Martin Otterbeck works as a cinematographer, mostly on feature films and TV drama, but also some documentary work, while his partner Agnete is one of Norway’s most recognised portrait and reportage photographers.

The couple were already open to living somewhere unusual when they came across the oil tank, as they were based in a decommissioned railway station in Oslo. “Because of our work, we travel a lot,” Martin says. “We spend as much time as we can in Lofoten, especially on the islands of Skrova and Røst.”

How one couple turned this decrepit oil tank into a truly unique home