After several months with polar night, the sun returns over the fjord ice, 14.03.2005, Isfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Temperature was rising significantly this day, after a week with temperature between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius below zero. Clouds came in from the northwest, from the open sea outside Spitsbergen. The warm Norwegain Current flows partly towards the west coast of Spitsbergen where in winter it creates the northernmost area of open water in the Arctic. The months of February and March are for many the most beautiful time of year on Svalbard. The polar night gives way to the rising sun, inching higher and higher for each passing day. The sky’s many blue hues blend with a shade of pink – and finally the day comes when the first pink rays from the sun touch the mountain peaks. After starting at the top, the sun gradually makes its way down the mountain sides and finally reaches the fjord ice.