Norway 2026
Every journey offers more than new places to discover. It changes the way we see the world and, in doing so, changes the way we see ourselves.
These photographs invite us to slow down, look closely, and experience Norway not only as a destination, but as a place of curiosity, reflection, and wonder.
Below the Surface
Photography had quietly become a practice of meeting the world with wonder, curiosity, presence, and a willingness to let each encounter reshape my understanding.
Landscapes Vastness and Awe
In Norway, the vastness of the landscape was profoundly humbling. Standing before mountains shaped by glaciers, immense fjords, and the most dramatic waterfalls, where water plunges nearly 182 meters (597 feet) into a deep, narrow canyon carved over thousands of years, I experienced awe, not as a fleeting emotion, but as a way of seeing. Awe invited me to step beyond myself and recognize that the world is always larger, richer, and more mysterious than I could imagine.
Mutual Curiosity
Photographing the reindeer required me to understand how they belonged to the landscape rather than seeing them as isolated subjects. As I watched, I realized they were as curious about me as I was about them. That quiet exchange reminded me that I was not simply observing nature, I was participating in it.
Black and white reveals the richness of perception.
Black-and-white photography became my way of practising attention. By removing the distraction of colour, it invited me to linger with light, form, texture, and silence. In doing so, it gradually changed not only how I made photographs, but how I perceived the world itself.
We return to the same photograph, but never as the same person. In doing so, we discover that meaning is never fixed. It unfolds through the ongoing relationship between our lives and the world that continues to reveal itself. Perhaps this is the quiet gift of photography. It reminds us that while time moves only forward, understanding has no final destination. We are always becoming, and because we are always becoming, there is always more to see.
We often think photographs stop time, preserving a moment that has passed. Yet their greater gift may be the opposite. A photograph does not return us to the past. It invites the past into conversation with the present. The image remains unchanged, but we continue to grow. Every season of life, every conversation, every joy and every loss deepens our understanding of what has already been lived.
None of this would have been possible without Rick Somerville.
From the very beginning, our journeys have been a shared adventure. Rick planned our routes, drove the endless kilometres, and quietly took care of the countless details that allowed me to be fully present with the landscape and my photography. His curiosity, patience, and steady encouragement have shaped every journey we have taken together.
More than that, he created the freedom for me to grow, not only as a photographer, but as a person. Many of the ideas in these pages were born from the conversations we shared while planning our travels, sitting inside the campervan at the end of the day, and revisiting our photographs after we returned home. Our travels have always been a partnership of shared curiosity, discovery, and reflection.
Every photograph in this collection carries something of that partnership. While I may have pressed the shutter, these images are also a reflection of Rick's generosity, unwavering support, and quiet belief in what we were creating together.
For all of this, and for the life we continue to build through our travels, I offer my deepest gratitude.
