A Beautiful Mountain EditorialIf there were an election for the most beautiful mountain in Iceland, Snæfell—the queen of the East Fjords’...
In the Grábrók Lava Field EditorialIn Nordurárdalur valley lies Grábrók and the Grábrók Lava Field, situated on 13-million-year-old rock, among the oldest in...
Snapshots from Snæfellsnes EditorialIt only takes two hours to drive west from Reykjavík to Snæfellsnes, where an entirely different world awaits....
AUDUR “THE DEEP-MINDED” KETILSDÓTTIR EditorialSettler of Hvammur in Dalir We are in Dalasýsla, continuing along the Westfjords road from Middalur through Haukadalur...
Birdlife at Breidin – Akranes EditorialBreidin is the westernmost part of Akranes, home to one of the oldest concrete lighthouses in the country,...
In The Colour of Black and White EditorialCapturing the Icelandic landscape is no mean feat. So multifaceted, layered, and different—it is larger than what the...
PHOTO SERIES FROM THE WEST EditorialIt is currently, and has been recently, a true and prolongued Easter cold spell in the West, particularly...
The Ring Road is Closed! EditorialRing Road 1, between Vík in Mýrdalur and Kirkjubæjarklaustur in West Skaftafell County, is closed due to floods....
Akranes, Capital of West Iceland EditorialAkranes is the ninth most populous town in Iceland, with just over eight thousand inhabitants. The town is...
Wonders of the West EditorialQuite often, foreign photographers ask me where they should go to experience and see Iceland if they have...
Eldborg in Eldborgarhraun EditorialA half-hour drive (40 km/24 mi) north of Borgarnes lies one of the country’s most beautiful scoria craters,...
Under the Glacier – Snæfellsjökull EditorialIt has now been thirty years since the residential areas—five farms and villages—on the westernmost part of Snæfellsnes...
Puffin – The bird that has become synonymous with Iceland Nanna Hlín HalldórsdóttirPuffins are seabirds and they spend most of their time at sea. Only from the end of April...
Warm and cozy EditorialOne of the best things about Iceland is, of course, the hot water. Geothermal energy is used in...
The volcano Eldborg EditorialEldborg is a particularly shapely oval crater in the middle of the Eldborgarhraun lava field in Hnappadalur. It...
Hvalvatn, at the end of Hvalfjörður EditorialHvalvatn, at the end of Hvalfjörður,is a gorgeous lake, as are its surroundings. Hvalvatn is the second deepest...
Snæfellsjökull glacier EditorialIt is likely that Snæfellsjökull is the most beautiful volcano in the country. At least that thought always...
Photo series from the west EditorialSnæfellsjökull is probably the crown jewel of the west. The light that’s exceptionally beautiful in the west in...
Snæfellsnes Peninsula, EditorialSnæfellsnes is the name of the long peninsula in the northwestern part of western Iceland. Snæfellsnes is a...
30 beautiful photographs from the western part of Iceland EditorialphotographerFriðþjófur Helgason...
