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The autumn of 1899 was like a dream. For the first few weeks of October, herring prices rose by up to 15 kr a barrel, and on October 13th, prices peaked at as much as 40 kr! It was the autumn of opportunity and adventure. Herring shoals were plentiful, prices were good and the weather...

Ocean smell saturates the air. Salty and fresh, a light breeze well suited for sailing on a fair weather day at sea. Fish is being salted at the factory. The women share lively conversations as they routinely cover the fish with salt using large scoops. Today, the weather is perfect for spreading the cleaned fish...

Norway’s tallest lighthouse towers 46 meters above sea level, built in cast iron and situated on a skerry outside the Titran fishing village. The lamp was lit in the autumn of 1923, and Sletringen Lighthouse became a guiding star for captains and fishermen. Building the lighthouse was quite a feat. The lighthouse commission approached Foreman...

On a cool and windy spring day in 1942, the Soviet prisoner of war, Andrei, arrives at the Titran fishing village, along with 150 other captives. Cold and scared, he stands outside the Ohrset Wharf at Stabben, staring out at the bleak coastal landscape. He doesn’t know where he is or how long he will...