We watch in excitement as a small black tip rises out of the ocean beside us. Like a blade slicing through the water, it catches the golden light of an all-day dawn sun. A moment later, the magnificent body of the orca bursts from the surface with a blast of air and spray before gliding […]
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It’s a beautiful, cold but calm evening here in Skjervøy. The whales played coy all day, only deciding to join us in the late dusk, just when photography was no longer an option for my old equipment. The sky, however, lit up on our way home with a rising moon set against snow-covered mountains, and […]
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Seven years ago, a good friend invited me to, and introduced me to, one of the most extraordinary places on Earth I’ve ever experienced: Skjervøy, Norway. This place, well into the Arctic, is as brutal as it is beautiful, and full of life. My first experience of the Norwegian fjords around Skjervøy was filled with […]
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It’s been a couple months now since my extraordinary experience in Norway beneath northern lights, swimming with orca and humpback whales and sharing all these incredible experiences with an amazing group of people. I am blessed not only for my own experiences but also for the way that everyone who I shared this amazing adventure […]
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Peering down into the inky, who knows how deep, black water beneath me I was beginning to question the merit of floating out here in a Norwegian fjord well after sunset. Still it’s warmer here in the water than in the icy wind above me. Then suddenly a flash of whiteness snaps me out of […]
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