Footage Shows Huge Cracks Splitting Apart Iceland Amid Volcanic Threat
Shocking drone footage shows a huge crack literally splitting apart an Icelandic town, as the country warns of a potential major volcanic eruption.
Drone Photographer Captures the ‘Loneliness’ of the Icelandic Highlands
There is perhaps no other place in the world that is like the Icelandic Highlands: It is remote, hostile, and lonely.
New Icelandic Volcanic Eruption Leads to More Gorgeous Drone Videos
The extremely active volcanic region near the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland has erupted, giving filmmakers who happened to be in the area a chance to capture new, visually stunning aerial footage of lava flows.
Photos Show Orca Caring for Baby Pilot Whale in First Known Case
A female orca was captured on camera caring for a baby pilot whale in the first ever known case of its kind.
Photographer Captures Beauty from Iceland to the Edges of the Earth
Pelican Pro photographer and filmmaker Benjamin Hardman was so drawn to arctic landscapes, he traded in his life on the warm shores of Australia to live in Iceland, one of the harshest environments on Earth.
Photographer Captures Rare and Colorful Arctic Stratospheric Cloud
A photographer captured a rare and colorful nacreous cloud in the arctic stratosphere yesterday that are sometimes mistaken for the aurora lights.
Acclaimed Travel Photographer Shares 7 Must-Take Expedition Cruises
Today, interest in adventure travel is at an all-time high. Most modern day travelers design their travel itineraries based on the exciting experiences that it will provide. For photographers, this is especially true, as portfolio worthy images often come from adventurous experiences.
Photographer Captures Aurora and Orion With Never-Before-Seen Details
A photographer captured the aurora lights and details from the Orion constellation that have never been captured in the same image before.
Shooting ‘Haiku Photos’ in Iceland
I recently returned from 10 days in Iceland. After years of critiquing students’ photos with respect to “haiku photography,” I thought it would be useful to point that laser at my recent shooting.
How To Get Great Photos in Any Weather Condition
Landscape and adventure photographer Michael Shainblum has taken another trip to Iceland and shares some tips on how to get great photographs no matter what the weather condition.
Documentary on Iceland’s Retreating Glaciers Illustrates the Climate Crisis
Greenhouse gasses and a warming atmosphere may be invisible, but the consequences of climate change sit clearly in sight. In a State of Change, a social documentary featuring wildlife photographer Donal Boyd, seeks to illustrate the climate crisis while confronting the challenge of pulling off such a monumental visual task.
Photographer Explores the Damage Humans Have Done to Earth
Photographer Anya Anti has created 2.5 Seconds, a climate change awareness project that she hopes will start a conversation about the issue and educate more people about the facts, the urgency of the crisis, and the seriousness of its consequences.
Photographing Arctic Foxes in Iceland’s Hornstrandir Nature Reserve
As summer wraps up in the Northern Hemisphere, why not take a trip to Iceland to watch Arctic foxes cruise the coastline before winter sets in? Donal Boyd’s latest installment of “In the Field with Donal Boyd" sees the photographer venture to Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in Iceland to capture arctic foxes.
Tourists’ Gleeful Reactions at Seeing a Volcanic Eruption for the First Time
Photographer Vilhelm Gunnarsson came up with a novel way of documenting the recent volcanic activity in Iceland by capturing the reactions of tourists and visitors to the eruption.
How Chris Burkard Shot Iceland’s Latest Volcanic Eruption for NatGeo
On the ground in what has become a very active volcanic area, photographer Chris Burkard explains what it was like photographing for National Geographic as Iceland experienced its second volcanic eruption in as many years.
Breathtaking Film and Photos of Iceland’s Recent Volcanic Eruption
A photographer has captured incredible images and footage of Iceland's most recent volcanic eruption.
Pilot Risks His Drone Capturing Iceland’s New Volcanic Eruption
A pilot risked melting his drone to capture awesome shots of the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland.
Photographing Adorable Arctic Fox Cubs Emerging From Their Dens
Wildlife and landscape photographer Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove traveled to a remote area of Iceland in the hopes of finding and photographing arctic fox cubs which are known to leave their dens around this time of the year.
Icelandic Self-Portrait Series Helped Artist Out of Postpartum Depression
Visual artist and photographer Felicia Simion found a trip to Iceland and a self-portrait project were exactly what she needed to reconnect with nature and feel alive once again.
Iceland Hotel Offering 10-Day Stay in Exchange for Landscape Photos
Hotel Ranga, a lodge located on the southern coast of Iceland, is looking for one photographer who is willing to trade landscape photos of the region in exchange for round trip airfare to and room and board in the land of fire and ice.
Regenerating the Planet is at the Core of this ‘Life on Earth’ Photo Series
Lorenzo Poli, the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 winner of the Landscape category, discusses the motivation behind his environmentalism-inspired "Life on Earth" series.
Photographing Iceland’s Cultural Icon: The Icelandic Horse
Photographer Donal Boyd has a mission to conserve nature through visual advocacy. In this case, his photos of Iceland's symbol of culture and heritage explore the connection between nature and humanity of his home country through portraiture.
Stark Black and White Photos Capture Life in a Melting Arctic
Ragnar Axelsson is an Icelandic photographer who has been working in the frigid Arctic for over 40 years and documenting breathtaking imagery of the desolate landscape and its people.
Photographer Takes Dramatic Self-Portraits with Iceland’s Erupting Volcano
Photographer Anna Isabella Christensen has been working on a series of self-portraits over the last four years but has spent the last several months working specifically in Iceland, capturing dramatic images near the erupting volcano there.
Iceland Hotel Offers Month’s Stay In Exchange for Northern Lights Photos
A hotel in Iceland is offering a unique opportunity for one photographer: in exchange for photos of the Northern Lights, it will provide airfare to the country as well as a month of room and board.
Abstract Photos of Cooling Lava from Iceland’s Erupting Volcano
After the Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption began in March 2021, photographer Jan Erik Waider traveled to the Nátthagi valley in Iceland and captured beautifully abstract photos of lava flowing and cooling.
Photo Series Captures the Spectacular Beauty of the Icelandic Wetlands
A photographer has captured a largely unseen side of Iceland's landscape in an attempt to raise awareness for the restoration of Icelandic wetlands in the process.
My Journey in Photographing Iceland’s Volcano Eruption Over 10 Weeks
I'm not exaggerating when I say that the Geldingadalir eruption in Iceland has dominated my photographic life this year. At the time of writing, I've been up at the eruption site 15 times.
What it is Like to Fly a Drone Near a Volcano… And Then Crash It
If you watched the news or were connected to the internet the first week of June, chances are good that you have seen a video of a drone crashing into an erupting volcano. Well, that drone was mine and it got completely disintegrated. In my latest video, I share what it is like to fly a drone around a volcano and what you have to look out for.
Watch in First-Person as a DJI Drone is Swallowed by a Volcano
Photographer and filmmaker Joey Helms ventured to Iceland in order to capture footage of the volcanic eruption there. During a pass over the mouth of the volcano, his DJI FPV was swallowed by lava and lost forever.