Contest Years: 2020

Borneo Rainforest

Borneo jungle always give some different atmosphere for adventure. Indonesia

Indigo at the stream

This photo was shot at a stream in the Catskill Mountains in Big Indian, New York.

Borneo Rainforest

Borneo jungle always give some different atmosphere for adventure. Indonesia

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 […]

Closing

Bromo Tengger & Semeru National Park,East Java,Indonesia.

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 […]

Daylight

Bromo Tengger & Semeru National Park,East Java,Indonesia

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 […]

Nordic landscapes and northern lights – 7

Taken just shortly after the previous photo, this shows the mountain peaks on the left in more detail.

Nordic landscapes and northern lights – 8

I never dared to hope that northern lights would be that active in the infrared – and that beautiful. Taking photos in the surprisingly rough sea of the Atlantic was a special kind of challenge in of itself, but I came prepared. Every image is a composite of 8-16 0.3s frames, which were then aligned […]