The Viking Mr. Vikingsson EditorialWho named Önundarfjörður according to the ancient Landnámabók? The Viking Önundur Víkingsson around the year 900, is the...
Future Past in Ísafjörður EditorialIn the Ísafjörður Art Museum, which is located in one of the most beautiful buildings in the country,...
Ósvör, Óshólaviti & Ölver EditorialDespite being a fishing station for centuries, there was no permanent settlement in Ósvör, at the easternmost part...
Let There Be Light EditorialWhen driving around the country at this time of year, the mind tends to conjure up images, as...
Siglufjördur: A Town Second to None EditorialSiglufjördur is a unique town. One of the most beautiful town locations in Iceland, it is the second...
Playing With Distances EditorialTo drive from Reykjavík north to Varmahlíð in Skagafjörður via the Ring Road 1, is the same distance...
Þuríður & Stokkseyri EditorialIn the 19th century, one of Iceland’s greatest strong independent women, Þuríður formaður lived in Stokkseyri. Formaður was...
Akranes, Capital of West Iceland EditorialAkranes is the ninth most populous town in Iceland, with just over eight thousand inhabitants. The town is...
REYKJANES RUMBLES – IS REYKJAVÍK NEXT? EditorialThe volcanic systems on the Reykjanes Peninsula are dangerously close to populated areas. Volcanic activity is cyclical, occurring...
MOSFELLSBÆR: the Nobel Laureate’s Hometown EditorialThere are six contiguous municipalities that form the capital area in Iceland, where nearly three out of every...
Árbær Open Air Museum: Less a Museum Than a Time Machine EditorialÁrbær Museum is the largest open-air museum in the country, featuring houses from the 19th and early 20th...
Hveragerdi: Cool Ice Cream, Warm Greenhouses, and a Sea of Flowers EditorialFrom Reykjavík and east along the Ring Road, National Route 1, Hveragerdi is the first town you come...
Different Nations with Much in Common EditorialMr. He Rulong has served as the Chinese Ambassador in Iceland since February 2022. After two and a...
DYRHÓLAEY: A UNIQUE DESTINATION EditorialIt takes just under three hours to drive from Reykjavík along the Ring Road to to visit Dyrhólaey,...
ICELAND’S FIVE MOST BEAUTIFUL WATERFALLS EditorialIceland is a land of waterfalls. But which of these cascades, so variable in shapes and sizes, are...
A KILOMETRE-LONG WATERFALL EditorialHraunfossar, the series of waterfalls which flow into the Hvítá River in Borgarfjördur, just west of Húsafell, are...
TWENTY YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM EditorialThe National Museum of Iceland is one of the country’s principal museums. Founded in 1863, more than 160...
IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN EditorialProbably no street in Reykjavík has undergone as many changes over the last 150 years as Hafnarstræti in...
Wonders of the West EditorialQuite often, foreign photographers ask me where they should go to experience and see Iceland if they have...
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN EditorialEverything started here. In Kvosin, the lowland between Reykjavík Pond and Reykjavík Harbor, or between Arnarhóll and Grjótaþorp....
