Stave Churches

Stave churches seen through timber, ornament, structure, shadow and changing light.

Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 10, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 10A motion-softened stave church spire emerging through blue mountain mistTimber & Torrent No. 1Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 19, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 19A blurred stave church roof rising like a dark flame against pale fogTimber & Torrent No. 2Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 12, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 12Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 44, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 44A stave church spire and carved roof peaks silhouetted above a dark ridge in storm-blue hazeTimber & Torrent No. 3Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 6, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 6Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 26, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 26Dark carved roof finials of a stave church dissolving into blue fogTimber & Torrent No. 4Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 16, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 16A tall stave church spire fading into a deep blue veil of mistTimber & Torrent No. 5Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 31, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 31Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 11, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 11A narrow stave church tower emerging between dark rooflines in cold mountain fogTimber & Torrent No. 6Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 27, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 27Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 20, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 20The carved spire of a stave church standing against a stormy blue skyTimber & Torrent No. 7Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 25, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 25A full stave church facade beneath pale grainy mountain lightTimber & Torrent No. 8Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 21, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 21Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 29, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 29An overexposed stave church silhouette dissolving into white mistTimber & Torrent No. 9Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 8, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 8Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 30, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 30A blurred stave church spire rising from a dark roof against luminous hazeTimber & Torrent No. 10Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 9, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 9A stave church tower and dragon-head rooflines silhouetted beneath churning cloudsTimber & Torrent No. 11Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 13, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 13Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 2, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 2A dark stave church and carved gables standing above rocks under a dramatic skyTimber & Torrent No. 12Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 3, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 3Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 7, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 7Close silhouettes of carved dragon-head roof finials against mottled cloudTimber & Torrent No. 13Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 15, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 15Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 33, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 33Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 18, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 18A stave church spire and dragon-head gables silhouetted beneath heavy cloudsTimber & Torrent No. 15Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 35, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 35Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 22, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 22The dark roofline of a stave church set against a blue-grey cloud bankTimber & Torrent No. 16Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 23, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 23A monumental stave church spire framed by carved gables and restless cloudsTimber & Torrent No. 17Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 37, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 37Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 24, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 24A stave church tower breaking through bright mist in a stark silhouetteTimber & Torrent No. 18Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 38, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 38Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 32, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 32The edge of a stave church roof fading into warm mountain hazeTimber & Torrent No. 25Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 42, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 42A blue-toned stave church roofline dissolving into fogTimber & Torrent No. 26Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 34, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 34Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 5, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 5A stave church spire framed by dark boughs and pale skyTimber & Torrent No. 27Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 36, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 36Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 41, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 41A stave church tower rendered as a stark silhouette beneath grainy cloudsTimber & Torrent No. 28Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 39, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 39A distant stave church silhouette beneath a deep blue break in storm cloudsTimber & Torrent No. 31Timber architecture, ornament and changing light at a stave church, catalog number 40, from the Stave Churches collectionStave Church No. 40