Enjoy a personal introduction to the stunning Arctic nature and light of Northern Norway - through a professional photography course! The sun doesn't come over the horizon here during the winter months, and this gives unprecedented conditions for landscape photography: unique twilight during the day and nothern lights during the evening.
Dates: 11. - 15. December 2015
The course:
This is a 5 day introduction to Arctic landscape photography in the beautiful area of Northern Norway, within the Arctic Circle. The aim of the course is to enable you to transfere your own experience of the Arctic landscape and light, and the emotions the Arctic evokes, into to a finished photographic expression. There will be lectures and practical demonstrations in the field, and individual feedback in the field and post production. In a small group of seven, there is plenty of time for individual tuition.
We have local knowledge of the area, and we will take you on daily trips to the best places in the Vesterålen and Lofoten for taking those perfect shots. There will be opportunity to go for walks in the landscape. Other optional activites, like whale safari and fishing, is available at an additonal price. Delicious local food will be served in the evenings back at the lodgins, where we can relax and go through and work on the images shoot during the day. If we're lucky we will see the Northen Lights, and there are perfect conditions for photographing it nearby the cabins!
Difficulty level: Intermediate. Participants should have some knowledge of lightroom or photoshop.
Lodgings:
You stay in two modern and spacious cabins beautifully situated in the tranquil and open surroundings right next to the sea, in Lødingen:
Course tutor and tour guide:
Professional landscape and art photographer Trym Ivar Bergsmo and tour guide and coordinator Helene Hokland will join you for the whole trip. In addition to this photo tour they present an Arctic Summer Photo Tour. Helene presents several other unique tours in this area of Northern Norway at different times of the year. In the summer you can experience the midnight sun, and in the winter the northern lights - weather permitting - but always the special Arctic light and nature here.
Price and booking:
Price: Euro 1 900,- per person. Deposit: Euro 380.
The price includes:
- Extencive photography course throughout the trip, with personal feedback
- 4 nights in your own room (you share one bathroom, with attached sauna, with four others)
- all meals
- all transport to each destination as well as transport from and to the air port
The price excludes:
- Insurance and plane tickets. Plane tickets can be bought to the nearest airport Harstad Narvik Evenes (EVE) from the airlines SAS.no and norwegian.no. Please wait with booking your plane ticket until you have received further information from us.
Please email Helene at helene@ellida.no or trym@bergsmo.no to book and for more information about the tour. You can call Helene at 00 47 483 683 18 if you have any questions.
Course tutor:
Trym Ivar Bergsmo is a Northern Norwegian highly acclaimed professional landscape and art photographer, and an experienced photo tour tutor. Trym is based in the town of Harstad, Northern Norway. He specialices in Arctic themes and subject areas. His images have often been published commercially nationally and internationally.
Trym also uses photography as an artistic expression, which has resulted in a long series of exhibitions at home and abroad, several book releases, collaborations with writers and performing artists.
- My heart is in the north. The light, the people, the energy of the landscape; nothing can compare with this!
tour guide and coordinator:
Helene is your tour guide and coordinator. Helene is originally from Harstad in Northern Norway, but she lived 17 years in London soaking up the international life there. When she recently moved back to Northen Norway, she decided she wants to show this stunning and undiscovered area to the rest of the world. Helene presents several unique tours in this area at different times of the year. In the summer you can experience the midnight sun, and in the winter the northern lights - weather permitting – but always the special Arctic light and nature here.
Availability:
11. - 15. December Available
Other currencies:
GBP £1 383,16 Deposit: £267,63
NOK Kr 16 541,60 Depositum: Kr 3 308,31
The above conversions are only to help give you an estimated cost. Prices at the time of invoicing may vary.
Excurstion level:
Moderate - This tour involve some walking. There may be a limited amount of uphill walking.
Language:
English