Senja Island photography holiday in Norway

Planet

Apart from the first and last night we stay in one base. The distances in Senja are short allowing us to keep driving to a minimum. Our photographic explorations are generally done by foot in the locations we visit. We ask our guests to adhere to the following environmentally sound practices.

• When out in wild places keep erosion to a minimum, keep to footpaths and avoid stepping on or picking native flora.

• Use water sparingly and avoid buying plastic bottles of water. Use your own metal or heavy-duty plastic bottle such as Nalgene to refill with water from a safe source as recommended. In Lofoten it is not necessary to buy water from a shop, as sources are exceptionally pure.

• River water could also be drinking water, do not contaminate water supplies by washing in it. Any washing products should be phosphate free.

• Minimise pollution, and carry out all litter. Northern Norway has one of the lowest levels of environmental pollution in the world and we want to keep it this way.

We make our images freely available to organisations that are actively encouraging sound environmental practices. Wherever possible we work electronically, we are totally web based and our paper use is minimal.

People

The communities rely on traditional ways of making a living. Tourism, fishing, farming and crafts such as knitting are seen as a viable and sustainable way of living. We actively support these community initiatives in the following ways:

Local food can be obtained easily in Senja, for example fish, lamb and dairy products. The kitchen team of our hotel pride themselves in introducing us to local fare for breakfast, dinner and picnic lunches.
Fishing, which has been the traditional source of income for the island communities, is undergoing changes. Big trawlers are buying the fish quotas and often unloading in other countries and possibly damaging wildlife with their trawls. We support policy changes on a national level that could make coastal fishery viable again and thereby support a living fishing community.

We make our images freely available to organisations that are actively encouraging sustainable community initiatives. All of our service suppliers are informed of our responsible travel policy.