Looking through the porch window on an early morning, sometime around Christmas of 2022, I found myself gazing back from the darkness beyond. The sun was yet to shine, and my home island Runde which I frequently visit for the holidays is not known for it's abundance of artificial light.
No matter, the sun will rise soon enough and judging by the howling and light drum work on the glass pane, I knew a storm was brewing.
A typical Christmas storm that I've grown up with, having lived on the far edge of the World.
This storm, however, came with a calling. Long had it been since I had seen proper waves. The oceans power was unmatched that day. Well, unmatched in my own feeble imagination. The currents still drew me closer and closer. I soon left the warm indoors to embrace the harsh environment outside.
As I walked down to the main road, crossed a field and hopped the final fence, I could truly feel (and hear!) the oceans power. The waves relentlessly crashing onto the resolute rocks made my mind wander, and soon I found myself involved in some kind of game. Where were the biggest waves going to hit? How high would the splash rise?
As I explored more I soon reached for my phone, as this was one of those rare experiences that just needs to be kept just a little while longer.
Video, photo, video, photo. The sheer volume of media I gathered that day is still nothing compared to the oceans everyday, every hour, every second work at breaking apart the mainland. At some point I just had to leave - one or another battery had run out.
Photographing the ocean taught me to wait for the near perfect moment, and allowed me to peer into what would become a year long obsession.
Today, photography for me is no longer waiting for the moment, but cherishing the unspoken world that reveals itself in Serenity.
Seeing, without naming. Feeling, without judging. Thinking, without controlling.
My photography is still that of nature - however, I might only be able to categorize it further as "weird nature".
In my pursuit of weird nature, I wish to give remembrance to the ancient forefathers of Humankind, giving their wisdom to us in the most mysterious of ways.
My name is Benjamin Goksøyr, born and bred on the small island Runde, on the west coast of Norway. Currently I am stationed in Oslo, providing photography services and teaching psychology.
I remotely operate Carpatia Art Gallery on my home island with indispensable help from my dear mother.
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One of my first "bangers", from the fabled morning detailed above. Shot on an iPhone 11 Pro.