Stillness. That’s the word that lingers when I look at this frame — a black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) paused in thought, standing motionless in the shallow water near Sibbarp in Malmö. The Baltic Sea was unusually calm that evening, mirroring every delicate detail of the bird and the fading sun like a scene from a dream.…

There’s a particular kind of stillness that falls over the landscape just before sunset — when the world exhales, the wind pauses, and even the rabbits seem to soak in the last warmth of the day. This little one, caught nibbling away at the glowing grass near the abutment of the Öresund Bridge, reminded me…

Some birds just know how to work the lens — and this one clearly understood the assignment. With its vivid orange-red beak and that intense crimson eye, the Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) commands attention. Standing tall on delicate pink legs against the deep blue water, it gave me just enough side-eye to make me…