Iceland Photo Guide

Social distancing is pretty much the default here… #iceland #westfiords #roads #moodygram #doyoutravel #covid_19 #pentax #645z #mediumformat #captureone #moodnation #bestplacestogo #nature_lovers #landscapephotography #phototours https://www.instagram.com/p/B-P1NpXgFSU/?igshid=a47a9k9l7k5f

Sunset flight in Fjallabak Nature Reserve. Having a drone opens up a lot of possibilities to capture stuff when you are maybe not located in the best spot for traditional photography. Here I was surrounded with beauty but lacking foregrounds. So I decided to take the drone to the air and scout for compositions. #iceland #dronephotography #dji #p4p #highlands #mystopover #earthpix #wanderlust #phototours #green #environment #sunsetgram #aerial https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KP48RgRZh/?igshid=o8ep6eui2loc

The crater Víti by lake Askja, North Iceland. It is an explosion crater on the northeast shore of Öskjuvatn in the middle of the Icelandic highland. Víti means Hell. Although the name isn’t particularly inviting many visitors and tourists visiting the place like to dip into Víti. Can you spot the people around the crater? #iceland #geothermal #crater #craterlake #highlands #helicopter #aerialphotography #doyoutravel #hikingadventures #mystopover #wanderlust #bestplacestogo #nikon #d850 https://www.instagram.com/p/B94LEjeANat/?igshid=9fx55czpu75v

There nothing quite like being in the interior of Iceland during a summer night. Do you want to experience it yourself? I offer private guided trips in Iceland. For more info check out www.photoguide.is #iceland #icelandroadtrip #highlands #wanderlust #bestplacestogo #landscapephotography #dji #p4p #sunsetmadness #visualsoflife #earthfocus https://www.instagram.com/p/B9o1Ur_g3OP/?igshid=1svyvh1hhhm5f

It’s all about those lines… This was shot some years back on a photo tour with a group from USA. We were on our way out to the iconic location of Stokksnes and Mt Vestrahorn but we actually made the best work before getting there just shooting abstracts. #iceland #landscape_lovers #doyoutravel #bestplacestogo #igers #wanderlust #natgeotravel #natgemyshot #mystopover #nikonphotography #lines #abstraction #fineartphotography #moodygrams https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fUGJZApge/?igshid=njvbwlpngi02

Iceland has two major “roads” that cross the interior of the island. They are called Kjölur and Sprengisandur. This is road F26 - Sprengisandur. Sprengisandur is an ancient pass. During the time of the Icelandic Free State (ca. 930–1265) it was one of the several important north-south routes that connected remote regions of the island to the Plains of the Parliament, Þingvellir, where the yearly parliament, Alþingi, was held each year at midsummer. In the sagas of Icelanders it is often called simply Sandr “Sand” or Sandleið, “Sand trail”. #iceland #highlands #roads #offroad #black #moodygrams #mood #rain #landroverdefender #landrover #doyoutravel #bestplacestogo #stayandwander #artofvisuals https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fKLVgAkP1/?igshid=3yng0qwzdqwg

Sunrise by river Geitá. Mt Hafrafell and Geitlandsjökull glacier in background. I shot this back in 2015. I was traveling with my good friend @richiegrahamphoto . We got up early while the girls slept in at @hotelhusafell and were rewarded with this amazing sky. Having a buddy to shoot with and share these moments is priceless. #iceland #sunrise #cloudporn #moodygrams #bestplacesetogo #artofvisuals #mystopover #natgeoyourshot #natgeotravel #rvkphoto #lovenature #nikon #d810 #doyoutravel #moodnation #wanderlust https://www.instagram.com/p/B9aYi3QAHy4/?igshid=aid9s1ee7vhi

Beauty is all around us. Sometimes all you have to do is look down. Black sand patterns at Stokknes beach, Southeast Iceland. #phototours #photoguide #sand #textures #ziess #artofvisuals #moodnation #moodygrams #iceland #earthcapture #artistsoninstagram #doyoutravel #wanderlust #patterns #rvkfoto #yourshotphotographer #natgeoyourshot #natgeo #icelandtravel #arctic https://www.instagram.com/p/B9XglB7gPZm/?igshid=1iv1rr2gye5v8

Summer night at Arnarstapi, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland. The mountain in background is Mt Stapafell and behind it lies Snæfellsjökull glacier. Placenames in the vicinity of Arnarstapi and nearby Hellnar village are inspired by Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss, an Icelandic saga relating the story of Bárður, a half human and half ogre. In Jules Verne’s “A Journey to the Center of the Earth”, Arnarstapi is the last stop on the route the protagonists take before they climb Snæfellsjökull glacier and enter the interior of the planet through a tunnel in the crater. #iceland #snaefellsnes #sagas #midnightsun #wanderlust #doyoutravel #phototours #photoguide #mystopover #igers #ig_iceland #green #enviornment #glaciers #bestplacestogo #artofvisuals https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PNE9-gXAw/?igshid=1v3wjmpj1gi8l

Want to take a drive into the sunset? This dirt road is by Skálar on Langanes located in Northeast Iceland. Back in 1920-1930 up to 120 people lived there mainly living off fishing. Skálar is very isolated and it took up to three days to get to nearest village Þórshöfn. Living conditions were quite tough, no harbour for the fishing boats so all the catch and fishing gear need to be carried to and from the boats, often during heavy surf. After 1930 people started moving away and by 1945 all had left. One family moved back and lived at Skálar until 1954. Today you can only see the foundations of some of the houses. #iceland #midnightsun #northeasticeland #roads #pink #wanderlust #doyoutravel #phototours #photoguide #cloudporn #mystopover #igers #ig_iceland https://www.instagram.com/p/B9NQxFuAqI-/?igshid=1ixrozixniiiz

Dettifoss waterfall in North Iceland is just something else. When you experience the incredible force of the water as it plunges over the 100m wide edge down the 44m fall your jaw drops. Icelanders have told visitors countless times that Dettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Europe. That is not true. The average flow rate of Dettifoss is 193 m³/s (6,816 cu ft/s). The Rhine Falls in Switzerland have an average flow rate of 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s) during winter and a whopping 600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s) during summer! So Dettifoss is the second most powerful waterfall in Europe :) #iceland #waterfalls #powerofnature #glacialriver #ig_iceland #naturephotography #bestplacestogo #doyoutravel #mystopover #nikon850 #wanderlust #instagood #environment https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HYJhOAiYh/?igshid=1stxdzf6hwwh4

Probably the most photographed mountain in Iceland - Mt. Kirkjufell near Grundarfjörður fishing village. Before Instagram you didn’t see a lot of photos of this mountain. Now it’s one of the most popular stops in the country. Kirkjufell was even one of the filming locations for Game of Thrones season 6 and 7, featuring as the “arrowhead mountain”. The classic landscape shot has the waterfall Kirkjufellsfoss in foreground. Here I searched for others foregrounds during low tide. #iceland #snaefellsnespeninsula #ig_iceland #landscapephotography #environment #bestplacestogo #mystopover #sonyalpha #bealpha #instagood #igers #moodygrams #wanderlust #natgeotravel #phototours #doyoutravel https://www.instagram.com/p/B9EptqdAxRn/?igshid=tsd77ysglmg

Stokksnes and Mount Vestrahorn is easily one of my favourite landscape photography locations in Iceland. There are just endless options and a lot of details as well. Rain or shine I always seem to come away with something I like. Here I was drawn towards the repeating waves of the sand dunes. #iceland #stokksnes #ig_iceland #landscapephotography #environment #bestplacestogo #mystopover #sonyalpha #bealpha #instagood #igers #moodygrams #wanderlust #natgeotravel #phototours #doyoutravel https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CRABVgcOk/?igshid=1fn3u9cq0istm

This ice cave was in Svínafellsjökull outlet glacier, shot on the 11th of January 2013. The glacier has now receded back so much that this place doesn’t exist any more, it’s just gravel and sand with water. The edge of the glacier lies way back. There is no doubt in my mind that Global climate is changing fast. We see the extremes everywhere. Will we be able to do our part to slow things down? #iceland #glaciers #ig_iceland #doyoutravel #bestplacestogo #phototour #landscapephotography #landscapelovers #wanderlust #globalwarming #environment #blueice #nikon #d810 #igers https://www.instagram.com/p/B9AVY72AR1t/?igshid=1cmbvoyswyi1f

The Fjallabak Nature Reserve was established in 1979. It is around 47.000 hectares and is 500 meters above see level. The land is mountainous, sculptured by volcanoes and geothermal activity, covered by lavas, sands, rivers and lakes. #iceland #moodygrams #geothermal #highlands #doyoutravel #bestplacestogo #phototours #igdaily #wanderlust #nikon #d810 #mystopover #instagood #igers #photography #summer #fjallabak (at Fjallabak Nature Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/B89JavLAZO8/?igshid=1rscahdygw3yn

Fellsfjara beach - or the Diamond Beach as it’s been called, is a perfect playground for landscape photographers. #iceland #glaciers #cold #doyoutravel #moodygrams #wanderlust #stayandwander #mystopover #bestplacestogo #ig_iceland #phototours #sonyalpha https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ymeLUAlFZ/?igshid=xwg2poc0yddw

The old church at Stöðvarfjörður fishing village in the East fiords of Iceland. It was originally built in 1897 at Stöð outside the village. It was torn down and rebuilt in the village in 1925. It was taken out of service as a church in 1991 when a new church was finished. #iceland #eastfiords #church #blue #winter #moodygrams #sonyalpha #phototours https://www.instagram.com/p/B8yRMePAo8B/?igshid=105fhjxypnwbq