Neil Bloem

Being in the water with this beautiful family was an incredible experience. Especially seeing them in their natural environment where they belong (at Reine) https://www.instagram.com/p/By64nokAj3g/?igshid=10n935bfmv91w

Sunsets along the coast of Victoria are perfect with rock formations like this (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByzG41pog6X/?igshid=4bn6ksr7zlio

It's good to be able to see the centre of the Milky Way again! For your best chance to have a clear view of the stars, head as far away from the city as possible to escape all of the light pollution, then look up and enjoy! (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByhGWmtoeur/?igshid=cv6qlpat5yx1

Unfortunately after living in the arctic for nearly 2 and a half years, I have moved back to Melbourne again. A good thing about it is all of the Australian wildlife I get to see again, even if 90% of the animals here want to kill us all (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByRr1PNoRHI/?igshid=1vww5sk2gtuks

The midnight sun has arrived again in Lofoten! For nearly 2 months on the islands, the sun doesn't go below the horizon creating endless days. Such a cool thing to experience, but if you like to sleep then it's probably not (at Lofoten) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByCNGJHIPHI/?igshid=1b7mdjjgql37n

As the aurora wasn't the strongest this night when I was camping in the Lofoten mountains, the stars stole the show lighting up the sky (at Lofoten) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxOscPzAzVG/?igshid=l2phx90w4wgg

"Look at my wings!" This orca spyhopping after the pods big feed, hopefully checking all of us out on land in awe of what we were watching (at Reine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxG-vyQAJzR/?igshid=15ox0s5f4za0i

Hiking above the clouds in Lofoten (at Lofoten) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3iKYIheye/?igshid=1roptshih0llm

As the Northern Light season is finishing in Lofoten, I welcome the 24 hour sunlight approaching us in a few weeks, with some warmer days to thaw out my hands and feet after a long Winter swimming in the ice (at Lofoten) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwTeKyiBZkN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bbg9yyy057ym

Mornings in the arctic ice (at Lofoten) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBckiTAese/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7jx1k4spmbik

Charging along the surface of Reinefjorden in Lofoten. After swimming around our boat checking us out for a couple of minutes, this orca pushed on to join the rest of the pod further ahead in the fjord (at Reine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmwrzNAB3P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19lr2gpekzz7h

A faint Northern Light glow arching over Kvalvika Beach in Lofoten. A cold night camping on top of Ryten, this was the strongest aurora over the beach this night, while behind the camera the whole North of the sky was dancing https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXQ7bIAgwC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13d5scbajopdr

Nothing better than sleeping under the Northern Lights in the arctic. I was rewarded with a sky of dancing lights after a long hike to camp on the peaks of Lofoten https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKYzZZg0qy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bhbqn00f8j4z

Cracks in the Lofoten ice. We've had some better weather in the West of the islands over the past week, a nice change from the constant storms we normally have https://www.instagram.com/p/BvAFiQwAyt7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gxvjezcui3x9

This beautiful pod of orcas on their way into Forsfjorden in Lofoten, clearly to check out the mountains and waterfalls in the fjord (at Reine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzQ-6-gPm2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7e7fvzs9eb6e

It was a great night in Lofoten last night with some insane Northern Light shows during the night. At its strongest times like this when the greens and pinks are exploding across the whole sky, everything lights up making it look like it's day time https://www.instagram.com/p/BueuE58AeGz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hg4g47q78a7h

We've had a few days of warmer temperatures and heavy rain over the past week in Lofoten, unfreezing some lakes and separating the ice. So I'm enjoying every day of it until it all freezes over again https://www.instagram.com/p/BuW44dAgInz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m2u6dn6pkkiw