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The photos on this site are an ongoing collection of things, people and places that happen to stand in my way the moment I press the shutter. They are licensed under a copyleft license (CC-BY-SA) which means that as long as you credit me and keep any deriviative work under the same license, you can use the photos for whatever you want. Check out the meta albums of all, random and cover photos. Inquiries and fawning fan mail are all welcome at jonas@ifany.org.
Seals Peaks and Beaches
November to December, 2019.
The Autumn in photos featuring my parents visiting, a visit to Donna Nook to look at seal pups and a trip up to Cheswick Sands on our way to a dancing weekend in Northumberland
Summer 2019
July to September, 2019.
Photos from Lisa's birthday bunk barn and my early Samsø weekend
Loxley
May, 2019.
My way to Agden Resevoir takes me along the Loxley river valley
Ireland and Galloway
March to April, 2019.
In early April, Lisa and I went in the Van to Northern Ireland to Stay with Nick and Katy. Afterwards we took the ferry to Scotland and spent a couple of days in Galloway visiting Logan Botanical Gardens and Galloway Forest Park
Holidays over Christmas and New Years
December 2018 to January 2019.
Lisa and I went to Denmark for Christmas to spend it with my family on the Danish west coast. On our way back we stopped by Donna Nook south of Hull where the ferry arrived to look at seals, had a few days in Sheffield before heading up to Yorkshire Dales to celebrate new years with some friends of Lisa's.
Derwent Edge
October, 2018.
Hike over Derwent Edge
Family in Sweden
August, 2018.
As a present for Vagn's fødselsdag, Jakob, Karen and myself had got him a week's vacation in a Swedish farmhouse by a lake
Castle Tokamak
July, 2018.
With a few friends, I organised a fusion dance weekend in a castle just south of Hadrian's Wall
Beach Tokamak in May
May, 2018.
Dancing on the beach until the early morning
Outer Hebrides
May, 2018.
Lisa and I took a ferry over to the Outer Hebrides to spend a week swimming and walking in the most remote part of Scotland
Pentlands
April, 2018.
Walking through the Pentland hills
Visiting Ireland
March, 2018.
I went to Ireland with Lisa to drive around in her Van and hike in the mountains
Wintery Whereabouts
January to March, 2018.
Albums gathered over the first few months of the year 2018
Christmas and New Years
December, 2017.
Over christmas my parents were visiting and we had a British Christmas together and a walk by the coast near St Abbs. Later Lisa joined in to celebrate New Years shortly before they left, and together we had a nice walk in the Pentlands and a beautiful evening carrying torches through the streets of Edinburgh.
Between Edinburgh and Sheffield
November, 2017.
I spent some lovely weekends walking in Edinburgh, the Lake District and Sheffield as I traveled to meet Lisa in different places.
Vagn fylder 70
November, 2017.
I went to Denmark to celebrate my dad turning 70
Tokamak2017
October, 2017.
Together with Josephine and David I put on a dance weekend with classes during the day and social dancing in the evening to live music.
Late Summer
August to October, 2017.
A hodgepodge of weekends at the end of the summer featuring dancing and bonfires, hiking and cloudberries and good times back in Denmark
Parents Visiting
July, 2017.
I bought a new portrait lens and made good use of it during my parent's visit, to their slight annoyance. We went up to the Speyside to have whisky and watch the highland games.
New York and Recess
May to July, 2017.
Work took me past Manhatten where I spent every evening walking in the streets and looking at the buildings. I had barely gotten home before it was time to set out again to dance at Recess in southern Spain as well as the Austrian Alps.
Winter 2016-2017
January 2000 to March 2017.
After my trip to Asia I went home to spend christmas with my parents before coming back home to Scotland.
Summer and Autumn
August to October, 2016.
Photos from the end of the summer of 2016
A Long Time Away From Home
May to June, 2016.
During the end of May and most of June I travelled from Southern Spain for dancing to Seattle for work to Vancouver to see some good friends to London for another dance event. I've tried to take a few photos rare photos along the way when I had a moment to focus on saving the memory.
Warmer Weather
March to May, 2016.
Photos from Scotland and overseas during the spring and early summer of 2016
Leap Year Hike
February, 2016.
To celebrate the extra day offered by the leap year I decided to spend three days hiking part of the West Highland Way from Ardlui at the banks of Loch Lomond up to Fort William roughly 90km away. I ended up only making it to KinlochLeven, but to make up for it the weather was absolutely gorgous.
Winter Days
January, 2016.
Cold crisp winter days and warm cosy winter nights
Autumn in and around Scotland
October to November, 2015.
Various photos from trips, walks, moments and other photogenic opportunities during the fall months
Two weeks in Nepal
January 2000 to September 2015.
I went to visit Rieko in Nepal spending some time with her in the area of Baglung before I went up to Jomson and walked around a bit. Finally we went to Kathmandu and spent a few days in the beautiful city of Patan
End of Summer
August, 2015.
My parents visited my in Scotland and together we went to Inveraray. A few weeks later I went back to Denmark to participate in a family reunion on Samsø
Springtime
February to June, 2015.
Various photos from life in and around Edinburgh taken during runs, walks and strolls.
The Scottish Highlands
March to July, 2015.
Hiking trips in the Scottish Highlands during spring 2015
Winter 2014-2015
December 2014 to March 2015.
Photos from the winter of 2014-2015 including a visit to Istanbul and New Years on Samsø in good company.
Flores
September to October, 2014.
For my last days in South East Asia I spent a bit of time traveling around the Indonesian Island of Flores. I started out with a bit of snorkling and Diving around the Komodo National Park near Labuan Bajo and went from through the highlands over to Maumere stopping in Ruteng, Bajawa and Moni along the way.
Bern and Stockholm
March, 2014.
While in Europe we had the pleasure of visiting Switzerland and Sweden and while I didn't take a lot of pictures on the last leg of the journey there were still a few sceneries that warranted a shot
Across America in Train
February, 2014.
We bought a trainpass and spent 4 weeks crossing the US from San Fransisco to New York, seeing New Orleans, Chicago, Cleveland, Toronto and Boston along the way
New Zealand and Cook Islands
December 2013 to January 2014.
Photos from 6 weeks of hitchhiking around New Zealand and a week of relaxing on the Cook Islands afterwards
China and Japan
October to November, 2013.
Photos from a short round trip to China and Japan. We spent 4 days in Beijing visiting Fabio and then another 5 days in Osaka, Kyoto and Gifu before heading to Okinawa
Sri Lanka
September to October, 2013.
Travels through southern Sri Lanka covering the central highlands around Kandy and Hatton and visiting a few elephants
Impressions of Singapore
April 2013 to June 2014.
Impressions of Singapore and Surroundings
Myanmar
June, 2013.
Two weeks of traveling around in Myanmar with my backpack and camera, seeing more pagodas than I could count
Indonesia and Malaysia
March to July, 2013.
Short trips to Sumatra, Perhentian Islands and Borneo
Winter holiday on Greenland
February, 2013.
Together with my family I went up to the east Greenland coast to visit a friend of my mothers who work as a teacher there.
Winter in Egypt
January, 2013.
Since I had a few weeks with nothing to do in February I found some cheap tickets to Egypt and set out to explore the country
Christmas and New Year 2012
December 2012 to January 2013.
A few photos from Denmark during my stay over the holidays
Kangaroos etc
September, 2012.
A short trip to Australia visiting a few friends in Melbourne and travelling up along the coast to Sydney with a few days in Pambula
With EPFL in Asia
August to September, 2012.
As part of my minor in Cultural Studies I got to travel to India and China together with other students from EPFL, learning about cultures and eating wonderful food
The Andaman Islands
August, 2012.
In order to get away from the business of India I went to see the Andaman islands situated south of Burma where I had a few weeks to visit Havelock and Long island as well as the area around Port Blair
Hampi with Nandini
August, 2012.
Together with Nandhini I traveled from Bangalore to Hampi and back again during my stay in Southern India
Moments in Switzerland
September 2011 to October 2012.
Various moments from a year of hikes and excursions in Switzerland during 2011 and 2012
Venice
March to April, 2012.
An extended weekend in Venice walking around and enjoying the city
Around the Middle East
February, 2012.
During February 2012 I spent three weeks traveling around Egypt, Jordan, Israel and the West Bank couchsurfing and hitchhiking along the way
Images from Peru
July to August, 2011.
Images from a trip going around Peru. I started in Arequipa, met Ruthie in Cuzco and went onwards to Ayacucho with her. From Ayacucho we visited the jungle and returned later before heading towards Ica and finally back to Arequipa
Hitchhiking up through Chile
July, 2011.
Setting out from Santiago I hitchhiked up though Chile to Arica together with La Clakla
From and around Santiago
April, 2011.
Various photos from and around Santiago including a hitchhiking excursion to Portillo
Cagalandia
February, 2011.
Thomas from Cagalandia hosted me on his land in the patagonian jungle for three weeks during the Chilean Summer, 2011
Parents in Chile
January, 2011.
My parents came to see me in Santiago, and together we traveled south to Chiloe and took the boat to Puerto Aysen and went from there to Coyaique
Hiking in high Andes
January, 2011.
Filip came to visit and together we went on one of the most beautiful hikes that I ever got to do in the Andes mountains
Hitchhiking in southern Chile
December, 2010.
During my summer vacation I took a bus down to Valdivia and hitchhiked from there to Puerto Varas and onwards to Chiloe
First semester in Santiago
July to December, 2010.
Hikes, trips and events from my first semester in Santiago during the spring months of the southern hemisphere
In the Atacama desert
September, 2010.
Pictures from a trip to San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile with a jeep excursion to the Bolivian Altiplano
Travels in spring and early summer
April to July, 2010.
Trips to Italy with Hesper, Berlin to see Karen and France to stay with my parents
Spring in Switzerland 2010
February to July, 2010.
Spring in Switzerland spent skiing and visiting different parts of Ticino
Morocco in February
January to February, 2010.
After finishing my exams I went on a three week trip to Morocco, couchsurfing and hitchhiking my way through the country
New Years 2009
January, 2010.
Visiting Niels in Copenhagen together with Lura and Hesper
Valencia
October, 2009.
Taking opportunity of knowing a friend doing an erasmus year in Valencia, I went to check out the city
Autumn 2009
August to November, 2009.
Autumn in Switzerland spent hiking up and down mountains near Lausanne and Lugano
From Duluth I drove with Lura
August, 2009.
From Duluth I drove with Lura towards Ottawa and down to New York before visiting Shawn and Anna in Baltimore and heading back towards Chicago with Hesper and Laura
Minnesota Moments
July, 2009.
During a few weeks of the summer I explored Minnesota staying with Lura in Duluth and visiting Maryn and Bryn in the cities.
Exploring Detroit
July, 2009.
On my way from Toronto to Chicago I had a stopover in Detroit, couchsurfing for a couple of days and exploring the city with my hosts
Old texture photos
October 2008 to March 2009.
Old texture photos
Summer on Iceland
July to August, 2007.
For a summer I was working at a hotel on Iceland called Fossholl in the northern part of the island right next to a big waterfall called Go∂afoss
Backup
January, 2007.
Thumbnails from photos that were lost
My year in Toulouse
August 2006 to February 2007.
After finishing high school I went to Toulouse for a year to work as an au pair with a wonderful Family in Tournefeuille, a suburb of Toulouse. These are photos taken during that year during trips and hikes
Trips during high school
March 2005 to July 2006.
Various trips during my high school years to Scotland, Norway, The US and Provence
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