Suðurland

Is Torfajökull next?

Is Torfajökull next? Hidden at Fjallabak is Torfajökull. A volcano, where the second largest high-heat geothermal area in the country is after Grímsvötn witc...

Mountains & waterfalls

Mountains & waterfalls Ever changing, never the same. That's how Iceland is. Icelandic Times / Land & Saga went sightseeing. Headed east from Reykjav...

A visit to Þingvellir

  A visit to Þingvellir It has been 95 years since the first national park in Iceland, Þingvellir National Park, was established in 1928. Þingvellir ...

Litla Horn

The Viking village under the mountains One of the most beautiful mountains in Iceland and one of the few places in Iceland where you can find gabbro, (a coar...

Skaftáreldar at Laki

Skaftáreldar at Laki This year, there will be 240 years since one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in Iceland's history began, on June 8, 1783 by the mounta...

October summer in the South 

October summer in the South  On Friday, the weather was still summerlike in the south. The morning was cool, but the temperature went up to 10°C / 50°F by mi...

Glacier & Geothermal Energy

Glacier & Geothermal Energy Hrafntinnusker is a unique place in Iceland. Hrafntinnusker is the first destination when walking the Laugavegur, the country...

Torrential rain near Vík

Torrential rain near Vík One of the most beautiful regions of the country is Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, the easternmost part of Suðurland. There are two villag...

Game of Thrones at Þingvellir

This photo series of mine, about the filming locations of Game of Thrones, is from Þingvellir National Park. The eighth episode was filmed there.Fairy tales in ...

The Laki Craters

The Laki Craters Lakagígar is a 25 km / 15 mi long series of craters southwest of Vatnajökull Glacier and part of Vatnajökull National Park. Lakagígar was cr...

The blessed light

The blessed light After working as a photographer for 39 years, I have no idea what makes a good photograph. You either learn it or not. But one ...

Beneath the volcano

    Six rocks and a coastal ridge separates Holtsós and the turbulent Atlantic Ocean. Beneath the volcano There are few places in Iceland...

Two thousand-year-old lava

Two thousand-year-old lava Markarfljót is one of the larger glacial rivers in Iceland. From the source of the river Hrafntinnusker, there is a 100 km / 60 mi r...

The most beautiful beach?

The most beautiful beach? Reynisfjara Beach, just west of Vík í Mýrdal, is one of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations, and not without reason. The coal...

In the sun and the summer warmth

In the sun and the summer warmth It takes 45 minutes to drive to Hveragerði from Reykjavík. You go on the Ring Road to the east over Hellisheiði, and there...