The Hurtigruten cruise ship MS Otto Sverdrup (formerly MS Finnmarken) docked in the colourful city of Bergen in Norway.
The North Cape is the official most northern point of Europe. Image taken at sunset just as a snow storm is blowing in producing a dramatic sky. The Children of the World sculpture is in silhouette on the left.
The colourful fishing harbour at Honningsvag. Honningsvag is the northernmost town in Norway, lying nearer to the North Pole than it is to Oslo.
A snow dusted Tromso as viewed from the Fjellheisen cable car.
The colourful fishing harbour at Honningsvag. Honningsvag is the northernmost town in Norway, lying nearer to the North Pole than it is to Oslo.
Winter cruising in the Norwegian Fjords - Hurtigruten MS Maud's first venture into Nordfjord on a misty, atmospheric day.
Situated on the Ocean Coastal Road, dubbed by some as the world's most scenic drive and featured in the James Bond film No Time to Die, Bud is a traditional Norwegian fishing village and a popular holiday destination.
Looking down on Bergen and its surrounding mountains from Mount Ulriken, the highest of Bergen's seven mountains.
A typical Norwegian landscape scene, with mist-shrouded, snowy granite mountains looming over a tiny red house, isolated in a clear blue fjord. Taken in Svolvaer on the Lofoten archipelago.
Ersfjord beach with its rugged mountain backdrop. Ersfjord is the only sandy beach on Senja, one of Norway's largest and most beautiful islands, often referred to as Norway in miniature for its varied and dramatic scenery.
The stunning view from the Romsdalseggen Ridge which towers above the town of Andalsnes in Norway, looking across to the Trolltinder peaks and the Rauma river winding its way through the valley below.
The beautiful scenery of the Lofoten Islands in Norway, showcasing the traditional red cottages and soaring mountains of the beautiful fishing village, Reine.
A stunning fishing village in the Lofoten Islands in Norway, Reine is famed for its traditional red fishing cottages and beautiful scenery.
The stunning view from the Romsdalseggen Ridge viewpoint in Norway looking out over Andalsnes along the length of the Romsdals fjord.
Reine in the Lofoten Islands of Norway, with its soaring mountains, typical red traditional houses and fish drying racks.
A sun bathed Tromso as viewed from the Fjellheisen cable car.
Colourful buildings and boats are dotted the length of the waterfront at Honningsvag, Norway, for a beautiful, bright sight.
The traditional red houses of Norway with the backdrop of spectacular mountains and ice blue fjords. Taken in Reine, Lofoten Islands.
The unique capital of Svalbard, Longyearbyen, with its brightly coloured houses, soaring mountains and snowmobiles dotted everywhere.
One of the streets in Longyearbyen, the northernmost settlement in the world with a population greater than 1,000. The brightly coloured cottages contrast with the soaring, snow capped mountains behind.
Golden late afternoon sunlight over Ny-Alesund in Svalbard, the northernmost settlement in the world and a leading research station for multiple countries around the world.
Stunning Norwegian Scenery at Tengelfjord in the Lofoten Islands. Dramatic mountains topped with glaciers loom above the fjords, with traditional red boathouses adding scale and character.
A fishing boat heading into the colourful harbour at Svolvaer on the Lofoten archipelago in Norway, with traditional red houses lining the waterfront and dramatic mountains forming a stunning backdrop.
The bright white and vibrant colours of the traditional wooden houses reflected in the harbour of Henningsvær on the Lofoten archipelago in Norway.
The vibrant colours of Henningsvaer harbour and its stunning mountain backdrop reflected in the harbour waters.
Reflections of the vibrant harbourside buildings and boats at Henningsvaer on the Lofoten archipelago of Norway.
A triptych of photographs showcasing Norway through the seasons, focussing on the beautiful fishing locations of Svolvaer and A on the Lofoten Islands.
Braving the spray of Kleivafossen as its glacial meltwater splashes hikers crossing the footbridge on the path to the Briskdalsbreen glacier.
Perfect reflections of the wooden buildings of Gamle Laerdalsoyri, the Old Town area of Laerdal.
Looking over beautiful Alesund from the Mount Aksla viewpoint, with its panoramic views across this unique art nouveau city and the surrounding mountains.
The charming fishing village of Reine in the Lofoten Islands of Norway, with its traditional red houses and soaring mountain backdrop.
A panoramic shot from the Bronnoysund bridge overlooking the town and the surrounding straits and islands, which make up one of the most intricate sections of the maritime passage running along the Norwegian coastline.
The tiny fishing village of Sakrisoy in the Lofoten Islands of Norway, famed for its bright yellow and orange historical fishermens cottages or rorbuer, and now a popular kayaking destination.
The traditional red fishermens cabins, or rorbuer, of Å, located on the very southern tip of the Lofoten Islands.
The bright yellow and orange rorbuer of Sakrisoy nestled at the foot of Olstind, one of the most recognisable mountains in Lofoten.
The fishing village of Reine in the Lofoten Islands, with its neighbouring fjord ringed by the mountains of Olstinden and Hamerskaftet.
A large shoal of small fish, likely young saithe, often referred to by local fishermen as a shimmering, in the azure blue waters of the Lofoten Islands in Norway. Taken from the bridge near Hamnoy.
The fishing village of Hamnøy on one of the tiny islands that make up the Lofoten archipelago above the Arctic Circle in Norway.
A rockpool at Uttakliev Beach in the Lofoten Islands of Norway famed for resembling a reptilian eye.
A rockpool at Uttakliev Beach in the Lofoten Islands of Norway famed for resembling a reptilian eye.
Last light over the rock formations around the famous Dragons Eye rockpool at Uttakliev Beach, Lofoten Islands.
The dramatic rock formations at Uttakliev Beach in the Lofoten Islands of Norway, created over the millennia by the sea crashing over the shoreline. A solitary figure on the ridge adds a sense of scale to the landscape.
The beauty of the alpine Romsdalsfjord, where steep mountains surround the clear marine waters of the fjords around Andalsnes.
The historic, white wooden church of Gimsoya, famously anchored with thick wires and turnbuckles to withstand fierce winter storms coming off the mountains and the Norwegian Sea.
From the summit of Litlefjellet, looking along the length of the Romsdalen valley towards Andalsnes with the immense Trollveggen cliffside opposite. Trollveggen, or the Troll Wall, is the tallest vertical, overhanging rock face in Europe.
Looking over the Romsdalen Valley towards the Troll Wall and Setnesfjellet mountains, with the azure blue Rauma river winding its way through the valley, past Andalsnes, to the Romsdalsfjord.
Looking over the Romsdalen Valley towards the Troll Wall with the Rauma river winding its way through the valley
The famous serpentine road featuring 11 dramatic hairpin bends on its steep ascent from Andalsnes to Geiranger with the Stigfossen waterfall cascading by its side. Vehicles making the tortuous climb add a powerful sense of perspective to the vista.
From the top of the 11 hairpin bends of Ornevegen, the Eagles Road, a breathtaking view across Geirangerfjord towards the small village of Geiranger nestled between towering mountain peaks.
Looking down on the village of Geiranger from Flydalsjuvet with expansive views across the fjord to Orneveggen, the Eagle Road, with its tortuous hairpin ascent up the mountain.
Reflections of the surrounding mountains in the glacial waters of Lake Lovatnet near Loen, with the Kjenndal Glacier in the background.
The hiking trail to the Briksdalsbreen Glacier provides stunning views down its tumbling river, the Briksdalselva, and across to the Volefossen waterfall cascading down the steep cliffs surrounding the valley.
A view up the Briksdalselva river towards its source, the immense Briksdalsbreen Glacier near to Olden, Norway.
An overcast, misty morning enhances the atmospheric beauty of Lake Oldevatnet with mountains reflecting in its glacial waters and Briksdalsbreen Glacier itself visible at the valley head.
Briksdalsbreen glacier looming high above Lake Oldevatnet with the Kleivafossen and Volefossen waterfalls tumbling down the mountainsides into the morning haze. A pedallo on the lake provides a profound sense of scale to the scene.
Reflections of the Briksdalsbreen glacier and surrounding mountains in the waters of Lake Oldevatnet. A shaft of sunlight illuminates Volefossen waterfall cascading down the cliffside.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Norway, the Vøringsfossen waterfall as it plunges 182m down from the Hardangervidda plateau into the Måbødalen valley, coating the cliffside in spray.
A beautifully sunny day on the Lofoten Islands brings out the vibrant colours of this incredibly scenic fishing village with its impressive mountain backdrop.
The head of Lake Oldevatnet above Olden with Briksdalsbreen Glacier topping the mountain range.
One of the cabins and cairns that characterise the summit of Sognefjellet, the highest mountain pass in Northern Europe, known colloquially as the "road over the roof of Norway". The cairns traditionally guided traders navigating this dangerous mountain pass through the changeable weather conditions.
Steinen, or The Stone, is a square sculpture of larvikite rock on the Norwegian Scenic Route Sognefjellet, the highest mountain pass in Northern Europe.
The Vøringsfossen waterfall plunging 182m down the cliffside from the Hardanger plateau, on the Norwegian Scenic Route Hardangervidda. The two viewing platforms and the Fossli Hotel truly demonstrate the scale of this immense waterfall.
