Currently in Iceland EditorialIt’s this time of the year. My experience as a photographer for more than four decades is that...
Vikings and Settlement EditorialAt the time when the Irish had discovered Iceland and started regular sailings there, boatbuilding and skill in...
Fifty five years of beauty EditorialThe other day, it had been 55 years since Norræna Húsið (The Nordic House) opened in Reykjavík. The...
Looking towards the sea EditorialThe fishing industry has been, and still is, one of the most powerful pillars of the Icelandic economy....
Thinking of everything EditorialThe Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management , which reports to the Commissioner of the National Police,...
Kópavogur, The Second City EditorialIt is questionable whether Hamraborg in the center of Kópavogur, the second largest municipality in Iceland, is high...
Réttir EditorialRéttir – The Yearly Sheep Round-Up! In September the majority of farmers across the country will be herding...
The first custom-built freezer vessel in Iceland EditorialBruarfoss, built-in 1927 was the first cargo ship constructed especially with freezing capabilities for the Icelandic company Eimskip....
Harbor construction Editorial in Reykjavik (1913-1917) The Reykjavik harbor construction was the most expensive construction Icelanders had undertaken. It included a...
Pourquoi-Pas EditorialIn September 1936, returning from the mission to Greenland to deliver scientific material, the ship Pourquoi-Pas IV stopped...
Einar’s garden EditorialReykjavík is a green city. There are many large green outdoor areas throughout the city, the largest being...
Borgartúnið EditorialThere are few streets in Reykjavík, if any, that have changed in their appearance as much as Borgartún...
The Icelandic Sagas EditorialIceland’s Viking Heritage While other nations of Europe take pride in preserving castles, priceless art and great monuments...
Garðhús and the Marchioness EditorialGarðhús c. 1946. To the left of the house is the Reykjavík Freezing Plant, and to the right...
Bókhlöðustígur, a street with its own story EditorialStöðlakot at Bókhlöðustígur 6 built by Jón Árnason the rich was built in 1872 and is probably the...
Our church, Hallgrímskirkja EditorialAt the top of Skólavörðuholt you can find Hallgrímskirkja, one of Reykjavík’s main landmarks. It was the architect...
The Lake Monster EditorialIn Lagarfljót Lake by Hallormsstaðaskógur Forest lives one of Europe’s biggest monsters, The Lagarfljót Worm. The other is...
The Sheriff’s Garden from 1893 EditorialWhen Dr. Schierbeck left Iceland in 1893, he sold his house to town sheriff Halldór Daníelsson, together with...
Sjáland EditorialIt’s been almost twenty years since the neighbourhood Sjáland in Garðabær was built, around the ideas of architect...
The promontary Skagi #2 Editorial(Austur-Húnvatnssýsla) Skagi is an promontory between Húnaflói and Skagafjörður in the northwest. On Skagi, there are several farms,...
