North of Longyearbyen

Sassenfjorden, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

North of Longyearbyen, the terrain starts to feel lunar. Mountains stretch up like ancient monuments, their upper flanks dusted in snow, veiled by cloud. There’s a stillness here that isn’t silence—it’s more like waiting. In this moment, a patch of late Arctic light broke through, sweeping across the shadowed valleys and brushing the snow line. This photo isn’t just about the landscape—it’s about time: geological, seasonal, and the blink of one shutter click that tried to hold it all.