Photographing in north Iceland in January
It has been cold for the past few weeks. More or less minus 5 to 20 celsius. The day is short which means going somewhere to photograph is a hit and run project. After two or three hours the light is gone.
We went to...
Winter in Akureyri
For the past few days it has been snowing in most of Iceland. Akureyri in North-Iceland where we live is no exception.
This morning we took a walk through the center of Akureyri with our cameras. These are few shots from the morning walk.
Photographing corralling of icelandic horses in the north
There are no wild horses in Iceland. All of them have a owner. Still, many of them are running free in the mountains or the countryside during the summer. In the beginning of October the owners, their friends and farmers work together when it...
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...
Northern lights photography near Myvatn
Everything is black after dark if there is no moonlight. No moonlight, no details in the mountains or the landscape. I prefer having some moonlight when photographing northern lights. Those were the conditions we had when we went from Akureyri to Myvatn few days...
Fuglabjarganes in Vopnafjörður
Finding new locations to photograph in Iceland is kind of an ambition for me. Some parts of the country have been photographed from every angle and there is a satisfying pleasure in finding new locations. South-Iceland and Snæfellsnes are probably the hottest photo-locations and...
Puffins seen in a different light in Grimsey
As all photographers know the importance of light can not be overstated. This became obvious when me and Gyda were photographing puffins in the puffin heaven, island of Grimsey.
We stayed there for few days with the family which lives there and as usually we...
The less busy locations in Iceland
The area around Melrakkaslétta has always had a interesting appeal to us when we try to travel far from the busyest tourist areas in Iceland. We have been traveling for two weeks in the area and it is quite different from the busy south...
The grim fate of a arctic tern chick
It can be tough to watch the life of birds when the cold and cruel reality is showing it´s face. We are now in the south of Iceland, in the Öræfi area where all the tourists are which is a big change from the...
Iceland – Wild at heart
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The past few weeks have been very busy and fun in our small home. Besides getting married after 12 years together with everything that´s included in a wedding, our new book Iceland – Wild at heart was published few days ago. The books subject...
Winter conditions for photography in Iceland
A good friend of mine told me that pro-photographers only travel to Iceland during the winter. According to the number of photographers we met for the past few days in the Snæfellsnes peninsula there may be some truth in this statement. Many photographers are...
Fighting for food in the backyard
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Despite a winter which reminds more of a bad spring-weather than a real winter the birds in my backyard have been busy searching for food. I have been feeding these beautiful creatures, especially when it is freezing. The favorite food is pears, even though...