An inspiring trip to Lofoten, Norway

Oh, how impressed I am by photos of the Northern Lights! It is truly an incredible spectacle that makes us feel as if we are on another planet. The fiery swirls of green and purple light dancing above us in the night sky give us a feeling of magic and enchantment. Every photo of the Northern Lights opens, as it were, the door to a world full of mysteries and incomprehensible beauty, where nature acts as an artist creating the most astonishing paintings on the canvas of the sky.

Nando, your trip has produced a series of exceptionally beautiful photos. I would also love to take photos like that, but the cost and my very limited mobility hold me back. The cost can be solved by saving, but that limited mobility cannot.
There are many photographers and organizations that organize photo trips, but 99.9% of them are not suitable for people with a physical disability. In my opinion, too little consideration is given to this group. Okay, of course it requires a whole lot of organization and research into suitable locations. In addition, someone with a disability will also need an assistant. The participant would then have to provide that themselves. That is not a task for the organizing photographer.
I would like to urge photographers who organize workshops and photo trips to start thinking about how they can involve photographers with a physical disability in participating in workshops and photo trips.
It goes without saying that not all photo trips and workshops have to be suitable for photographers with a physical disability, but it should surely be possible to make it possible now and then.
Nando, you do not need to feel personally addressed. My aim is to make a case for photographers with a disability and also to encourage the organizing photographers, and especially the photography clubs, to think about how they can involve this group of people with disabilities.
This platform has a wide reach among the target group. That is why I still want to raise the issue now.

Hi

I was there too in February, we did have snow there but no Northern Lights. It can vary quite a bit there. For those interested, here’s a link to some photos.
http://www.petervandinther.nl/Lofoten/

I was one of the two photographers who got the chance to make this fantastic trip with Nando.
My head is still in Norway when I see the photos.
In summary, fantastic experience, great locations, learned and saw a lot.
What could be better than doing what you love for a whole week, 24/7, and being guided in it by a very experienced and pleasant expert.
And the results are something to be proud of!