NL/95 - Hamnøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

NL/95 - Hamnøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
€44.00

When ordering a Classic Matte Paper or Classic Semi-Glossy Paper Wooden Framed Poster, you can choose from four frame colors: White, Natural, Dark, or Black.

The wooden frame option is available only for those who have selected a Framed Canvas print.

When ordering a canvas print (not framed), you can choose how the edges (borders) are finished. White Wrap: the sides of the canvas remain white. Mirror Wrap: the last 2 cm on each edge of the image are mirrored and printed on the sides of the canvas.

'Landscape & Local Story'

 

Hamnøy 📍, one of the oldest and most picturesque fishing villages in the Lofoten Islands, lies on a tiny islet near Reine, connected to the rest of Moskenesøya by the famous bridges along the E10 scenic route. Surrounded by jagged granite peaks that rise straight from the sea, the village is best known for its red rorbuer, traditional fishermen’s cabins, perched on stilts above the rocky shore. Today, many of these cabins have been transformed into cozy lodges, allowing visitors to stay in the heart of one of the world’s most photographed landscapes, where the Arctic Ocean meets the dramatic Lofoten mountains.

'...Though small, Hamnøy carries centuries of fishing heritage. For generations, it was a hub of the seasonal cod fishery, when boats filled the surrounding waters each winter. Locals tell stories of fishermen guided home through storms by lanterns glowing in the cabin windows, and some claim the mountains themselves were once trolls, frozen at dawn while watching over the fjord. Modern visitors come for the midnight sun or the northern lights, but in Hamnøy the atmosphere of myth and tradition lingers, blending seamlessly with the raw grandeur of the landscape...'