Green aurora curtains over snowy mountains, reflected in a calm lake
Lakeshore, Abisko · February 2025, 23:1514mm · f/2.8 · 4s · ISO 1600From “First night under the aurora”
Tall green aurora rays above a line of spruce trees and snow
Forest edge near Abisko · February 2025, 22:3020mm · f/2.8 · 8s · ISO 1600From “First night under the aurora”
Aurora corona with green and violet rays converging above dark mountains
Abisko, looking straight up · February 2025, 23:4014mm · f/2.8 · 2s · ISO 3200From “First night under the aurora”
Quiet green aurora bands over a frozen lake with three small trees
Frozen lake, Abisko · February 2025, 01:0514mm · f/2.8 · 13s · ISO 1600From “First night under the aurora”
A small village with lit windows in deep snow under a starry sky
Village on the river, Finnish Lapland · December 2024, 23:5024mm · f/4 · 10s · ISO 1600From “Snow, silence and a village of lights”
Spruce silhouettes against a pink winter sky above a snowfield
Spruce ridge above the river · December 2024, 12:4035mm · f/8 · 1/60s · ISO 200From “Snow, silence and a village of lights”
Open snowfield under a violet twilight sky with a single bright planet
Open bog behind the village · December 2024, 14:1050mm · f/5.6 · 1/8s · ISO 400From “Snow, silence and a village of lights”
Stars and a faint Milky Way over a snowfield with a few lone spruces
Hill above the village · December 2024, 00:3014mm · f/2.8 · 20s · ISO 3200From “Snow, silence and a village of lights”