Winter Night in Norway
Aurora boralis dance above the frozen fjord. Tromsø, Norway 03/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Piece of Northern Norway
Car crosses the Efjorden along the 551m-long Kjerringvikstraumen Bridge during an intense Aurora show in February, while Orion is hunting Taurus on the background. Northern Norway 02/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Living on the Edge
Camping in solitude by the famous peak of Segla few steps away from a 640m vertical drop to the fjord with the season’s last whispers of Aurora on the blue vernal midnight sky. Senja, Norway 04/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Modern-Day Caveman
Early morning after a night in a coastal cave above the Arctic Circle. Lofoten, Norway 04/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Green Winter Valley
Strong Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) color a snowy arctic valley with green. Tromsø, Norway 12/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Down to the Moonlit Fjord
Car is driving along the steep serpent road leading down to the Sifjordbotn on the island of Senja in Northern Norway. The crescent Moon was perfectly aligned with the gap that's revealing the little piece of the fjord. Senja, Norway 02/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Lofoten Sunrise Watch
Standing above the fishing villages of Reine as the first rays of the morning Sun reach the mountain tops. Lofoten, Norway 04/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Light at the End of the Fjord
First wisps of a great Northern Light show at the end of a long and narrow fjord far above the Arctic Circle. Tromsø, Norway 03/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Lofoten Skyline
Waxing crescent Moon following the Sun and sinking behind the awe-inspiring mountains of Lofoten-archipelago. Northern Norway 04/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Arctic Autumn
The beauty of the colorful season far above the Arctic Circle. Northern Norway 09/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Northern Light House
The Andenes Lighthouse - established the same year as the historical Carrington Event aka The Solar Storm of 1859. This photo was taken 157 years later during comparatively mild, but nevertheless spectacular, G2-class geomagnetic storm. Andenes, Norway 04/2016 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
The Land of Awe
The jagged peaks surrounding the heavenly Kirkefjorden (Church Fjord) during a fiery sunrise. Lofoten, Norway 04/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Spring Night on an Acrtic Beach
Green flames on the blue vernal night sky and grumbled pieces of the mighty mountains pounded by the endless great open ocean waves. Lofoten, Norway 04/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Solar Wind Torrent
Aurora borealis corona over the mountains of Northern Norway. Lyngen, Norway 03/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Cold & Remote
Deep in the Arctic wilderness on a freezing starry night. Northern Norway 01/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Nightfall over Lyngen Alps
Day was turning to night at Blåvatnet (Blue Lake) and the first snows of the winter were descending down the mountains. Northern Norway 10/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
The Balcony of Kvalvika
Sitting at the top of Ryten, 500m above the Kvalvika (Whale Bay), in the last light of the day. Lofoten, Norway 04/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Green Flames on the Blue Sky
Aurora explosion on the twilight sky over the mountains of Northern Norway. Hinnøya, Norway 04/2018 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Cosmic Impact
The start of a G2-class Geomagnetic Storm over a Norwegian fjord above the Arctic Circle. Northern Norway 04/2016 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Where the Mountains Meet the Ocean
View from the arctic island of Senja over the 15km long Øyfjorden, towards the open Norwegian Sea on a super windy night. Senja, Norway 12/2007 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Three Rocks
Three big rocks break the high tide surface while fantastic Auroras dance above the fjord in the clear moonless sky in Ringvassøya-island near Tromsø. Northern Norway 12/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
Under the Aurora
Lucky twilight self-portrait with Aurora borealis. Tromsø, Norway 10/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen
On the Trolls Tongue
Surrounded by Norwegian mountain wilderness at the break of dawn. Trolltunga, Norway 05/2017 Photo © copyright by Mika-Pekka Markkanen