Ever since I moved to Sweden light has become so much more important to me! It changes in such an extreme way during the seasons and people up North seem to be very affected by those changes. And so am I, maybe even more so than the folks that grew up here. But I also try to take advantage of the different character of the light during the seasons, when I’m taking photos. The big fascination of photography for me lies in the concept of light and the possibility to capture it. The photo below was shot on an october afternoon and I love how the light is shining through the leaves that are just about to start changing the colour.

Or this one of the juniper taken in the late afternoon of a frosty november day in the heath near to our house.

In November the dark season is really hitting us and since the weather is mostly grey and wet, it sometimes feels like it doesn’t get light at all. From now on until the beginning of february I will definitely get symptoms of lack of light. I will have a really hard time to get up in the mornings and be very tired when I get home in the evening. I will have much less energy and prefer to light candles (or a fire nowadays ), have a cup of tea, cuddle up underneath a blanket and read instead of going out. On sunny days I will try my best to take a walk during lunch break and then really soak up the daylight! The picture below was shot during one of those lunch breaks in february.

Yes, also winter light is beautiful! Two years ago in January we had a pretty nasty storm, but when the sky cleared up I took the opportunity to shoot some sunset photos (at 3 pm) by the sea close by. I love how the light is captured in the photo below!

Anyway, winter is at it’s best when there is snow! It’s reflecting the light and I suppose that it is thanks to the snow, that people in Northern Sweden survive the time of year when it doesn’t get light at all. I really want to travel up there some day to experience Northern Lights! The picture below was taken last Christmas close to where my parents live. Because sadly, here in Southwestern Sweden we rarely get any snow at all and if we do it’s disappearing in no time!

In March finally, during those first warm days, people here in Sweden open up just like blossoms and absorb every warm sun ray. People start to go out again, are in a better mood and more extrovert!

2 months later the wood anemones come out and cover the whole forest. That’s spring to me!

In summer it doesn’t really get dark at all. I love to spend evenings by the sea, when the water is totally calm and looks like silver in the evening light, like here around 10 pm.

Around midsummer in late june the sun sets around 11 pm and driving out to the sea and watching that is one of the best things I know.

I also remember my student days, when we sometimes walked home at 4 am after a night out and saw the sun rise and heard the birds chirp! Then I could just overflow with happiness and energy!