WINTER 2024 | I am Nature

In Norway, this year has been an unusually long, cold, and snow-rich winter. It started early, in October, and in March, it is still snowing, with many places expecting the snow to persist well into May and June. Climate change is creating situations we hadn't anticipated; weather patterns are shifting, and cold winds and low-pressure systems laden with snow are sweeping into Norway from the north. This creates variations; just last winter, I was picking twigs with catkins in January, and now there is still ice in the ground, and snow continues to accumulate in the mountains. Reed more about The Paradox of Climatechange.

The long winter compelled me to open my mind and truly see the cold sea and the shattered ice as motifs, both as beauty and as images. The more I focused on the ice, the light, and the constantly changing spaces, the more fascinated I became. It culminated in a series of images where I've done something new; I've assembled multiple photos into triptychs, some completely divided into three planes, and others assembled in multiple planes as the composition. Additionally, as you'll see, there are some standalone images that, like my other images, are compositions through layers of multiple pictures.

Triptych with Winter Ice Red Rock Adorned with Lace of Snow

Snow blankets Norway, a winter's tale,
Yet climate change leaves a changing trail.
Frosty winds and icy gales now roam,
While some parts see winters milder grown.

Harbors frozen, waterways blocked,
Nature's rhythm, climate's hand has shocked.
Patterns on water, a tale of two lands,
Where snow and ice meet warmer land.

The Snow Falls Heavily Over the Open Lead, the Current in the Water Shaping the Snow into Lace Curtains over the Summer's Red Rocks

Heavy snowfall adorns the land,
Climate's touch, a shifting brand.
Norway's winter, bold and grand,
Yet in the north, a warming stand.

Animals scurry, birds take flight,
Adapting to changes, day and night.
Amidst the cold, a magical sight.

Triptych Midday Winter Ice Adorned with Lace of Snow

Ice-bound harbors, silent and still,
Climate change, an evolving thrill.
Patterns on water, nature's art,
A canvas painted, torn apart.

Norway's winter, colder this year,
Yet in the north, a warming cheer.
Snow-laden branches, crystal clear,
Climate's whispers, near and dear.

Triptych Evening Winter Ice Adorned with Lace of Snow

Creatures cope in the snowy expanse,
Climate's challenge, a careful dance.
Norway's winter, a graceful stance,
Yet in the north, a warmer chance.

Landscapes transformed, white and pure,
Climate's touch, an uncertain lure.
Nature's beauty, forever endure,
Climate's tale, we must ensure.

Black and Blue Ice in the Lead where the Snow Settles Softly

Norway's winter, colder this year,
Yet in the north, a warming cheer.
Snow-laden branches, crystal clear,
Climate's whispers, near and dear.

Birds take shelter, animals roam,
Adapting to changes, finding home.
In winter's embrace, they freely roam,
Climate's story, written in foam.

Triptych Morning Winter Ice Adorned with Lace of Snow

Snow-capped peaks, majestically rise,
Climate's tale, beneath Nordic skies.
Underneath azure Nordic skies,
Climate's dance, a silent guise.

Norway's winter, a pristine scene,
Yet in the north, a warming sheen.
Frozen beauty, serene and keen,
Climate's touch, sometimes unseen.

Open Lead, the Snow's Drift Forms into Lace, Deep Water Mirrors the Dark Sky

Heavy snowfalls, a wondrous sight,
Climate's story, both dark and light.
Blanketing Norway in pure white,
Climate's touch, a changing might.

Ice blocking harbors, waterways freeze,
Climate's tale, across the seas.
Nature's magic, beneath the trees,
Climate's dance, in chilling breeze.

Triptych Blue Ice, Open Lead, Light Snow

Footprints in snow, a story untold,
Climate's whispers, both warm and cold.
Norway's winter, brave and bold,
Climate's tale, forever hold.

Creatures adapt, to the frozen land,
Amidst the snow, they make their stand.
Climate's touch, across the land,
A fragile balance, in nature's hand.

A Flow of Colors and Lines

Winter's grip, tightens its hold,
Climate's whispers, both new and old.
In Norway's embrace, stories unfold,
Climate's tale, both warm and cold.

Beauty in chaos, snowflakes fall,
Climate's dance, a whispered call.
Nature's masterpiece, winter's thrall,
Climate's tale, we must all recall.

The Snow Settles in Layers of Delicate Lace over Shattered Ice and open Water

Norway's winter, a season divine,
Climate's touch, an ever-changing sign.
Snow-covered landscape, a sacred shrine,
Climate's dance, in rhythm fine.

In the heart of winter, stories unfold,
Climate's whispers, both hot and cold.
A very special winter, Norway's gold,
Climate's tale, forever told.

Rhythms of Summer's Red Rocks in the Snow

From fjords to forests, mountains tall,
Climate's reach, affects them all.
Where snow once reigned, now rain may fall,
Climate's song, a haunting call.

Blue Ice, open Lead, Light Snow

In the south, snowdrifts rise,
While in the north, a different guise.
Climate's touch, beneath Nordic skies,
A world transformed, before our eyes.

Restless Blue Sea, and Shattered Ice

Winter's tale, in Norway's grasp,
Climate's whispers, an uncertain gasp.
Through storms and sun, it will clasp,
A changing world, in its grasp.

Shattered Ice in Rhythmic Play, Vegetation, Moss, Sand, Chopped up, Pressed Together

Where ice meets shattered icy shards,
A mosaic formed, nature's guards.
Amidst the chill, where silence bards,
Beauty found in winter's cards.

Shattered ice in fractured flight,
A dance of crystals, gleaming bright.
Nature's canvas, a frozen sight,
Winter's touch, a gentle plight.