I am a freelance journalist and photographer living in Norway.
I work for newspapers, magazines and other editoral publications.
Sometimes I leave Scandinavia to experience other parts of the world, but most of my work I do in my own region. I believe there are many, exciting things to explore in the world. Even at home.
I have a degree in biology and ecology from the universities of Trondheim and Oslo, but for many years I worked with cultural stuff. Writing about exhibitions, concerts and movies, visiting film festivals in Venice and Berlin. Today I am very much back to nature, but I do all kinds of reportage. But I am an illiterate when it comes to sports.
Photography is one of my main interests, both privatly and professionally. And I have a web gallery: www.bentehaarstad.com.
Feel free to browse through my galleries and collections. Pictures can also be purchased and downloaded on this website. For private use the price start from about 1 dollar/6 Kr.
My email: behaa@neanett.no
love your pic, especially on the birds, what a nice shot!
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Thank you so much for stopping by! Lovely work, you’ve got some great pictures on here 🙂
Love, Anna
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I had to do this award, so you are nominee:
http://eldinsmille.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/159-2/
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Beautiful! What an amazing range and array!
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I don’t know much about Norway. So some photos are helpful.
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Would you like to visit my blog? I write there about you.
http://wandamichalakdomkuncewiczow.wordpress.com/
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lovely pics…
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I absolutely love your blog and photos. Stupendous indeed! Thank you for sharing your talent and hobby.
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Wspaniałe zdjęcia !! Bardzo interesujący blog. Bardzo dziękuję za odwiedziny i serdecznie pozdrawiam 🙂
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Dziękuję! Thank you very much.
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You have a lovely blog. I am honored to have your link on my blog.
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Lot’s of nice photo’s; thanks for sharing; and thanks for visiting my blog. See you!
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Amazing shots ! Norway very nice country as I see. Hope to visit someday. And..thank you for visiting my blog! Best regards 🙂
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So glad I found your blog, Bente! Love your images….
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very nice blog..
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Great images and magic. Hi from Italy.
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Thank you for visiting my simple blog 🙂
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beautiful blog. i hope to visit norway one day. very inspirational. 🙂
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I have nominated you for the “Reality Award” Go to my site to check it out 😀
http://wannabephotographer87.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/awards/
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Hey Bente, I’ve nominated you for the REALITY blog Award! 🙂 You can check it out at http://piggletino.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/wow-an-award/
PS: you take awesome pictures and now I really want to visit Norway!
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Thanks a lot, Piggletino. I am very honoured.
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Your pictures are beautiful! Thanks for sharing them
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I have nominated you for the “Wonderful Team Member Award” check it out on my site! http://wannabephotographer87.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/more-awards/
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Hi Bente / Your photos are absolutely stunning. What a wonderful blog you have ! // Maria
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Your photography is fantastic – loved viewing your stunning gallery.
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FOund you in a round-about way, through other blogs – you do beautiful work, in a beautiful place.
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Wunderful pics! Thanks for visiting!
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I have nominated you for very inspiring blogger award, dear friend. Please click on the link below for more information. Please accept and oblige.
http://saminaiqbal27.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
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Awesome pictures ! 🙂
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ciao! luvFAB blog.
thebestdressup
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My dear friend/ follower,
I have nominated your awesome Blog for the” Awesome Blog Content Award”. If you like to accept it, please refer to my post for the rules etc.
http://anilcm.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/awesome-blog-content-award/
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Hei Bente!
Jeg leter etter den ville orkideen “Fruesko” og jeg så at du fant de. 🙂
Trenger din hjelp. Kan du ta kontakt med meg, takk?
Hilsen,
Jörg
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Wow … amazing photos! I’ll follow u 😉
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Some beautiful photographs of Norway, I’d love to visit one day.
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Really nice work!! Very interesting topics and incredibly good photos.
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Nicely done blog and website. Your animal’s series of pictures are amazing. Actually, all of your pictures are beautiful and informative. They are like the short stories about world around you.
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It was my pleasure to visit your nice blog! I wish you all the best in your future endevours!
Respectfully,
Arlen Shahverdyan
http://arlenshah.wordpress.com/
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You have a very nice blog with beautiful pictures. I use the same theme and I like it very much. I will come back to your Blog to spend more time.
Ronald from the Netherlands
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I have a question about your blog. How did you put the categories on the top of your blog?
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Hi Ronald, I don’t do this too often, as I don’t change the theme or content as often as I probably should. But, you go to Dashboard of course. Then to Appearance, Edit Menus. I have made Pages before, and the categories were from the categories used when making a post. I think I do like this at this point: Under Categories I find my list, I select one category (from the list of all categories that have been used) + Add to meny. It pops up in the Menu structure, and I have to drag each one to be a sub item under Categories. That is I drag them a little bit more to the right compared with the other items on the main meny, and then it becomes a sub item. And Save. I hope you succeed!
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Thanks it works!
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I have a second question about your blog. You have a page named “Links”. When I click on this I see on the right side widgets. I have always the widgets on a page on the bottom. Can you explain how you do that? Is the Blogroll on your “Links” page also a widget?
Thanks for your help
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Sorry for the late answer and you have maybe found the answer? As I looked at your page now, your design with the widgets at the bottom was what I origianaly wanted, but then I could only have 2 lines of pictures/posts showing on the front page, if I wanted more, as I did, I had to show them all. They must have made changes to Hatch since that time (last spring), because you have made it as I wanted, or did you purchase and then was able to get more options? And how did you made this changes, with the number of posts showing and the widges at the bottom? By the way my Links are my bloggroll (some of it). My Links are on the Menu.
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Some really beautiful images you have here. Happy shooting:)
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Thanks, and Happy shooting for you too, Uday.
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I did like Trondheim… 🙂 Glad to have come across your awesome blog… My veyr best and have a great day wherever you are! 🙂 Mélanie
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So you have been to Trondheim, that can be quite a nice place, especially in summer. Best wishes for your day too, thanks, Melanie.
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Hi Bente, I meant to tell you that I recognized you in my last post for Capture the Color Contest. It was near the deadline since I got nominated late, but I was happy to mention you. Love your work.
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Love your work too, Jane. Thanks a lot for mentioning me.
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Hi Bente,
Have to say you inspire me thinking of travelling to Norway and Arctic land one day..
Thanks so much for that!!
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The work samples in your blog is very interesting and I will follow closely. Best regards.
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Thanks a lot, RogMolina. I will see your blog too. Best regards.
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Hi Bente,
Some fantastic photographs there! Will surely be seeing them and reading the write-up in detail. Have been fascinated by Norway since a while and your pics make me realise I wasn’t wrong! 🙂
Best Regards.
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great shots!! I definitely need to visit Norway soon haha. looking forward to following your work 🙂
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Great work…amazing photos.
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I can see immense excitement in your photos. I specially like your animal pictures. Look forward to future postings !!!
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Hi Bente, I just came across your blog. I saw the picture of you leaning on a shovel next to a cow with a barn in the background and I was immediately drawn to your blog. You have many great pictures posted on here, and I’m looking forward to browsing through some of your pages. Have fun out there & take care!~Rose
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Thanks a lot for you nice words, Rose. But I have to say that was not me, actually I am not in any of the photos in my blog. I will of course visit your blog too.
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Hi Bente,
Thanks a lot for giving a great perspective of Norway through your photos.
Pretty nice photos.
Regards,
Sreejith.
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Thanks a lot, Sreejith. I have visited your blog too, and you have really wonderful photography from India.
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Congratulations, Bente!
I have nominated your blog for the Blog Of The Year 2013 Award.
More on this nomination is at
http://skolender.wordpress.com/awards/
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Thank you so much, Skolender, that is so kind of you!
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Congratulations again, Bente!
I have nominated your blog for the WordPress Family Award.
More about this nomination is at
http://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/wordpress-family-award-thank-you-shaun-and-horty/
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Lovel photos Bente, really nice to see somewhere I have yet to go. Look forward to seeing more. MM 🍀
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Great photography! I was fortunate to visit Stavanger and Oslo and wish to visit and see more of your beautiful country. I look forward to following.
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An award for you Bente: http://jmnartsy.com/2013/12/21/wordpress-family-award/. Merry Christmas! 😛
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Thank you, Janina, very kind of you. And Merry Christmas!
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thank you, bente, so much for your nice pictures! it’s a wonderful trip in your life.
Have a good new year. greetings from berlin, a.
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Wonderful work, Bente…just great!
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Amazing photos and impressive blog : )
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Beautiful work…Love the variety in your images..
By the way thank you for popping by and liking my post on theshadesblog.
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Good Morning , nice to meet You and Your blog 🙂 Great posts, great ideas , pleasure to be here , i wish You the best,in free time see my little place too, Regards from Poland , EM
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Wonderful blog, i really like your photos. Hope I’ll get to visit someday Norway, it’s on my wishlist 😀 at least I’ll be one step closer through your photos.
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Awesome 😀
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Beautiful photographs… Dzięki za odwiedziny na Fotosferze :))
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Wonderful images!
Greetings from Austria
http://www.unserideenreich.wordpress.com
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Thanks, Sternenkleid. Keep up the good work in Austria.
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Thank you for stopping by my blog. Best, good fortune with you photography.
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Thanks, and same to your photography.
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Thanks for passing by my blog 🙂
I’ll be back to have a longer look at your work…
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That is great, Nil, you are welcome any day.
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I love the the new face of your blog. 🙂
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Dear Bente Haarstad: I would like to nominate you for a Black Wolf blog award. I was nominated and as part of my acceptance I must post an announcement with a list of 10 blogs I recommend. Yours will be on my list. I understand some do not wish to participate in this kind of thing, so you do not have to accept. If you do, you must begin to ponder your list of 10. All best, Hattie
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I am very honored, Hattie, and congratulations to you for your award. And thank you very much for your recomandation, so nice of you.
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Your work is beautiful. I myself am a new fiction writer and I would love it if you would follow and share my blog if you like it.
http://jeswolauthor.wordpress.com/
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Beautiful photos and lovely blog!
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Thank you very much Diana.
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Wow. And everything everyone before me said. Glad I found you.
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Love your pictures.
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Thank you Valerie.
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Hello Bente!
I love the Scandinavian landscape and therefore I´m glad that I found your blog (which was recommended to me by WordPress) with such beautiful pictures!
Greetings and best wishes for the new year from Germany,
Anton
https://indieautor.wordpress.com
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Thank you for your kind comment, Anton, and I will of course also visit your blog. Best wishes for the new year in Germany!
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Pleased to meet you. 🙂
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