Through Norway by kayak
Tomas Furmanek, a software developer, spends most of his free time gliding across the water in a kayak in Norway's most idyllic locations. And the breathtaking beauty of the Norwegian landscapes that he sees on his way is shot with a GoPro camera.
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1. For more than 10 years, Tomasz Furmanek has been documenting his travels in Norway by kayak.
2. During these 10 years, he visited most of the fjords in Western Norway, inland lakes and areas around the Lofoten Islands.
3. Photos of the stunning beauty of nature were taken with a GoPro camera attached to the kayaker.
4. Tomas Furmanek spends all his free time gliding on the water surface, away from the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, where he works. Traveling by kayak is the best way for him to relax.
5. As Tomas said: "I spend a lot of time kayaking because it's an easy way to restore peace of mind."
6. “In a kayak, you are so close to nature that you can experience things that you cannot do while walking.”
7. For the past two years, Tomasz has been posting photos he took while kayaking around Norway on Instagram.
8. He calls his Instagram account "adventure blog". He does not post his personal photos there, but only idyllic landscapes from all over Norway through the prism of a GoPro camera.
9. On Instagram, Tomas already has about 30 thousand fans. At first it was people who were interested in kayaks, then there were users who like the beauty of the Norwegian fjords in Tomasz's photographs.
10. Tomas writes: “I had about ten thousand followers this summer, before I went on a trip to Lofoten with my friend Christoffer Vandbakk, whom I met on Instagram.”
11. “After three weeks kayaking in Lofoten, I have about ten thousand new fans.”
12. During his travels, Tomasz uses a helmet-mounted GoPro 3+ camera for video and photography, as well as a Sony RX100mk2 camera (in a waterproof case) placed on the front of the kayak.
13. Breathtaking Scandinavian landscape.
14. Meeting with "locals".
15. This stunning sunset is one of the many amazing photos taken by Tomasz.
16. Shadow play: the sun reflects off the rocks in a mysterious way.
17. Tomasz Furmanek in his kayak.
18. You can see more wonderful photos from Tomasz's kayaking trips on his Instagram account - instagram.com/tfbergen. (Photo: Tomasz Furmanek / Mercury Press)