Driving through Fjords // Life in Norway

A road trip through Norway might include ---> breath-taking fjords, high as heck roads, tiny as heck roads, loads of sheep, sunshine, rain, more rain, green-blue waters, 900 year old churches, glaciers, waffles, itty-bitty villages, fresh fruit, tents, cabins ....and the list could go on.

The Hardanger Fjord is known for fruit! There were plum and apple trees everywhere and delicious moreller (cherries) for sale on the side of the road.

Above: Norwegians used to store their food in these 'stabbur.'

Above and Below: Lom  - an adorable little town with one of the oldest and biggest stave churches in Norway!

Above and Below: Views of Jotunheimen - Norways highest mountain area with summer ski resorts and glacier hiking!

Below: Hopperstad Stavkirke in the Sognefjord region. It was built around 1140! Holy crap that's old.

I'm totally envisioning Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood here?? 

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Nord-Trøndelag // Life in Norway

I took a bit of a road trip this August with my boyfriend, Yrjan, up to his hometown. He's from a small place on the coast in Nord-Trøndelag. We did all things Norwegian - took in beautiful sights, picked blueberries, went hiking, fishing, camping, swam in cold waters, drank beer, ate pancakes for dinner. I guess it sounds a lot like Minnesota except some added mountains and salt water, eh?  ; )  I hope you enjoy.

The famous "Hurtigruten" stops at a town nearby and it happened to be passing by while we were out fishing. For some reason I just love saying "Hurtigruten!!" 

Beautiful // Stavanger boudoir fotograf

Beautiful women, Beautiful Art....basically it's all beautiful. ; ) Recently I've been doing boudoir photography! These sessions are so great and really girls it's important to see the beautiful, strong and sexy woman that you are! A boudoir photo shoot doesn't have to be intimidating! I strive to make all photo shoots with me tons of FUN filled with laughing, music, maybe even some drinks and an all around comfortable enjoyable moment!

Boudoir photos make the perfect for a gift for your favorite person/fiance/wife/husband or just an awesome reminder of how incredible you are as a woman! I've created some ROCKIN' albums of some of these sessions and trust me they are STUNNING. I aim to create a safe, comfortable, and encouraging environment for women to help inspire real and gorgeous editorial style art for you to enjoy forever!
Check out the awesome vintage boudoir shoot here for more inspiration!

For this particular shoot we headed to the Sola Strand Hotel outside of Stavanger and borrowed a room with some oh so lovely natural light streaming through. It was so much fun and these are just a few sneak peeks at the session.

Please, if you have any questions, would like to know more details or to book a session as a gift or for youself...give me a call or message! ( post(at)desireephoto.com or +47 954 22 193) xoxox, Desiree

A little bit of paradise in Croatia!

Last weekend I was with Yrjan in Croatia. Today I'm back at my computer with my to-do list! Until I can get to all my travel photos, here is a little shot to tide you over.