Northern Norway is a rugged, remote region where mountains meet the sea.

Every year, large groups of orcas and humpback whales follow herring into the fjords, creating one of the best opportunities in the world for photographing these animals from a boat.

Above the waterline, sea birds patrol the cliffs. Snowy landscapes provide clean backgrounds and high-contrast scenes.

Further north, the Svalbard archipelago opens up another level of Arctic photography—polar bears on sea ice and walruses hauled out on remote shores under the midnight sun.

It’s cold, remote, and physically demanding—but for the right photographer, it’s unmatched.

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