This photo shows a row of colourful wooden houses in a small town on the Lofoten Islands in Norway. Together, the houses, in shades of yellow, red and orange, form a typical Scandinavian street scene. Their wooden facades and clean lines contrast nicely with the dramatic cloudy sky above, through which sunbeams break and cast the street in a soft light. The result is an atmosphere that is at once mundane and special: an ordinary street given an almost picturesque appearance by light and colour.
The photo was taken while walking through one of the small villages of the Lofoten Islands, where life goes on quietly and nature is always close by. The wooden houses are typical of the region: simple, functional and often strikingly painted to add colour to the dark winter days.
                                
 
                                 
                         CampanulaMarèl Katier
CampanulaMarèl Katier Between Dark and BlueMarèl Katier
Between Dark and BlueMarèl Katier ChainedMarèl Katier
ChainedMarèl Katier Girl with the milk moustacheMarèl Katier
Girl with the milk moustacheMarèl Katier Rest on the edgesMarèl Katier
Rest on the edgesMarèl Katier Curved windowMarèl Katier
Curved windowMarèl Katier A sheep in the sunMarèl Katier
A sheep in the sunMarèl Katier The quiet sheepMarèl Katier
The quiet sheepMarèl Katier Mountain landscape with hut near BodøMarèl Katier
Mountain landscape with hut near BodøMarèl Katier Mountain farms near GeirangerfjordMarèl Katier
Mountain farms near GeirangerfjordMarèl Katier Colourful wooden houses on the Lofoten IslandsMarèl Katier
Colourful wooden houses on the Lofoten IslandsMarèl Katier Fishing door in HenningsværMarèl Katier
Fishing door in HenningsværMarèl Katier ConnectedMarèl Katier
ConnectedMarèl Katier