Hiking tips for photographers going to the volcano eruption in Meradalir
It happened again. The eruption in 2021 was an adventure we were lucky to witness. For 183 days the volcano in Geldingadalur Walley entertained photographers and tourists from all over the world. Now, a year later at the beginning of August an eruption started...
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...
Our landscape photos in the new Icelandic Passport
We are proud that a large part of the landscape photos in the new Icelandic Passport are photos taken by us. We also own the main photo on the front side of the new ID-card for Icelandic citizens.
We will probably renew our passports to...
Family of minks hunting
https://vimeo.com/175946901
It´s after midnight. The sky is pink in Arnarstapi in the Snæfellsnes peninsula and we are taking landscape photos with our wide angle lenses of the magnificent Gatklettur cliff formation which is full of nesting birds, mostly Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis). The birds were...
We found a cave
Wildlife photography can take a surprising turn when searching for Arctic Foxes in a lava-field. Our Arctic Fox photography went underground in a way when we found a big cave. Every year we spend many days searching for Arctic Foxes in our quest for...
The amazing sounds of the bird cliffs in Grimsey
Our audio recording problems and solutions
Recording audio for wildlife videos is not as simple as it sounds. Audio is very important for nature and wildlife videos and in this video, we try a few microphones and share our experience using audio recorders. This is...
ICELAND’S HIDDEN HIGHLANDS – A Photo Journey to Snæfell
When you have spent decades photographing Iceland, it becomes harder to find new locations, creative compositions, and subjects. Sometimes you manage to find new compositions, sometimes not, and this photography trip to the mysterious mountain Snæfell in East Iceland demonstrated what we’ve often encountered:...
Interview in Iceland Review
https://issuu.com/mydestinationreykjavik/docs/ir_-_4/96
The magazine Iceland Review is one of the oldest and prestigious magazines in Iceland. The latest issue of the magazine features a interview with us about our photography and life on the road. We met the author of the article when we were in...
Waiting for two days paid off
Photographing the queen of all mountains
There is this mountain in Iceland called Herðubreið, sometimes referred to as the queen of Icelandic mountains. We have always wanted to photograph this mountain during the golden hours. This is what we did. We spent two days...
Landscape and wildlife photography at the Glacier Lagoon
This time we are photographing landscapes and wildlife at the Glacier Lagoon (Jökulsárlón) in Iceland. Every year, we try to spend a few days there photographing. Choosing between photographing landscapes or wildlife can be a hard choice. At least we always have fun when...
Art Gallery Fold in Reykjavik presents our work
Art Gallery Fold has started to sell some of our framed photos in it´s gallery in the center of Reykjavik at Rauðarárstígur 12-14. Now it is possible to drop in at opening hours of the gallery and see the photos. The photos are canvas,...
Gyrfalcon hunting a greylag goose
Driving home after a funeral of a relative. Location is near Hrafnagil in Eyjafjörður. The middle of the bridge over Eyjafjarðará-river to be exact. From the corner of my eye I spot something familiar. A gyrfalcon is sitting on the edge of a sandbank...