Iceland the Land of Fire & Ice.
Iceland, a Nordic island nation, is defined by its dramatic landscape with volcanoes, geysers, hot springs and lava fields. Massive glaciers are protected in Vatnajökull and Snæfellsjökull national parks. Most of the 400 000 population lives in the capital, Reykjavik, which runs on geothermal power and is home to the National and Saga museums, tracing Iceland’s Viking history. There are over 10000 waterfalls in Iceland, and is full of amzing sights. Plan your visit with an open mind as weather can change your plans overnight.
Volcanoes and geothermal areas are important features of the Icelandic landscape. There are at least 30 active volcanoes in Iceland and more than 160 eruptions have taken place since the country was settled in the 9th century.
Photographing Iceland is an experience you will never forget. It is packed with some of the planet’s most incredible scenery such as gigantic waterfalls, breathtaking mountains reflected in calm icy cold lakes, crystal clear icebergs washed up on black sandy beaches. And let’s forget the haunting beauty of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) dancing like ghosts over this truly magical land. Just some of the things you can capture on this fabulous Iceland photography tour.
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón.
The icebergs calve from the glacier edge and then move and fluctuates towards the river mouth along with the tide and the wind and get entrenched at the bottom. Its very beautiful and calming listening to the cracking sound of the icebergs when they move and float around. Especially its beautiful during sunrise and or sunset. That is such a spectacular sight and once in a lifetime experience. The icebergs are seen in two shades as milky white and bright blue, which depends on the air trapped within the ice and is an interplay of light and ice crystals.
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunrise at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón.
The Diamond Beach is popular tourist attraction and if your timing is good and the weather co-operates you will be spoilt with some dramatic images.
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
Sunset at Diamond Beach, Jökulsárlón
The Glacier Lagoon at Jökulsárlón.
Jökulsárlón is a glacial lagoon, bordering Vatnajökull National Park in southeastern Iceland. Its still, blue waters are dotted with icebergs from the surrounding Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, part of larger Vatnajökull Glacier. The Glacier Lagoon flows through a short waterway into the Atlantic Ocean, leaving chunks of ice on a black sand beach. In winter, the fish-filled lagoon hosts hundreds of seals.
Waterfalls of Iceland
There are over 10000 waterfalls in Iceland.These are a few of the most popular found long the South Coast. There are a few that are illuminated at night and create a different perspective.
Skogafoss Waterfall
Skogafoss Waterfall
Kvernufoss Waterfall
Kvernufoss Waterfall
Kvernufoss Waterfall
Skutafoss Waterfall
Skutafoss Waterfall
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall at night
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall at night
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall at night
Northern Lights in Iceland
The extreme dark of the Icelandic winter has a few perks. Between September and April, the people in Iceland are treated to a magnificent natural display: the phenomenon of aurora borealis, or what we commonly call the Northern Lights.
Landscapes & Seascapes
Iceland has so many incredibly beautiful landscapes and seascapes found in Iceland.You have to be selective of what you want to see as you could spend many hours extra on route to your destination stopping and exploring. To capture the true beauty of Iceland requires time and several, if not many trips to acheive this.
Kvernufoss
Kvernufoss
Skutafoss Waterfall
Brimketill lava rock pool
Brimketill lava rock pool
Brimketill lava rock pool
Brimketill
Brimketill
Hofskirkja
Lómagnúpur
Lómagnúpur
Lómagnúpur
Lómagnúpur
Lómagnúpur
Hofskirkja Turfed Church
Only six turf churches are left in Iceland. Hofskirkja is the last of the old churches built in traditional turf style. After the original construction in 1884, Hofskirkja was restored in the 1950s by the National Museum of Iceland.
Hofskirkja Turfed Church
Hofskirkja Turfed Church
Hofskirkja Turfed Church
Hofskirkja Turfed Church
Hofskirkja Turfed Church
Sea Stacks
Valahnúkamöl is a location on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. It is known for its sea stacks, which are tall, vertical columns of rock that have been formed by erosion. The sea stacks at Valahnúkamöl are home to colonies of sea birds, and the largest stack, Karl.
Reynisdrangar are the visual trademark for the village of Vík in Mýrdal and are teeming with nesting Arctic terns, fulmars and puffins. A folk legend says there once were two trolls pulling a three-mast ship to the shore unsuccessfully. They were caught by the sunlight at dawn and were turned into stone. (This is something that happens to trolls when they stay out until dawn. ) So, the trolls stand just outside the beach forevermore.
Sunset over Reykjanes Peninsula
Sunset over Reynisdranger Sea Stacks, Vik
Sunset over Reynisdranger Sea Stacks, Vik
Sunrise over Reynisfjara Black Beach, Vik
Sunrise over Reynisfjara Black Beach, Vik
Sunrise over Reynisfjara Black Beach, Vik
Sunrise over Reynisfjara Black Beach, Vik
