Chasing northern lights - Tomek Gola

Kola Peninsula, Russia. 2011

A trip to the Kola Peninsula in Russia to watch the spectacle of northern lights.

The show wass truly amazing and worth the effort. Experiencing the North in winter was as much of an experience though. From Lovozero – a little village lost in Kola Peninsula, through Murmansk – the biggest city north of the Arctic Circle in the World – to the classic St. Petersburg – it was a feat to watch the everyday life unfold in these rough conditions with hardly any daylight and everything frozen like a rock.

Awards

The featured photo was awarded 2. Prize in Nature of BZWBK Press Foto 2012.

Publications

National Geographic Traveler 03/2011 – download PDF.
National Geographic Adventure Book.

Chasing northern lights

Chasing northern lights

Chasing northern lights

Chasing northern lights

Chasing northern lights

Chasing northern lights

Lovozero, Russia. Chasing northern lights

Lovozero, Russia

Lovozero, Russia

Lovozero, Russia

Lovozero, Russia

Lovozero, Russia

Lovozero, Russia

Chasing northern lights

Museum in Lovozero, Russia. Chasing northern lights

Museum in Lovozero, Russia. Chasing northern lights

Chasing northern lights

Indigenous Sami people, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Indigenous Sami people, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Indigenous Sami people, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Northern lights on Lovozero Lake

Northern lights in Lovozero, Russia

Chasing northern lights

Murmansk, Russia

Murmansk, Russia

Alyosha Monument, Murmansk, Russia

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Saint Petersburg, Russia