{"id":567,"date":"2025-07-28T11:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.observer.photos\/?p=567"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:53:02","slug":"spitzbergen-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.observer.photos\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"Spitzbergen, July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I spend 12 days this summer visiting Spitzbergen, one of the more remote places of the world. I was hoping for whales, but no luck there. 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data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.observer.photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/07\/Spitzbergen_Frank_Mantek-5\/1669306444.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.observer.photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Spitzbergen_Frank_Mantek-4.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"544\" data-exif=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;12.07.2025&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1\/800s&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;560&quot;}\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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