Sakrisøy, Lofoten

Sakrisøy lies right next to Hamnøy, directly on the E10. The ochre-yellow rorbuer stand on piles above the water, with the pointed Olstind rising behind them. We were here in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2026.

In September 2021 the little fishing village consists of more or less one fish restaurant with a souvenir shop and a few fishermen's cabins. There we buy a Kanelsnurrer, a kind of cinnamon roll. During those days we come back several times to photograph the yellow house in front of the mountain. At the end of August 2022 we stay in a mini-villa on Olenilsøy, the island right next to it, and look out over breakfast at the yellow houses reflected in the arm of the fjord. One night, around midnight, northern lights appear, and they look particularly striking above the yellow houses with the sea in the foreground.

In February 2024 we first stay in a small rorbu in Sakrisøy and then in the mini-villa again. One morning we spend a good 2.5 hours photographing the blue hour and the sunrise. The snow-covered Olstind glows golden above the houses and is reflected in the still fjord.

In September 2026 it is hazy on our first brief stop, and Olstind is grey in the mist. Right in front of the yellow house there is a ‘No Parking’ sign, with barriers next to it. Four days later, in the fading light, sunbeams fall over the mountain onto the rorbuer by the water, and at Anita's Café we have cinnamon buns. The next day it is grey and wet. Between the houses, wooden walkways and steps lead down to the water, and from there you look across the calm bay to the red rorbuer on the other shore.