Welcome, welcome, welcome! It’s #TravelTuesday and here at Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider that means, like every Tuesday, I’m here to share some love! This week I want to kick off a little series of Bucket List Photography destinations and tell you all about why Norway is on the list.
Norway is certainly one of the most photogenic countries in the world, offering the entire range from modern cities through to barren wilderness. With clearly defined seasons it’s not what I’m used to in the UK where everything tends to merge together in a wet cloud of grey, where the day can have glorious sunshine followed immediately by sub-pro temperatures and sideways rain. In Norway at least you know that if it’s cold, it will be consistently cold!
The magnificent fjords of Norway mean that going from A to B can take a while as you meander the contours of the landscape, however it also gives Norway 62,706 miles (100,915 km) of coastline! The only country that beats this coastline length is Canada. If you’re a fan of the coast then Norway is for you!
Sticking to fjords, the sheer cliff faces and gushing waterfalls sitting below glacier caps offer what I think is up there with the worlds most beautiful of views. Beautiful arctic light cast on lush green fed by melt water from those glaciers must be on your bucket list too, surely?
The northern cape, crossing the arctic circle at 66 degrees north, takes you into a whole new world. The cold is cold, the aurora shine bright across a star filled sky, and fishing villages sit on a rugged coast. Killer Whales, Arctic Tern, Reindeer, a wildlife photographer with a little patience will have nothing but rich pickings up here.
Norway is designed for photographers. Literally, I heard that from a good source, a photographer listed all the amazing things they want to see and one day Norway just appeared. There was also an angry man with a great big beard and an axe there. True story.
I’ll keep the bucket list destinations trickling through here on ScottKelby.com – have you been to Norway? What was your favourite sight?
Get in touch right here in the comments, or find me anywhere by searching @CaptureWithDave, I’d love to see your Norway shots! I’m heading back to Norway in just a couple of weeks and you can follow my mission on my Instagram Stories as I ride from London, through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, and into Norway, I’d love you to see it!
Much love
Dave
Dave, I also have Norway on my short list!!! Can’t wait to see the images from your coming trip. Keep us posted!