The Spirit of Holly

The Spirit of Holly, a Day of the Dead portrait. At its heart, the Day of the Dead is a celebration, and this photo of Holly features her dancing, and enjoying life. And knowing Holly in real life, it is an authentic take on her soul. The combination of infrared and makeup make for an […]
Majestic Valley

North Iceland along Route 1. Central to the scene is the seemingly endless valley with steep mountain bulwarks shadowed by the elaborately textured clouds extending as far as the eye can see. In a mostly overcast morning, the sun peeks through a small break in the clouds, a precursor to the coming spring warmth.
Layered Sky

Florida Keys
Fire Island Lighthouse

Looking up!
Waves

A man watches the waves with his dogs.
Sunflower Truck

Old truck sitting in a sunflower field
Indigo at the stream

This photo was shot at a stream in the Catskill Mountains in Big Indian, New York.
Nordic landscapes and northern lights – 1

In 2019, I planned to photograph aurora borealis in all parts of the spectrum. I had two chances to photograph aurorae, the first one came while attending a scientific conference in Reykjavik. Every evening, me and a friend would go on a road trip and hope for the best. First stop: the famous waterfall of […]
Nordic landscapes and northern lights – 3

The sun set over the volcano of Snæfellsjökull – my Islandic friend seemed to have no issues in pronouncing that but I did – and a smaller mountain peak in front of it, while the glacier water created a small stream. To me, it is fascinating that infrared sunsets turn blue after being processed, since […]
Nordic landscapes and northern lights – 4

With that full view of Snæfellsjökull, my one-week trip to Iceland came to a (slightly) disappointing end – not for lack of trying, but we didn’t manage to see any aurorae borealis. Friends of mine who staid for another week got quite lucky but that is how it goes. Bonus in this photo: a paraglider […]
Nordic landscapes and northern lights – 5

A few weeks later, I returned to Scandinavia for a 10-day trip across the Norwegian coast. We travelled with the Hurtigruten postal ships, which made up their lack of luxurious cabins with amazing landscapes. On the first morning, we left the harbor and were seen off with a nice little rainbow.
Nordic landscapes and northern lights – 6

Before going out into the open sea, we made a small stop and went for a hike. Our ship, the MS Kong Harald, can be seen on the water. The landscape of Norway is truly astounding and worth a visit – but we were still waiting for the northern lights. Finally, we got lucky in […]