I won the best picture in Sweden at the Sony World Photography Award!!

• Nils Olof Wendel vinner Sweden National Award, deltävlingen som utser det bästa fotot tagen av en svensk fotograf i världens största fototävling. (Nils Olof Wendel wins the National award for the best picture taken by a Swedish Photographer at the worlds biggest photography competition.)
• Nils Olof Wendels bild ”Water from under” togs i Uppsala och kommer att ställas ut på Somerset House i London, 22 april-8 maj. (The picture "Water from under" was taken in Uppsala and will be displayed at Somerset House in London, 22 april-8 may.)

http://worldphoto.org/national-award-2016/sweden-national-award-2016-sony-world-photography-awards/

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sony-sverige/pressreleases/nils-olof-fraan-stockholm-aer-en-av-vinnarna-i-sony-photography-award-1341688

Shortlisted in the Sony World Photography Award.

Dear family, friends and all:) 
Today I will brag. I'm proud. Once in a lifetime achievement!! 
Hopefully not though;)
I have been selected as one of ten finalist in the architecture category of the worlds biggest photo competition. 
My picture will be displayed on a exhibition at The Somerset house in London in April. 
The winner will be announced in March. But just being top 10 is amazing. You will be hearing more about this. I'll promise:)!!!

http://worldphoto.org/profile/358936/

Water from under by Photobynow.

Thailand and vacation.

Gallery

Photobynow.com ( Photo By Now ) is a gallery created by Nils Olof Wendel and contains, landscape, portraits, black and white, wildlife, Himalaya, California and aviation related photographs. All photographed by NoW with Canon equipment.

Finally got the Thailand pictures converted from the camera to be viewed here. Amazing place and amazing people and amazingly hot with high humidity. Don't understand why the camera don't like the beach and jungle?? Still a lot sand to be removed fro the gear.

Photobynow on Instagram.

Allrighty then, so I finally found my way to Instagram. Why not follow me and see the latest pics and ideas. Just look up photobynow and follow:)

2 new galleries and a few updates!!!

2 new galleries with plenty of new pictures to check out. Just click on the picture below:)

I called this particular picture "stupidity or normality"!!!

or in Swedish: "Dum i huvet eller pannben"!

Winter season!

Winter made it to Sweden. At least for a while. Lets hope it last. New pictures in my galleries to view in you are snowed in:) Just click on the picture!

Amazing weather in Sweden..... For indoor photography!!!!!!

Went out to photograph anything anywhere! Too dark and too cold so went back home to photograph anything at home!!!

This is one of the things I found. Among a few other new portraits and pictures.

Swedish sabers. 

Highway 1

Back from our roadtrip. The beautiful Hwy 1 along the shores of California is amazing. Check out some pictures from our trip and also some of the new pictures in the already existing galleries.

Click on the picture:)

Gallery

Photobynow.com ( Photo By Now ) is a gallery created by Nils Olof Wendel and contains, landscape, portraits, black and white, wildlife, Himalaya, California and aviation related photographs. All photographed by NoW with Canon equipment.

Highway one southbound between San Francisco and LA.

New Gallery. The Himalaya trek.

Himalaya

Our trek to Everest basecamp and the Peak Khalapattar.

On request from friends please take a look on my pictures from the trek to Everest Basecamp and neighbouring Peak Khalapattar 5600m. A breathtaking experience.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for all the amazing comments and thoughts about my website. Please add my website to your favorites and follow me. New pictures will always be added.

Next up is a photo competition called Nordiska Mästerskapen. The themes are summer, spring, fall and vinter. 

The difficult choice is which pictures to choose!?!?! Any ideas???

Olof