Hamnøy, Lofoten

Hamnøy is a small fishing village in the south of the Lofoten. The red fishermen's cabins on the rocks by the water below Festhæltinden are one of the classic photo subjects of the Lofoten. The well-known view is from the bridge right by the village. At home Annina has a 3000-piece jigsaw puzzle showing exactly this view.

In September 2021 we stay five nights in one of the fishermen's cabins of Eliassen Rorbuer by the harbour. At sunset we go to the bridge, and at night, with an 18 per cent chance of northern lights, we stand there again with our cameras and tripods. At first only the cameras pick up the lights, then the clouds break up, and a weasel comes onto the bridge. Later the strongest northern lights appear right by our cabin, where there is less light pollution.

In February 2024 there is snow on the rocks, and there are far more tourists than we know from September. In the evening our northern lights app sounds the alarm, and we watch the show at Hamnøy until late into the night. The next day we come back for sunset and look at the red cabins from the bridge. A few days later Nicolas photographs the blue hour and the golden hour here. In September 2026 the cabins glow in the warm afternoon light.