I’ve named this Icelandic horse Bon Jovi. Like most Icelandic horses (and Bon Jovi), his mane is his most beautiful feature. This particular sunrise caught us a little off guard and it was a mad scramble to find something worthy of shooting. Bon Jovi could not have been a more perfect subject!
One of the most beautiful and unique waterfalls I’ve seen.
It took me 10 days to see an aurora in Iceland. I thought I was destined to go home empty handed. But on this particular night, the sky started to light up not long after dark. I was still on the road, with a couple of hours yet to drive. On a two lane highway covered in ice, no less, and with no where to safely pull over! I finally arrived here, my campsite for the night, to the loud sounds of woohooing and cheering. I got out and could see why. The corona of the aurora was right above us! It was moving like crazy with its intense bursts of light. I barely had time to just pull out my camera and aim up! I think I got two shots of it before it was gone. However, the green light did hang about for some time afterwards and I was able to get this image of Skogafoss under the aurora. By then, the hoards had cleared out and I had this whole magical place to myself. Just me and this sky!!
Pretty much the coolest lesser known waterfall in Iceland. In this image, I was shooting from inside the amazing cave behind this waterfall.
If Kirkjufell wasn’t already a popular tourist destination in Iceland, it certainly become one after it was featured in Game of Thrones! It truly is a beautiful sight to lay your eyes upon, especially with this waterfall complementing it.
I dare you to say the name of this place three times really quickly! This was definitely the place I was looking forward to visiting most in Iceland. A surreal landscape in the middle of a farm!
It was showering on this particular morning, so there was a real possibility that a rainbow may focus itself near the iconic Vestrahorn mountains. What a beautiful moment it was when our forecast became reality!
Seljalandsfoss is one of Iceland’s many iconic waterfalls. This one is so famous because you can walk behind it. This is a slightly different angle, but I couldn’t resist those mossy rocks and the light as it hit the mist off the waterfall.
Diamond Beach is is an absolute joy to behold. I felt like a child running in the freezing cold water trying to get images of these glistening beauties.
We came out here hoping to catch the aurora, but instead we captured this amazing distant glow of the light from town. It gave a surreal feeling to this image. Also, after visiting this place at night in winter, I highly recommend crampons. The spray freezes on the downhill footpath and makes for a very exciting walk down!! There might have been some bruising the following day…
Coming from Australia, the black beaches of Iceland were such an unusual - and beautiful - sight.
Believe it or not, this lush green moss covers the devastation left by the eruption of Iceland’s volcano Laki in the late 18th century, which is also considered the most poisonous eruption in history. Please do not walk on the lava fields, as they are very sensitive ecosystems. Keep to the paths at all times.
Icelanders love a good story, with superstitious tales an amazing and unique part of Icelandic culture. The myth associated with Skogafoss is that behind it you can find a chest that the viking settler of Skogar, Þrasi Þórólfsson, hid in around the year 900. It is said that the first person who manages to make their way behind the waterfall to retrieve it will find great treasures.
That’s what I felt like doing when I saw this sight unfold! I sat in my camper, eating dinner and having a wine, checking and rechecking the aurora forecast. Sticking my head out the van door and looking up every 15 mins or so. And then at about 10pm, this!!
Rain and stormy skies gave way to the most beautiful long sunrise.
Crampons are an essential in Iceland in winter. These pebbles were coated in a slick of thick ice. Though I mist admit to finding it rather amusing to watch tourists crawl on hands and knees for the ultimate selfie!
This waterfall represents possibly the most fun I’ve ever had shooting. I had a brand new camera, and honestly thought I was going to kill it on its first outing. The spray from this waterfall is absolutely intense!! Bring your waterproofs if you intend on visiting it.
Walking inside a glacier has got to be one of the coolest things I have ever done (haha yes, literally as well). The brilliant blue of the ice is something that has to be seen to be believed.
If this place wasn’t famous before Game of Thrones, it sure is now! We hiked up this little creek to get a slightly different take on the place.
The site of this waterfall is in the famous Þingvellir National Park, which was the place of Iceland’s first parliament in 930AD. It’s also of geological significance, with the canyons created by the pulling apart of the Mid-Atlantic rift between the European Plate and the North American Plate. I got super lucky, seeing it in these conditions. A little aurora here, a bit of town light there and a slice of Milky Way thrown in too.
You could not get any more remote than this little hut sitting above this remote bay on this remote island in this remote country.
The sea stacks of Reynisfjara Beach are just magic. And when the morning sun hits them like this…
A different take on this iconic beauty.
One of the best things I’ve ever experienced has been flying over Iceland in a tiny plane. The views leave you breathless.