2020 – A Year of Travel In 100 Black and White Photographs

Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels.  It goes without saying that 2020 wasn’t exactly conducive to travel on the scale of previous years. I’ve actively taken a conservative approach to movement, and focused on best practices. This has meant that most of my time spent photographing in 2020 focused on Denmark. However, during July Governmental guidance created a “Green” corridor for approved travel and freedom of movement within Denmark, Norway and Svalbard. It was during this window that I visited Svalbard and the far north of Norway as part of a road trip from Tromso to Nordkapp.

This post is part of an annual tradition.  For previous years, check out 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and of course, don’t miss the color post from 2020.

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Questions about how I composed or took a specific photo? Feel free to ask in a comment. You’re also encouraged to check out my complete flickr albums here which include the many other shots from 2018 (and previous years) which didn’t make it in this post.

This year I’ve also launched MistDefender, which I prototyped and tested over the course of my trips in 2019 and 2020. It’s a first-of-its-kind update to the photographer’s lens cloth and I’d love if you check it out HERE.

Thanks for joining me on this exploration of my favorite black and white photos from 2020. For these photos I used a Sony A7R III camera with a mixture of lenses. These included a Sony 70-300G, a Sigma 100-400, a Sony 24-70 F4, and a Tamron 17-28M.