Here you will find our thematic photography directory designed to promote the Barents Region.  This site is categorised into themes including nature, wildlife, people, transport, religion, security and industry. Or you can find images from different geographical parts of the Barents region by using the meny to the left. All images are taken by the staff of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat.

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat serves the Norwegian - Russian relations in the north and provide grants to regional cross-border projects. You can read more about us and the projects we support at www.barents.no

Our main office is located in  Kirkenes - Norway. In addition we have four regional offices in the Russian part of the Barents Region; in Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Narjan-Mar and Petrozavodsk.

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat is own by the counties of Finnmark, Troms and Nordland. We cooperate with the Norwegain Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other national and international organizations and institutions. 

In addition to BarentsPhoto.com we also publish www.BarentsObserver.com, which is an open internet news service where we offers daily updated news in english and russian from and about the Barents Region.