Jan Arne Emilsen

Loves to photograph the landscapes, flora and fauna of his native Norway

I started out in photography with a Kodak Brownie when I was very young. In the late 1960s I got a Pentax Spotmatic, which became my travelling companion for several years, both around Norway and on a trip to the United States in 1984. Later, my job, family and other pursuits got in the way of my photography, until a friend of mine re-ignited my interest a few years ago and I purchased a Nikon compact camera. My first Nikon D-SLR was a second-hand D80, and then I bought a D7000 [1]. Having admired the quality of full-frame images produced by FX cameras I purchased a second-hand D700 [2] a couple of years ago, along with a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR [3], which has become my most-used lens, and a 16-35mm f/4G ED VR [4], which is a real beauty! I don’t have a website yet, but I have produced several photo books, one a commercial book for a company I worked for, and some books of my own on different themes, such as woodscapes, snow and icescapes, modern buildings and, of course, the photographer’s paradise that is the Lofoten Islands. I have had my favourite pictures printed at 60x40cm by WhiteWall, and I’m hoping to arrange an exhibition featuring a selection of these.

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Winter’s Graphic Design Early snow forms a drama t ic shape on a small lake in eastern Norway

Tropical Flower A macro supernova. This image was shot in Oslo Botanic Gardens

Barcode Project, Oslo The converging lines make this one of my favouri te archi tec tural shot s

Unstad, Lofoten This shot was taken in the la te a fternoon as the sea fog li fted

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