Ferry days in the Stockholm archipelago
Late summer is the quiet season on the outer islands. The commuter boats still run, the kiosks are mostly shut, and the granite holds the warmth of the day well into the evening.
Notes on blue hour above the 60th parallel
In midsummer the sun barely dips below the horizon, and the long blue hour becomes the best time to photograph harbours, birch forests and empty roads.
A slow train from Oslo to Bergen
Seven hours across the Hardangervidda plateau, snow still lying at Finse in late May, and a thermos of coffee that lasted almost the whole way.