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Stikkordarkiv: Hammerfest

29
sep 2013

Journey of the reindeer

When sun goes down after shining non-stop for almost 3 months, herds of reindeer begin they journey back inland, where they will spend winter – somewhere between Sweden, Norway and Finland. Reindeer that spent the summer on Kvaløya, Finnmark must first swim to the mainland and then walk for weeks. Their owners from Sara family follow them all the way, trying to get some control over this wild animals. This is a short story of getting reindeer through the sea and picking the ones that will be send to slaughterhouse and letting the rest live for one more year. Big […]
20
sep 2012

Inside the burning house

I work as a photographer in a local newspaper Hammerfestingen in northernmost town in the world – Hammerfest, Norway. Two weeks ago camping place on Storsvingen was on fire, so everyone rushed in that direction. Fire brigade was already there. This was actual them, who started the fire in the first place, because it was just a training (camping buildings are going to be demolished to make a room for new flats). The next day we were invited to actually go into the burning buildings together with firefighters. Taking pictures with fire over your head, mask covering your face, water […]
26
jan 2012

Northern lights (aurora borealis) 2

Four days ago something exploded on the Sun (biggest activity since 2005), sending billions of electrically charged particles towards our planet. I had a privilege to meet them entering our atmosphere.   You can subscribe to this page, if you like. Or decide not to give a damn about it. [subscribe2]  
1
nov 2011

Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norge

I just realized, that if this is how a road to your new home look like… … you either made something terribly wrong or damn right with your life. So, basicaly, now we live in a northernmost city IN THE WORLD.