Looking back V

When we page through the seven hundred photographs we published in September and October here at Icelandic Times, a gentle surprise washes over us. So much unfolded in those short months: the heaviest snowfall in living memory blanketing Reykjavík in deep hushed white, interrupted by spells of exceptionally fine weather—crisp, clear days that felt like a gift.
From this season of contrasts, ten photographs rise to the surface—the ones we cherish most, the ones that truly capture the good autumn. Moments that came, lingered briefly, and then—of course—passed.
We forget them so swiftly, letting them fade into the flow of days. But the camera does not. It captures and holds them steadfastly. Most photographs, it turns out, enjoy a remarkably long life—quiet guardians of those fleeting joys, ready to remind us that even in a season of extremes, there was a good autumn worth remembering.

Hafnir, south of Keflavík Airport
From the exhibition by Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir, at the Reykjavik Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir
Autumn at Meðalfellsvatn
Joy in downtown Reykjavík
Autumn light on Reykjanes
Women’s Day at Arnarhóll, Reykjavík
Storm in Reykjavik
Autumn in Arnarfjordur
Wind and rain at Þingvellir
Wind and rain at Þingvellir

Iceland : 04/01/2026 – A7CR, A7R IV, RX1R II – FE 1.8/14mm GM, FE 1.4/24mm, FE 1.2/50mm, FE 2.8/100mm, 2.0/35mm Z

Photos & text : Páll Stefánsson