Lofoten

Faces of Faroe Islands

One week in the Faroe Islands has just come to an end. It is an amazing and spectacular place. But the best thing about Faroe Island is its people. Proud people. Friendly people. Tough people. Maybe a little bit shy. But that only last until you approach them. They all speak their own version of Norwegian, or Scandinavian. Unlike Swedes and Danes they even understand my dialect from Bergen. We did not meet up with a lot of people, there isn’t a lot of people at all around the 18 islands in the North Atlantic. But the ones we met, made a big impression on us. And maybe the best part was getting drunk with the locals at a bar in Vágur at Suðuroy. Thank God the owner shut down the bar at 10 pm.

I will certainly go back to Faroe Islands. I still have places and things to explore. In the fall we will probably set up a workshop at Gjógv with Storm Safari.

Retired fisher in Vágur

Dudes on the football field in Sumba

Man in Haldarsvik

Maud, Trøllanes

Bárður and Maud, farmers at Trøllanes

Sailor at Kalsoy ferry

Captain at Kalsoy Ferry

Fisher at Eysturoy

Old man, Suðuroy

Einar was the first DJ in Vagur

Bartender at the local pub, Vagur

Local at the pub, Vágur

Brothers at the pub in Vágur

Samal and Fríðgerð at the pub in Vágur

Retired fisher at Eysturoy

Worker in Vestmanna

Mate on Kalsoy ferry

Local man at Bordoy

Local man at Eidi

Nordmøre

Growing up – winter

Flight DY460

Tønsberg, Tjøme, Sandefjord area on the Norwegian DY460 flight from Trondheim to Sandefjord.

John Olav i Linsen

Tear sheets from my John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen story published this weekend in the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende. Written by Harald Espeland and all photos signed me.