NORTHERN LIGHTS

WITH PHOTOGRAPHER GÖRAN STRAND

NORTHERN LIGHTS

WITH PHOTOGRAPHER GÖRAN STRAND

COUNTRY: Sweden PHOTO TYPE Northern lights TRIP LENGTH: 4 days GROUP SIZE: 8-15 guests DATES: 10-13 Mars 2022 PRICE: £1700

World-class northern lights photography under the guidance of the award-winning astrophotographer Göran Strand and Amateur Photographer.

Capture the Lapland night in pictures; a sky dotted with planets and galaxies, mountain birches in a beautiful landscape while the seductive northern lights’ dance takes place over our heads. You will experience this in Abisko National Park, the best place in the world for northern lights photography. Many have seen beautiful pictures of the northern lights (aurora borealis), but few have experienced and photographed them. Under the guidance of the award-winning astrophotographer Göran Strand, you will learn how to capture the northern lights, the stars and the fantastic landscape at night. Among other things, we will visit Aurora Sky Station from where you will have magnificent views of Torneträsk and Lapporten and a fantastic opportunity for aurora borealis photography. During the tour we will also shoot in the wilderness, where the low mountain vegetation along with the northern lights create superb photographic subjects.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Three evenings / nights with northern lights photography.
Abisko, the best place in the world to experience the northern lights.
Northern lights photography from the top of the mountain. surrounded by the beautiful Nordic mountains.
Photo session at Aurora Sky Station, the best place in the world for northern lights photography.
Capture the vast and beautiful northern Swedish scenery.
Participation and workshops by award-winning astrophotographer Göran Strand.
Personal tutoring and practical training with Göran Strand.

COUNTRY: Sweden

PHOTO TYPE: Northern light/astro

TRIP LENGTH: 4 days

GROUP SIZE: 8-15 guests

DATES: 10 -13 March 2022

PRICE: £1700

World-class northern lights photography under the guidance of the award-winning astrophotographer Göran Strand and Amateur Photographer.

Capture the Lapland night in pictures; a sky dotted with planets and galaxies, mountain birches in a beautiful landscape while the seductive northern lights’ dance takes place over our heads. You will experience this in Abisko National Park, the best place in the world for northern lights photography. Many have seen beautiful pictures of the northern lights (aurora borealis), but few have experienced and photographed them. Under the guidance of the award-winning astrophotographer Göran Strand, you will learn how to capture the northern lights, the stars and the fantastic landscape at night. Among other things, we will visit Aurora Sky Station from where you will have magnificent views of Torneträsk and Lapporten and a fantastic opportunity for aurora borealis photography. During the tour we will also shoot in the wilderness, where the low mountain vegetation along with the northern lights create superb photographic subjects.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

DESTINATION INFO

ABISKO

Lonely Planet ranks Abisko as the best place in the world to see the northern lights. Thanks to its dry climate and location in the northern lights’ oval, Abisko has become world-famous. Figures from previous years show that the northern lights can be seen on more than 70% of the dark season’s nights. As the lights are a natural phenomenon there is no set guarantee for seeing them, however in the last three years most people who have been based in Abisko for a number of days have successfully photographed the northern lights.

TOUR ITINERARY

TOUR ITINERARY • MARCH 10-13, 2022

DAY 1 – WELCOME TO ABISKO
Gather at Abisko Mountain Lodge in the afternoon, where you will be met by Göran and a travel host from Zoom Photo Tours who will be on hand throughout the workshop. During the workshop, Göran will talk about how he works with astro and northern lights photography as well as image composition, imagery and light, technology and more. Of course, we will also work with image editing and Göran will provide constructive feedback on your images. In the evening enjoy a dinner influenced by Scandinavian cuisine where you will be briefed on the upcoming workshop and be given some practical advice on northern lights photography. After dinner we head out into the frozen wilderness around Abisko for our first photo session trying to capture the magical green light dancing in the sky above us. (M)

DAY 2 –ASTRO & NORTHERN LIGHTS PHOTO
In the morning enjoy the chance to go through yesterday’s photos in peace and quiet. After lunch at the hotel, we gather to go through the pictures together under the guidance of Göran. He will give tips on how to improve your photos for the coming evening. He will also show how to easily create your own stop motion northern lights film in real time from still images. After dinner at the hotel we head towards Abisko to take the lift up to Aurora Sky Station at 20.45. From here you have a magnificent view of Torneträsk and Lapporten as well as fantastic opportunities for aurora borealis photography. We head back to the hotel at around 01.00. (F, L, M)

DAY 3 –ASTRO & NORTHERN LIGHTS PHOTO
Breakfast is served at the hotel. Today’s programme is the same as yesterday. In the evening we travel by minibus to a wonderful wild location where the low mountain vegetation combined with the northern lights offer fantastic photographic opportunities. (F, L, M)

DAY 4 –HOME
Breakfast is served at the hotel. During the morning, three of your images will be critiqued by Göran, after which he will select the winning image of the workshop to be featured in Amateur Photographer. Check out and departure by train or plane. (F)

MARCH 10 – 13, 2022

DAY 1 – WELCOME TO ABISKO
Gather at Abisko Mountain Lodge in the afternoon, where you will be met by Göran and a travel host from Zoom Photo Tours who will be on hand throughout the workshop. During the workshop, Göran will talk about how he works with astro and northern lights photography as well as image composition, imagery and light, technology and more. Of course, we will also work with image editing and Göran will provide constructive feedback on your images. In the evening enjoy a dinner influenced by Scandinavian cuisine where you will be briefed on the upcoming workshop and be given some practical advice on northern lights photography. After dinner we head out into the frozen wilderness around Abisko for our first photo session trying to capture the magical green light dancing in the sky above us. (M)

DAY 2 –ASTRO & NORTHERN LIGHTS PHOTO
In the morning enjoy the chance to go through yesterday’s photos in peace and quiet. After lunch at the hotel, we gather to go through the pictures together under the guidance of Göran. He will give tips on how to improve your photos for the coming evening. He will also show how to easily create your own stop motion northern lights film in real time from still images. After dinner at the hotel we head towards Abisko to take the lift up to Aurora Sky Station at 20.45. From here you have a magnificent view of Torneträsk and Lapporten as well as fantastic opportunities for aurora borealis photography. We head back to the hotel at around 01.00. (F, L, M)

DAY 3 –ASTRO & NORTHERN LIGHTS PHOTO
Breakfast is served at the hotel. Today’s programme is the same as yesterday. In the evening we travel by minibus to a wonderful wild location where the low mountain vegetation combined with the northern lights offer fantastic photographic opportunities. (F, L, M)

DAY 4 –HOME
Breakfast is served at the hotel. During the morning, three of your images will be critiqued by Göran, after which he will select the winning image of the workshop to be featured in Amateur Photographer. Check out and departure by train or plane. (F)

PHOTOGRAPHER

GÖRAN STRAND

Göran Strand is an award-winning astrophotographer and has been named Sweden’s astrophotographer of the year several times. He has a passion for light and light phenomena and almost everything else that happens in the sky in both day and night. In recent years, he has received recognition for his photos and film sequences of various celestial phenomena. He has contributed film and photographic material to Swedish and international film productions, and several of his images have been selected by NASA as ‘Astronomy Picture Of the Day’. Göran has also published two books and had five of his northern lights pictures published as stamps by PostNord.

ACCOMMODATION

ABISKO MOUNTAIN LODGE ***

PRICES AND FACTS

PRICE

Price per person for Amateur Photographer subscriber: £1700

Price per person for non-subscriber: £1900*

* An Amateur Photographer subscription will get you access to the subscriber price. Why not save money and subscribe here.

Included:

Local transport on site.
Accommodation in a shared twin room at Abisko Mountain Lodge.
Meals according to program (F = Breakfast, L = Lunch, M = Dinner).
Cable car to Aurora Sky Station.
Participation by Göran Strand throughout the workshop.
Workshop in northern lights photography by Göran Strand.
Participation of a travel host from Zoom Photo Tours.
Hotel and other local taxes.
Travel documents and other travel information.

Excluded:

Transport to Abisko.
Single room supplement: £330
All personal expenses such as drinks etc.
Travel insurance.
Any other item not mentioned as included.

TRANSPORT

Please make your own travel arrangements to Abisko. There are several alternatives. You can fly to Kiruna and then take the local bus to Abisko or you can go by train directly to Abisko from Stockholm. Trains can be booked at www.sj.se.

You should arrange to arrive in Abisko during the afternoon of 10 March and depart no earlier than midday on 13 March.

If you wish to book flights, we are more than happy to help with this. Please call us on +46 (0) 470-466 40 or make a note in the booking form when you book.

GROUP SIZE

In order for you to get personal photo guidance and the best experience with our expert photographer, our groups are always small. On this workshop, the minimum and maximum number of guests are 8 / 15.

PHOTO GEAR

A DSLR camera.
Wideangle lenses, at least 24mm.
Telephoto zoom lenses such as a 70-200mm.
A mono- or tripod.
Extra batteries, chargers etc.

TOUR LEADER

Apart from the photographer, our tours and workshops are always accompanied by a tour leader from Zoom Photo Tours with good photo knowledge. Our tour leader will handle all logistics and general matters to make sure you’re having the best possible experience in Sweden.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

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BOOKING

Use the online booking form below and you will receive a booking confirmation right away or you can give us a call on +46 70 180 90 99 or send an email to info@zoomphototours.com

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Photo: Göran Strand