© All photographs by Yassine Ouhilal

Yassine Ouhilal captures surfer Cheyne Cottrell riding an icy wave amidst the snow-capped mountains of Norway’s Arctic. This shot was taken around 11 PM due to the high latitude and prevailing midnight sun.

Photographer Yassine Ouhilal, known as “Yazzy,” recently traveled to Norway’s Arctic Circle for a surfing expedition feature with Outside magazine. In Norway, Yazzy was also able to shoot for Eddie Bauer, who sponsored the trip. He produced a documentary while traveling that is posted on YouTube, and which has been seen in 200 countries.

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© Myriam Babin.

This photograph, entitled Arctic I, 2009, is part of the show Arctic at Heskin Contemporary’s project room, at 443 West 37th Street, New York. The show runs February 18 – March 27, 2010. Myriam Babin will  be showing photographs taken while sailing up the coast of Norway into the Arctic circle to the Svalbard Islands. The opening reception will take place on February 18, 6-9pm.

© All Photographs by Grant Gunderson. Bryce Phillips skiing powder at night under star trails in the Alta backcountry.

Grant Gunderson is a Mt. Baker Washington-based ski photographer. His work has appeared in magazines like Powder, Skiing, and Backcountry, and he is the photo editor of The Ski Journal.

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© Matt Nager

A collection of iPhone images taken during the winter in Colorado and Texas are put together as part of an ongoing series by Matt Nager titled “iPhone Montage.” It was recently featured by photo editor Coburn Dukehart on NPR’s The Picture Show blog.