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I don´t know why, but most of the time I make plans to go somewhere photographing. That means driving for hours to remote locations. Today my brain was fried from too much computer work and I went for a short drive near my home...

Kirkjufell mountain is one of the most popular locations for photographers in Iceland. There is something magical about this magnificent mountain. The sunset and sunrise give magical colors to the surroundings, sometimes crazy colors and this mountain is becoming a icon for photography in...

Nikon just messed up my mind in terms of gear options for bird photography. I am probably not the only one who sees the benefits of a crop sensor for bird photography but since I have been using Nikon D4s for almost two years...

https://vimeo.com/icelandinphotos/tributetoiceland2015 It´s the end of the year and time to look back on 2015. I edited a video with some behind the scenes and few of our favorite shots in 2015. Of course it is difficult to add all the magnificent moments in there since...

https://vimeo.com/icelandinphotos/landscape The transition from photography to video has been a slow one since I started using a video capable DSLR. It´s probably rather a question of mindset than available equipment, because our mind is probably the dominating factor when we take photos and videos. I...

The aurora forecast mentioned strength level 10 out of 10 maximum. This made it tempting to go out and find some motives. When driving from Akureyri to Godafoss waterfall which is a 30 min drive the sky was green and glowing in the Eyjafjordur...

Birds are in general difficult models. Some more difficult than others. Few years ago when me and Gyda, my wife planned to photograph Sea-eagles we did not really have any idea of what we where getting into. We had good experience with most bird...

I have been lucky to have been driven by passion in my photography career. I believe it´s only healthy to stop once in a while and consider where we are heading and ask why we do what we do. What makes photographers run or...

In all the landscape photography frenzy going on in Iceland it seems like Vestmannaeyjar (Westman islands) have not gotten much attention. I spent four days there early in July. Arriving there with the ferry from Landeyjahöfn which took about 40 minutes I noticed much...