Entries by Cody

Prints

Photo: Frozen tide on Haukland Beach in winter, Lofoten islands, Norway. I’m pleased to announce that I now have a number of my images available for purchase as prints.  It is only a small number for now, but I will be adding new images in the following months.  I’m also open to requests, so if […]

Camera Gear for European Backpacking Trip

Photo: Utakleiv, Lofoten Islands, Norway Yesterday I wrote about my backpacking gear for my next Europe trip.  Today is a bit of my thoughts about the camera gear that I’ll carry.  My overall ideal is to travel as light as possible, while still having enough tools to get the shot.  It is something I struggle […]

Hiking and Travel gear for Lofoten Islands and European Backpacking

I sometimes get asked what gear I carry while traveling, so here’s a list of what I’m taking for 2 1/2 months of travel in Northern Europe from late September till mid December. Ideally I could carry a bit less and travel lighter, but having to carry gear both for camping in the Lofoten Islands […]

Europe Travel Plans

Photo: Highway E10 towards Gimsoya, Lofoten Islands, Norway. I’m heading out of California in another week and a half.  First is a quick two nights in Wales before flying to Norway.  I’ll be on the Lofoten islands from Sept 24th until Oct. 10th.  I’m very much looking forward to Autumn color and I hope the […]

Mount Rainier

Photo: Mount Rainer at dawn from Reflection Lake, Mt Rainier national park, Washington. I know better than to show up in a national park without a campground reservation on a Friday, but I had to be back in Portland on Saturday so I didn’t have much of a choice.  I thought that by arriving pretty […]

Bandon Beach – Oregon

Photo: Outgoing tide at dawn, Bandon Beach, Oregon. Tuesday morning.  My alarm goes off a little after 5 am.  I murmur a small curse and then lay my head back on the pillow, contemplating whether to get up or not.  I haven’t yet made the decision to go home or not, but checking my route […]

Rialto Beach – Olympic National Park

Photo: Sunset at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington For the last couple weeks I’ve been on a road trip up north.  Most my time was spent visiting friends in Portland, as well as a few days a bit further north in Washington.  I had been to Rialto beach a few years back and I […]

Making Plans for Europe

Photo: Autumn storm over Vestfjord, Lofoten islands, Norway For whatever reason, it’s been a pretty stagnant and boring summer (and year for that matter) for me so far.  I’ve hardly been able to get out of Santa Barbara and other than a few commercial assignments, I haven’t even touched my camera in months.  I’ve been […]

Berneray – Western Isles

Photo: White sand beach and view across Sound of Harris, Berneray, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Berneray is the newest edition to my very short list of favorite places, places that I can just get lost in.  I spent a few days there of blasting gales in October last year and returned again to bring in the […]

Business Plan for Norway

My business plan that I wrote to apply for a Norwegian self-employed person visa arrived in the mail today.  I’m not the best at writing these things, so it took most of attention during July (the reason the blog was a bit quiet).  Not to mention I had to re-learn InDesign for making the layout, […]