Grímsey – The Arctic Wildlife Wonder

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This book was years in the making and is our attempt to show Grímsey – this little-known gem to the world. The island of Grímsey has a special place in our hearts. Located at the arctic circle it is teeming with birdlife and has...

Back to the basic locations in Iceland

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The reason we have not posted for almost a month is not because we are taking it easy at home. No - we have been super-busy photographing. Driving 7000 kilometers in the past month in our mobile car, photographing birds, foxes and endless landscape....

Photographing The Golden Puffin Castle in Grimsey

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This nice evening of landscape photography at Borgin in Grimsey, a.k.a The Golden Puffin Castle, turned into a kind of plug for our favorite chocolate in Iceland. It was not our intention, it just happened. We had been waiting for the right conditions so...

Mandarin duck makes the headlines in Iceland

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A drake Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) was found in Akureyri. This is a rare vagrant in Iceland and the first time I see one. I am not a avid birder who drives hundreds of kilometers to find vagrants, I am more into the photography...

How cute can you be?

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Cute Arctic fox cubs in a dim cave Most Icelanders have never seen a Arctic fox in nature. Many tourists and photographers go to Iceland without ever seeing one. This is probably mostly because in most parts of the country it is only searching for...

Dynjandi – the impossible waterfall

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Dynjandi is one of the biggest waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Westfjords. Getting a proper frame of the waterfall is not as easy as it looks. Actually impossible. Impossible without lot´s of fuss and somehow the full frame images of the...

Working the scene at the Gluggafoss waterfall

Gluggafoss waterfall
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Finding lesser known locations to shoot in Iceland is a challenge. Considering that the Gluggafoss (Merkjárfoss) waterfall is not far from the crowded Seljalandfoss in South-Iceland it is a hidden gem. It is definitely worth it to drive from Seljalandsfoss to Gluggafoss if photography...

Floating hide bird photography

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Using our floating hides for bird photography is becoming our favorite method for birds. We are using two hides from from floating-hide.com that have proven to be exactly what we need. This blog is not sponsored so this is simply my opinion after three...

Search for motives in Vestmannaeyjar

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Yesterday we sailed to Vestmannaeyjar, sometimes called Westman Islands,  from Landeyjarhöfn harbor. For some reason I have not seen many landscape photos from Vestmannaeyjar Islands. Vestmannaeyjar is a town and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. We are going to stay there until...