Timing is everything in photography. I planned my first trip to Lofoten, Norway during the winter hoping for fresh snow and northern lights. I got my first wish on the day of my arrival. A major snowstorm arrived the afternoon I was supposed to fly from Bodo to Leknes and the only daily flight was cancelled with no available flight until days later. A ferry was my only option, so I spent 6 hours on stormy seas getting to an alternate destination in Lofoten. The next morning greeted me with an amazing blanket of snow.

Visiting and photographing iconic locations produce one beautiful image after another. The night sky, however, was not as cooperative. The northern lights eluded me until my last night on the island village of Reine. My vantage point from my fishing village cabin provided great views of the mountain peaks as the northern lights danced above.