Trondheim, Norway. Oct 2024.

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Rondane, Norway. Sept 2024.

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Standing alone in the pitch dark, the alien landscape of jagged lava rock stretched endlessly around me, each step crunching softly underfoot. The Milky Way boldly testified overhead in a breathtaking display, its billions of stars forming a celestial river of light. As I set up my camera, the only sounds were my movements and the occasional whisper of wind. In the distance, a single path wound its way up a lava cone, a dark silhouette against the starry sky, as if it were reaching toward the very core of the Milky Way.

This path might parallel our individual journeys in life. Just as this trail ascends toward the galaxy's heart, we too must embark on our own unique journeys, aspiring to reach greater heights and uncover our boundless potential. The path may be challenging in the dark and the night may seem endless, but the destination—the realization of our dreams and ambitions—is always worth striving for.

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20 images
16mm
10 sec
f/2.8
ISO 12800

This image was taken with the Nikkor 14–24 f/2.8 S lens and Nikon Z8. I used a linear camera profile to edit this photo in Lightroom, with custom curves in Lightroom, and final editing in Photoshop.

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A rain storm barrels down the valley towards Badwater salt flats in Death Valley National Park.

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A nostalgic scene from a bygone era in Bali. Nowadays people ride in the back of Grab (the Asian equivalent to Uber) motorbikes to get around the island. The brick architecture on the wall is very much emblematic of Balinese culture.

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