The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued orange weather alerts for a wide sweep of Iceland, including South Iceland, Southwest Iceland (Faxaflói), Southeast Iceland, the Central Highlands, the Westfjords, Northwest Iceland, and Northeast Iceland. Yellow alerts are in effect across remaining regions, including the Capital Region. A southerly gale or severe gale is expected locally in … Read more
An earthquake swarm that began over the weekend continues across two of Iceland’s most active volcanic zones: the Reykjanes Ridge in the southwest and the Bárðarbunga volcanic system beneath the Vatnajökull glacier in the central highlands. The strongest event recorded on the Reykjanes Ridge measured magnitude 3.0, located approximately 1.8 kilometres northwest of Geirfugladrang off … Read more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands) has a yellow weather warning in effect for most of the country today and into Tuesday, including the Capital Region, South Iceland, Faxaflói, Breiðafjörður, the Westfjords, Northwest Iceland, Southeast Iceland and the Central Highlands. South to southeast winds of 8–15 m/s are expected, with stronger gusts in isolated locations, … Read more
Some places reveal themselves fully only once I have been to Jökulsárlón three times — in autumn, in late winter, and in summer. Each visit was different. The light changed, the ice changed, the colours of the water shifted between seasons. Three Locations Jökulsárlón, Diamond Beach, and Fjallsárlón — what each one offers 🧊 Jökulsárlón … Read more
The roads that take you where Iceland’s highlands actually are Iceland’s F-roads are the unpaved highland tracks that connect the interior — a landscape of volcanic desert, rhyolite mountains, geothermal fields, and river crossings that the Ring Road never touches. They are where Iceland’s most remote and visually extreme photography locations become accessible. They are … Read more
Iceland in miniature — if you take the time to look past the obvious The Snæfellsnes Peninsula is often described as “Iceland in miniature” — and the description is accurate. Within a hundred kilometres of coastline, the peninsula concentrates glacier, lava field, black pebble beach, sea cliff, fishing village, and volcanic mountain into a compact … Read more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office published a new long-term lava hazard assessment for the Reykjanes Peninsula and the greater capital area on 21 April 2026. The report identifies Grindavík and Hveragerði as sitting within the highest hazard category — the top 10% of areas most exposed to lava flow risk and eruptive fissure probability. Parts of … Read more
The Icelandic Road Administration confirmed this morning that due to thawing conditions, all traffic is currently prohibited on a number of the F-routes in Iceland’s highlands. The notice, issued at 08:41 local time on 22 April 2026, applies across the highland interior and covers the F-road network that provides the only vehicle access to the … Read more
Road 612 (Örlygshafnarvegur), the only vehicle route leading to Látrabjarg in the Westfjords, is currently closed all the way to the cliffs due to mudslides, according to the Icelandic Road Administration’s live traffic bulletin issued this morning. No detour route exists. The closure is in effect as of 22 April 2026 and no reopening date … Read more
Iceland is hard on equipment. Here is what six trips have taught me. Most camera gear guides for Iceland read like a sponsored product catalogue. This one is different — it is built on six trips across all seasons, on the lenses I wished I had brought, on the filters that earned their place in … Read more