Rule number one with Iceland’s ice caves: you never go alone. A certified guide leads the way – full stop. We’d just finished shooting inside the ice cave beneath Vatnajökull during our Glacier Tour in Iceland, and it felt like we’d been inside for hours. Time always behaves strangely in these places — the silence, […]
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On a winter day during my first ever glacier tour in Iceland, we stopped by what looked like an ordinary frozen lake. The plan was simple: grab the widest lens, get close to the ice, and capture some of those perfectly trapped air bubbles everyone posts on Instagram.Nice idea. But standing there for the first […]
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I have been fascinated with Iceland and its beautiful landscape since I was a teenager. I held on to the fantasy, which seemed far away, until Skylum’s invitation to their first-ever Luminar Camp in 2020 allowed that desire to become a surreal reality, where I had the opportunity to do a Glacier Tour to Vatnajökull […]
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This photo of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland was taken in February just before the first lockdown in Europe. A day in Iceland in winter is extremely short, so this brief sunset was Nico’s last opportunity to contemplate the wild landscape before travel was no longer possible. Seljalandsfoss is one of the more famous […]
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Sun Voyager is located near Sæbraut road in Reykjavík. This sculpture was commissioned to commemorate 200 years of the Icelandic capital. The project itself was conceived back in 1986 by artist Jón Gunnar, who linked the concept of Sun Voyager to the history and mythology of Icelanders. Sun Voyage in Iceland The Sun Voyager was […]
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Hallgrímskirkja or “Hallgrimur Church” as it is translated, is the largest church in Reykjavík. It is also the second-largest building in all of Iceland! This 74-meter high church is visible from almost every part of Reykjavík and makes it easy to orient yourself in the capital of the Island. Hallgrimur Church This church was designed […]
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Skógafoss Waterfall is one of the largest waterfalls in Iceland. For a sense of scale – take a look at the “human figure” at the base of the waterfall. It marks the previous coastline – yes, the one that is now 5 kilometres away. Skógafoss Skógafoss waterfall is located in the south of Iceland and […]
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Vík í Mýrdal (or simply Vík) is a village in the very south of Iceland. It has only 750 inhabitants but is nevertheless a very popular attraction for tourists. It is also the only place where you can refuel and buy food within the next 70 kilometres. Therefore, if you travel the “ring road” in […]
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Vestrahorn, Vesturhorn, and Stokksnes – these are the three names of the same mountain in Iceland. It is not so easily accessible – it is about six hours drive from Reykjavík. More specifically, Vestrahorn is located on the Stokknes peninsula not far (10 minutes by car) from the town of Höfn. Vestrahorn in winter This […]
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