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North of the Glittertind... Jotunheimen, Norway August 2022

Two arctic terns–an adult feeding its young—are in perfect alignment on a floating ice sheet in Iceland. The beauty of life is at its purest in the planet's harshest environments. Fine art prints available at the following link: https://fjellheimengalleri.no/product/connectedness/

"Landmannalaugar #4" Nature paints with a rich palette in Iceland's rhyolite mountains.... Fine art prints available at the following link: https://fjellheimengalleri.no/product/landmannalaugar-4/

"The ghost of the lava field" Only a third of Iceland’s foxes wear white winter coats—good camouflage in snow or among the mountains but conspicuous on dark lava fields. The click of the camera shutter woke this dozing individual, which glared at me for a few seconds before scampering off. Fine art prints available  at the following link: https://fjellheimengalleri.no/product/the-ghost-of-the-lava-field/ #fox #arcticfox #eldhraun #iceland #fineartprint #alopexlagopus

Contrasting layers... Fine art prints available at the following link: https://fjellheimengalleri.no/product/contrasting-layers/ #jokulsarlon #iceland #landscapephotography

"Stranded ice" Fine art prints available at the following link: https://fjellheimengalleri.no/product/stranded-ice/ #ice #vatnajokull #jokulsarlon #iceland #intimatelandscapes #fineartprint

"Early morning mist" Whooper swans in volcanic landscape. Iceland. #Myvatn #Iceland #whooperswan #cygnuscygnus

"Hagafjell" Mossy ridges of hyaloclastite typify the landscape in the southern uplands in Iceland. Here the rays of the evening sun peep through lowering banks of cloud to illuminate a mountain (text by @unnurjokla from our book Iceland in all its splendour). Fine art prints available at the following link: https://fjellheimengalleri.no/product/hagafjell/ #Hagafjell #Iceland #fineartprint #landscapephotography

In the coming weeks I am going to share earlier work that is available in the Fjellheimen Galleri webshop. To begin with, you can enjoy images from Iceland... "Landmannalaugar #1" Colourful rhyolite is formed in mountains when silicon-rich elements of the Earth’s crust melt, and the viscous fluid is forced to the surface like toothpaste squeezed from a tube. The rugged yet colourful nature of Landmannalaugar with its rhyolite landscape has long made it a favorite with visitors in Iceland. (Text by @unnurjokla from our book "Iceland in all its splendour".) Fine art prints available at the following link: https://fjellheimengalleri.no/product/landmannalaugar-1/ #rhyolite #landmannalaugar #iceland #landscapephotography #absoluteiceland #fineartprint

Hiking off-trail through the foggy laurel forests of Madeira, I was enveloped by trees that may have been up to 800 years old and whose trunks provided me with shelter when clouds released a sudden downpour. It felt like entering a holy space... Photographed on assignment for the @Natgeo magazine. @stjordalfoto @uniqball #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite #laurelforest #madeira #oldgrowthforest #fineartprint #fineartphotography

Laurel forests—found in Madeira, the Canaries, and the Azores—are living relics of the southern European stands that thrived millions of years ago. Growing at an altitude ranging from about 600 to 1300m, the laurels are found in the ribbon of mist that frequently wraps the upper ranges of the islands, creating the cloud forests of the temperate zone. See more images and the accompanying text in the PROOF story “Still standing tall” in the May 2022 issue of the @natgeo magazine following the link below: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/see-the-remarkable-richness-of-life-in-europes-old-growth-forests @stjordalfoto @uniqball #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite #laurelforest #madeira #fineartprint #fineartphotography

In the Muddus National Park (Sweden), forests alternate with wetlands. Here, October snow covers the ground beneath a mixed boreal forest amid the intricate patterns of string bogs. See more images and the accompanying text in the PROOF story “Still standing tall” in the May 2022 issue of the @natgeo magazine following the link below: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/see-the-remarkable-richness-of-life-in-europes-old-growth-forests @stjordalfoto @uniqball #muddus #sweden #aapamire #stringbogs #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite

In Sweden’s string bogs, water-filled hollows are separated by narrow ridges and elevated islands that are colonized by mixed forests of Scots pine, Norway spruce and Mountain birch. Photographed on assignment for @natgeo @stjordalfoto @uniqball #muddus #sweden #aapamire #stringbogs #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite #fineartprint #fineartphotography

Wrapped in the haze of an approaching rain shower, autumn colours are glowing in the beech forest enveloping the coastal chalk cliffs of Germany’s Jasmund National Park. It is a part of the serial UNESCO World Heritage site called "Ancient and primeval beech forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe" that has been established to assure that the last old-growth beech forests of Europe remain intact. Photographed on assignment for @natgeo @stjordalfoto @uniqball #jasmund #germany #europeanbeech #oldgrowthforest #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite #fineartprint #fineartphotography

The Italian Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park is home to some of the oldest beech forests in Europe that kept me in awe of the power that forests shielded from exploitation can possess. Thanks to a location that’s difficult to access, these trees have escaped felling for centuries. The May issue of @NGM is devoted to forests, see my PROOF story “Still standing tall” following the link below: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/see-the-remarkable-richness-of-life-in-europes-old-growth-forests @stjordalfoto @uniqball #abruzzo #italy #europeanbeech #oldgrowthforest #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite #fineartprint #fineartphotography #landscapephotography