Everything you need to plan a responsible photography trip to Iceland — F-roads, weather apps, permits, and how to reach locations that most visitors never find.
The first trip, I almost turned around On my first drive in Iceland, the wind nearly ended the trip before it started. Strong crosswinds pushed the car sideways on open stretches of road, every gust demanded a correction at the wheel, and I found the driving so tiring and unsettling that I seriously thought about … Read more
Built from what actually worked, not from a checklist I want to be upfront about something before this itinerary starts: I have never spent exactly ten days in Iceland. My trips have run three, six, seven, and eight days — never that specific round number most guides default to. What I have done twice is … Read more
The capital is not where the photographs are Most Iceland travel guides recommend Reykjavík as the natural base for a photography trip. It has the largest selection of accommodation, the best infrastructure, the most restaurants, and the easiest access from Keflavík Airport. It is also, photographically, one of the least useful places to be based … Read more
The forecast is not optional reading In Iceland, checking the weather is not a casual habit — it is part of the kit, as essential as charged batteries or a clean lens. Conditions here change faster and more dramatically than almost anywhere else photographers travel to, and the tools available to track those changes are, … 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