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Arctic Fox Photography – The hunting problem

Behind the lens March 22, 2023

In this video, we share our experience of photographing Arctic foxes. When we started photographing them, it was a big challenge for us. We pursued this activity like a secret and emphasized capturing images that show certain behaviors. Photographing foxes is particularly sensitive. We have to be careful not to disturb them - and hunters can be a ...

Arctic Fox Encounters

Behind the lens March 14, 2023

Our first episode of Arctic Fox Encounters takes you on an unforgettable journey through our experiences photographing the elusive Arctic foxes. We've spent years dedicated to capturing the beauty and mystery of these creatures and in this video, we're excited to share our adventures from 2014 and 2018 with you. In this episode, we've opted to ...

Using Wildlife Photography as a Stress Terminator

English February 26, 2023

Are you ready for a wild adventure? Well, sorry to disappoint you, but this video is all about a super lazy day of bird photography. We're talking ultimate relaxation here, folks. So grab your favorite blanket, and join us as we take a leisurely stroll with our photography gear on the east part of Grímsey. Our mission for the day was to find Ra...

Photographing Earth’s art – and having fun doing so

Abstract January 28, 2023

Finding abstract forms and arty subjects in nature is a challenge. In this video, we are taking photos in the geothermal area Þeistareykir. We share a few photo tips and show what methods we use to get closeups of clay, mud, and amazing patterns earth has to offer. We really enjoyed photographing the Þeistareykir geothermal area. It is a little-kn...

Einar and Gyda are landscape and wildlife photographers living in Iceland. They are the authors of three books about Iceland.

Finally – our e-Book version of Photographing Iceland – A Photo Guide to 100 locations is available.

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Photographing Iceland is the perfect travel companion for anyone visiting Iceland with a camera. The book is available in our online store (www.ggart.is) with worldwide shipping – and in all major bookstores in Iceland. Check out our video about the book.

Iceland: Wild at heart is a best-seller. It is available in all bookstores in Iceland and our online store.

Grimsey: The Arctic Wildlife Wonder is our latest book about the wildlife and nature of Grimsey. It is only available in our online store and in the Gallery in Grimsey.

We created this map of Iceland based on our book Photographing Iceland – very useful for photographers. Use the map on your phone and read the book for information, pro photography tips and time saving information.

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Photographing the volcano eruption in Meradalir

August 9, 2022

A new volcano eruption started in early August in Meradalir near Fagradalsfjall in Iceland. We went there to photograph the eruption and had a great ...

Behind the lens

Sleepy bird photography

August 3, 2022

A relaxing morning of great bird action photography As some of you know, our videos are mostly about what we do in our photography. We don´t make ...

Wildlife

Bizarre Bird Art Photography

June 5, 2022

Some days are more productive for bird photography than others. We have spent a long time trying to capture sharp photos of birds in moving water. Th...

Behind the lens

Early Bird Action Photography in Grímsey

May 27, 2022

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...

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Photo tips at the Dettifoss waterfall

April 7, 2022

There are a few key questions we ask ourselves when the plan is to visit and photograph the Dettifoss waterfall in Iceland. Are we aiming for the typ...

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Long lenses at the Selfoss waterfall

March 26, 2022

Finding landscape motives with long lenses is challenging. After a long day of photography, we spent an evening at the Selfoss waterfall trying to be...

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ICELAND – The photographer’s paradise

March 3, 2022

Photo-tours in Iceland and photography-related travel is one reason why Iceland´s tourism has risen so quickly. Here we give an inside look into some...

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An eBook version of Photographing Iceland – A Photo Guide to 100 Locations is ready

February 16, 2022

Finally Photographing Iceland - A Photo Guide to 100 Locations is also available as an eBook. We have been working hard to make it as practical as po...

English

Review about Photographing Iceland – A Photo Guide to 100 Locations

February 2, 2022

It is really making us proud when we hear that traveling photographers have used our book when photographing Iceland. Alexandre Siqueira a profes...

Wildlife

14 Photography tips for capturing birds in flight

January 30, 2022

Photographing birds in flight and capturing sharp photos takes practice and proper technique. In this video, we share 14 photography tips about how t...

English

Photographing Northern Lights – Your Guide for Iceland (ePUB book)

January 25, 2022

Be prepared when the northern lights start dancing We just published our first eBook. We have received many inquiries about how to take photos...

Behind the lens

Floating bird hide photography

January 13, 2022

Photographing birds is what we love to do. This was a surprising and productive day of bird photography in a floating hide. We captured few showcase-...

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