Iceland
A SUB-ARCTIC VOLCANIC ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA
THE MOST AMAZING COUNTRY ON EARTH
Iceland – land of fire and ice
Iceland is my favourite place on earth and it holds such a big piece of my heart. I first visited in 2014 and fell in love and over the years I have shot proposals and elopements there, led Iceland photography tours and captured branding photography.
I’ve travelled several times in every season and explored extensive areas of the country. Winter is my favourite time, I love the cold and the surrender that nature requires you give when storms arrive. And of course, winter is when there is most darkness for aurora chasing too!
I’ll be sharing stories of adventures in Iceland, hints and tips and creating images for my Print Shop to bring gorgeous scenes home to you.
Reykjanes volcanic eruption
Sundhnúksgígar – 24th March 2024
The Reykjanes Peninsula, just south of Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík, has shown remarkable volcanic activity over the past few years, with eruptions in 2021, 2022 and continuing into 2023.
Until November 2023, the activity had been confined to uninhibited areas of Iceland but something changed, marked by a powerful earthquake swarm seeing the residents of Grindavik evacuating their homes. A vast magma intrusion ran under the town and out to sea, estimated to be 20km long. Remarkably, an eruption didn’t happen
Activity continued and in Dec ’23 a fissure eruption started. The eruption was short and ended within 48 hours.
But inflation of a sill 4-5km below the Blue Lagoon started almost instantly, filling with magma. Since then there seems to be an eruption cycle, with the inflation reaching a critical level and another eruption starts.
Each eruption has been a profound reminder of Earth’s ever-changing landscape, where new ground is forged right before our eyes.
This March, fortune aligned with my travel plans, and an eruption began just as I landed in Iceland and I was able to take a helicopter flight to witness the eruption from just a few metres above.
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Stories & field notes from Iceland
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RIP Reynisfjara: Dramatic coastal erosion at one of the world’s wildest edges
When I saw this news pop up online, it stunned me. Reynisfjara, Iceland’s black sand beach I’ve returned to again and again over twelve years I’ve been travelling to Iceland. The black sand threshold where I’ve felt most alive, studying light from the air and stood humbled by colossal waves, has been transformed beyond recognition…
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How to prepare for a creative residency in a remote place
Creative residency preparation begins long before we arrive. When the destination is wild, remote and shaped by the elements, the way we prepare becomes part of the creative process itself. During my summer residency at Arctic Canvas in West Iceland, creative residency preparation was central to ensuring I could create from a place of presence….
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Snæfellsjökull and the stories glaciers carry
There are landscapes that shape us quietly, over time, and there are others that strike like lightning. Leaving an imprint that feels almost cosmic. Snæfellsnes and the national park around Snæfellsjökull is both. Rising from Iceland’s western edge, this glacier topped volcano holds stories written in ice and ash. Its layered geology a record of…
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Fine art prints that spark awe & fuel change.
Print Shop is an online collection of images, curated from moments in nature shot across the world.
They are printed at the UK’s first carbon negative lab, ordered online and delivered directly to your door.
I donate 10% of the Print Shop profit to Whale Wise.
