Nightcrawling at Snæfellsnes peningsula
Sleeping at day, photographing at night. This is life. Last night I was at Svörtuloft in Snæfellsnes peninsula and photographing the sunset. Later I drove to the other side of the peninsula and photographed the sunrise at Malarrif with the Lóndrangar rocky peaks in...
Whiteout in the highlands
Flying over the highlands in Iceland is always a adventure. It is the beginning of April and we took a flight with Circle Air, air tour company on a bright sunny day where there was a complete whiteout in the highlands.
We photographed the Holuhraun...
Photographing the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland
We were moments away from diving into a hot-tub with our friends after a nice dinner when Gyða´s mother called. The eruption had started.
We happened to be in Reykjavík but we had already packed and planned everything in case the eruption would start....
Early Bird Action Photography in Grímsey
We wanted to capture the behavior of the puffins when they started to prepare the burrows in Grímsey. It turned out the peaceful puffins do sometimes fight! This is taken on a trip to the island of Grímsey, which is at the Arctic Circle....
Iceland masterclass feature in N-photo magazine
I am very pleased to see a 12 page feature in the latest issue of N-photo magazine where I am showing the apprentice Lucy Langdon how to shoot landscape scenes in Iceland. I am one of the contributors in this months issue. It´s a...
Fading winter
Getting out of bird-mode
Yesterday we took a short trip to Mývatnssveit where we intended to switch to landscape mode. Most of the time I am in bird-mode and drag along 500 mm plus lens and other heavy equipment. For simple minded persons like me...
Kirkjufell from all sides and seasons for 10 years
When is enough enough?
The article "No, Iceland Is Not Over-Photographed" at fstoppers.com by Mads Peter Iversen got me thinking. At the time the article was published we were heading to Snæfellsnes in Iceland, one of the most photographed locations in our country. We had...
A Relaxing Day of Bird Action Photography
The conditions promised a productive day of bird photography in Grímsey. The plan was to try to get a shot of Arctic Terns with reflection and re-create a favorite shot. This turned out to be a great day. The relaxing atmosphere at the Sandvíkurtjörn...
Exploring mirrorless lenses and cameras for bird photography
Changing from our trusty Nikon DSLR cameras to the mirrorless Nikon Z7ii for bird photography has been challenging. Changing lenses is also a challenge. In this video, we are photographing ducks like the Barrow's Goldeneye and Harlequin ducks on a river, trying to get...