Not a desert, not a Fata Morgana, but still! Sandur beach. The place to be, in case you’re looking for white sand, barefoot moments and beach grass. Mølheyggjar, sketchbook of winds. The sand dunes of Sandoy, gently decorated with wave-like patterns and yesterday’s footprints …
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My Faroe Islands, Wishing Gleðiligar Páskir and Happy Easter!
Early this week, the first 2018 lambs of the remote island Stóra Dímun made it into the Faroese news. Soon, there will be lambs all over the archipelago, living, energetic balls of wool, racing across meadows, climbing hillsides and blocking village roads. The cheerful duo that posed for my photograph at this time of the year comes from Eysturoy …
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Eiðisvatn “Picture Puzzle” & The Out Of The Ordinary Pieces
Snowcapped mountains, winding road, ice-blue water. Eiðisvatn and surroundings. The usual setting, according to Faroese standards? Absolutely not. Encircling the out of the ordinary pieces of a picture looked upon as puzzle. Solving of the case, step-by-step. Image foreground: Hairpin bend. Background: …
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How Close Is Too Close To The Edge?
Ever since flying cameras have become popular among tech enthusiasts and photographers, drones feature the beauty of the Faroe Islands from every angle. Much-loved: footage of sharp mountain ridges, spiky sea stacks and epic coastal cliffs. It almost seems as if we could get to all these vertiginous places. As an average person: Don’t even think about it …
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The Road Is The Reward: Oyndarfjarðarvegur & Á Klettum
Tiny, curvy, narrow, ring, fjord, single-lane, asphalt, bumpy, gravel, coastal, steep hill. Without question. The Faroe Islands are packed with fabulous roads. Oyndarfjarðarvegur, the long and winding mountain road that leads to the villages Oyndarfjørður and Hellur, is one of my all-time favorites …
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Small Town Sheep, Season 1
Stórá – the river that runs through our valley and village before cheerfully mingling with North Atlantic waters down by the beach – burst its banks and extensively spilled over to the neighboring grassland and ground recently. As soon as I became aware of the situation, I texted my friend Frida: „ Any sheep on boats passing by?“ Reply: …
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Truly a Marvelous Spot: The Sornfelli Mountain Plateau
Standing on the Sornfelli mountain plateau, close to the edge, clouds within reach, viewing direction northwestwards. The contours of Vágar on the left, winding Vestmannasund in the middle and, pinhead-sized, the village of Kvívík just behind the rutted mountain beauty Skælingsfjall …
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