Murmansk, Russia.
Last winter, I took a trip to explore the north of Russia. I drove across the Barents Sea and hiked to the “edge of the world” in the Arctic. The adventure was full of storms and blizzards but also precious encounters with Lady Aurora.
I took this image on the Kolskyi peninsula, and the amazing thing about this area is that most rivers don’t freeze, even at -35º Celsius temperatures. This night, my tripod froze while I was waiting for the Northern Lights in my wader boots with the water up to my knees in this river. Only a hot Russian “banya” could help me defrost after that.