ABOUT ME
Nature Photographer, Novel Author and Poet Writes on Medium
Øivind H. Solheim is a nature photographer and a writer from Norway. He has published novels and poetry, and loves to write fiction as well as non-fiction: novels, short stories, poetry, articles, personal essays, hiking stories, photo reports, and other experimental stories.
- ** This is my story number 1000 published on Medium.***
Nature photographer
What is in the picture at first glance?
To see what is apparently not in the picture. Large mountains, snow expanses, ice, blue sky, sun. And not one human to see — or?
A challenge:
Enlarge parts of the image above as much as you can. Examine all the peaks and ridges. — On which mountains tops can you see people? — How many people do you think you can see in the picture?
A hint: At the magnifications we can see people at a minimum of three, maybe four or five peaks or mountain ridges.
Our challenge — to see details, patterns; to see life where it looks lifeless.
What do we see in the picture at first glance?
What can we find when we enlarge the image and get better details?
What can we find when we bend forward and examine more closely?
Øivind H. Solheim
- a nature photographer
- a novel author
- founder and owner of Medium publications
- editor and publisher
- writer on Medium, Vocal, and more
- poet
* Novel author *
2021
In 2021 I had focus on writing and publishing two novels, one about love and living in a relationship, and another one about the future.
The Love We Had — a novel about love and living in a relationship
The Last Human in the Milky Way — a novel about the future
2020
True Love Is the Key to Happiness: Our 21st-century love story. A documentary novel
2017 — Hjartet blir aldri fullt, a poetry book
2016 — DEN ANDRE — Kvinna i Berjaflotvegen, a novel
2008 — Fabrikken, a novel
1982 — Tellus 89, a novel
1978 — Stupet, a novel
* Publications on Medium *
Blue Insights
Sharing emotions — Spark plugs to ignite your virtual humanity. Be heard! Co-founder and co-owner.
Good Morning Insights
Competence, knowledge, creativity — insight. Owner.
Happy Hiking
Happy Hiking is a publication for readers and writers who find comfort and strength in hiking. We share our experiences, reflection, ideas, and insights on hiking. We invite hikers, writers, nature philosophers, and photographers to join us and share their best stories. Owner.
The Beautiful and the Ugly
A publication to let shine the beauty in humans and in the material world around us. Learning to see the beautiful in the ugly, and the ugliness in the beauty. Facing the hard truths, diving through provocative thoughts into reflection and insights. Owner.
Poetry in Prose
Poetry is a way to discover and express the multiple aspects of existence. Owner.
Validation of Learning
Validation of Learning is a publication for professionals who work with the formal recognition of informal competences and skills. Validation of Learning is also a place where learners can find information on the processes and tools for recognition and validation of their skills. Owner.
Novel writer, novel reader
Stories about ordinary people like you and me, focussed on telling the important stories not told elsewhere. Owner.
* * * Facebook groups * * *
På tur i Hardanger — Hiking in Hardanger
A group for everyone who likes to go hiking in the Hardanger nature and the nearby mountain area. The purpose of the group is to share nature images, videos and stories from nature, and to convey knowledge and insight from walks in nature.
We will also use the group as a tool to share insights about nature, about man in nature and about man’s existence. We want the group to provide space for reflection, thoughts and ideas about being human in nature.
På tur i Oppdal — Hiking in Oppdal
A group for everyone who likes to go hiking in the Oppdal nature and the nearby mountain areas.
PÅ TUR I NORGE — Hiking in Norway
The Norwegian nature is fantastic for hiking on skis and on foot, and in Norway there is a very strong tradition for hiking in the landscape in all seasons. And the hiking experiences alternate with the seasons — summer and autumn on foot, winter and spring on skis, snowshoes and on foot.
We are many in this country who love our nature and who use the landscape around us diligently. Trips out into the Norwegian nature means good training for the body, peace and quiet for the mind and joy of meeting other like-minded people.
Insights, fiction and facts — Øivind H. Solheim writes
In the group “Insights, fiction and facts — Øivind H. Solheim writes”, you can read some of what I have written, especially in the last five or six years. I write every day — novels, short stories, poems, essays, articles and experimental texts.
Through writing, I want to provide good reading experiences and to create a basis for insight into small and big questions in life.
* * * MY FAVORITE TOPICS * * *
* Future *
* Mental health, personal development*
* Love and relationships *
* Hiking and exercise — going for walks in nature *
* Creative Writing *
* Poetry *
YouTube
Skrikpoesi 26–06–2019:
“Outsider. On the other side”
Skrikpoesi, 26–06–2019, tre dikt:
“Kanskje ein dag møter eg nokon — Eit dikt til Maria”, “Eg er han som står åleine på eit gatehjørne og ikkje ventar på nokon”, og “Are you the boss of your life?”
Read more?
A list with my published stories on Medium in 2017–2018
Jotunheimen is a mountain area in central southern Norway between Ottadalen in the north, Gudbrandsdalen in the east, Valdres in the south and Sogn in the west. The area has an area of about 3500 square kilometers. Here are the highest mountains in Northern Europe, Galdhøpiggen (2,469 m) and Glittertinden (2,457 m). The eighteen other highest peaks on mainland Norway are also located in this landscape, with Vestre Tverråtind at 2,309 m as the “lowest”. This is followed by Snøhetta (Dovre massif, 2,286 m) and Beerenberg (Jan Mayen, 2,277 m). (Wikipedia)
Øivind H. Solheim writes fiction, essays and articles aiming to help others understanding life, other humans and themselves. He has published five novels, two non-fiction books and a poetry book.
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