The morning was spent at sea in the calm of the Baltic. National Geographic photographer Todd Gipstein gave a talk on the process of arranging our photos to effectively tell a story immediately after breakfast, which served as a fascinating way to pass the time as we approached the island of Bornholm. This was an informative presentation on how to arrange our images in an effective and clear way to tell the story of our trip, which is a much neglected part of the photographic process.
We arrived at Bornholm with the sun warming the air and bringing the colours of the island to life, and landed via Zodiacs following a barbecue lunch on deck. We split up and some of us went to Hammershus, the largest mediaeval castle ruin in Scandinavia, following a walk through the island’s typically north European woodland. Ravens and wood pigeons could be heard through the quiet of the forest. The rest of us chose to take a tour of Bornholm’s iconic round churches. These are found throughout Denmark, but not in the concentrations found here. There are four in total, dating back as far as the 12th century. Following both of these tours, we reconvened back in town for a smoked herring tasting before returning to the ship under evening sunlight. In all, a glorious end to our final day of sailing through the Baltic Sea.
