Last year, The Guild of Photographers asked me if I’d like to come along with them on a photo tour of Iceland. I don’t need to tell you my response. Acting as a combination of participant and Iceland ‘expert’ (I hesitate to use that term as I know there is so much I still have to learn about the country) I flew to my second home on 10th March and spent 8 amazing days with a lovely group of photographers and our brilliant guide, Siggi.
I was asked to give a short presentation on the second evening after taking the group on a photo tour of ReykjavÃk of my own devising, and it was fun to watch Iceland take its hold on so many other people in the same way it has me.
Here are my favourite images from that fantastic week.
The ceiling in the Catholic Cathedral, ReykjavÃk
Detail from the Catholic cathedral, ReykjavÃk
Interior of the Catholic cathedral, ReykjavÃk
Detall from City Hall, ReykjavÃk
The ceiling in HallgrÃmskirkja, ReykjavÃk
The ceiling in HallgrÃmskirkja, ReykjavÃk
The ceiling in HallgrÃmskirkja, ReykjavÃk
Looking across the bay from ReykjavÃk
Looking across the bay from ReykjavÃk
Looking across the bay from ReykjavÃk
Water detail, ReykjavÃk
Water detail, ReykjavÃk
Textures in Hafnarfjörður
The sea at GrindavÃk
The sea at GrindavÃk
The sea at GrindavÃk
The sea at GrindavÃk
The sea at GrindavÃk
Gullfoss waterfall
Ice structures at Gullfoss waterfall
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Looking towards Reynisjara beach from Kirkjufjara near Dyrhólaey
Rough seas at Kirkjufjara
Rough seas at Kirkjufjara
Reynisdrangar sea stacks at Reynisfjara
Reynisdrangar sea stacks at Reynisfjara
Reynisdrangar sea stacks at Reynisfjara
Photographers at work
Telegraph poles in the Icelandic wilderness
The Þjóðvegur road, which runs around the whole of Iceland
The Þjóðvegur road, which runs around the whole of Iceland
Just your average Icelandic scene
Another average Icelandic view
Water sitting on top of snow is tinted a beautiful turquoise colour
More Icelandic scenery
Telegraph pole and sun
Whooper Swans flying overhead
An iceberg washed up on the beach by Jökulsárlón
An iceberg washed up on the beach by Jökulsárlón
Photographer at work
Jökulsárlón, minus icebergs
Ice detail
A seabird at Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón with full complement of icebergs
Jökulsárlón, with some icebergs
Fire and Ice figures – light painting experiments
Light painting experiments
Light painting experiments
Detail, SvÃnafellsjökull glacier
Detail, SvÃnafellsjökull glacier
Detail, SvÃnafellsjökull glacier
SvÃnafellsjökull glacier
SvÃnafellsjökull glacier
Haunted graveyard at Hofskirkja
Obligatory Icelandic horse portrait
Sand dunes at Stokksnes
Rough sea at Stokksnes
Vestrahorn seen from Stokksnes
Yet another Icelandic view
The enormous Lómagnúpur cliff is engulfed by cloud
Urriðafoss waterfall
Urriðafoss waterfall
Ice flowing into Fjallsárlón lagoon
Ice flowing into Fjallsárlón lagoon
Ice flowing into Fjallsárlón lagoon