©SVANA After one year of waiting I finally found the right moment. Northern lights shining above this long abandoned tool.
©SVANA A rocky shore with a view to Kambanes and Súlur.Location: Stöðvarfjörður, East Iceland.
©SVANA A spectacular sunset at Dýrafjörður.
©SVANA The river Gríshólsá keeps trout and arctic char. The mountain Drápuhlíðarfjall is an ideal place for hiking.Location: Gríshólsá, Stykkishólmur, West Iceland.
©SVANA Waves at Rauðisandur West Iceland.
©SVANA Not bad to be on a sailing yacht in this wonderful area.
©SVANA A calm autumn day at Þingvellir national park.
©SVANA Stormy clouds gathering over Drápuhlíðarfjall. Usually this liparit mountain is light in colour, but turning darker under the stormy sky.
©SVANA I have seen sheep resting behind the waterfall. Not a bad option considering the view and the shelter.Location: Selvallavatn, Berserkjahraun, West Iceland.
©SVANA The view from Morinsheiði to Mýrdalsjökull.
©SVANA Sandy waves leading the eye to the mysterious Snæfellsjökull glacier.Location: Breiðavík,Snæfellsnes, West Iceland
©SVANA Tree trunks becoming visible after ages in the soil.Location: Kjalarnes, SW Iceland.
©SVANA Remains of a large boat in Langeyjarnes, with a view to the islands of Breiðafjörður and Snæfellsnes peninsula in the distance.
©SVANA Sunset at Breiðafjörður, Barðaströnd in the distance.
©SVANA Eystri hattur, a rock that can take on the form of different creatures, depending on the imagination.
©SVANA Plants growing high up in the mountains, with a view to Þórsmörk where the vegetation is unique due to the lack of sheep and the relatively mild weather between the glaciers.
©SVANA The prime of summer time. Snæfellsnes, West Iceland
©SVANA The sun about to set in the mouth of Dýrafjörður.
©SVANA A vertebra from a fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, soon going to be placed at a shark and whale museum. Location: Bjarnarhöfn, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
©SVANA In early July the days are long and going to bed is not appealing. Often the weather is calm so it is tempting to stay outside and enjoy the beauty of nature.Location: Álftanes, SW Iceland.
©SVANA A view from Breiðavík towards the Snæfellsjökull glacier; from where one can make a journey to the centre of the Earth (according to Jules Verne).Location: Breiðavík, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
©SVANA The soft sandy beach and the rough rocks make contrasting features in the landscape. Seaweed and barnacles growing on the rocks and the nearby mountains create a colorful environment.Location: Breiðavík, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
©SVANA Eystri hattur, a rock that can take on the form of different creatures, depending on the imagination.
©SVANA Berserkjahraun is a 3000-4000 year old lavafield located between the towns of Stykkishólmur and Grundarfjörður. The crater Kothraunskúla in the background.
©SVANA Stóri Langidalur (Big Long Valley) at midnight in late July.
©SVANA Weathered rocks.
©SVANA An almost dried up brook after a dry and sunny summer.
©SVANA Shaped by the forces of nature.
©SVANA Weathered rocks.
©SVANA Sunset at Breiðafjörður, Barðaströnd in the distance.
©SVANA The shape of the rocks is formed by the weather over thousands of years.
©SVANA After one year of waiting I finally found the right moment. Northern lights shining above this long abandoned tool.
©SVANA The Icelandic name Karl means “a man”. Probably a troll that did not make it to its cave before the sun came up.
©SVANA Dýrafjörður, in my opinion the most beautiful place in Iceland.
©SVANA “Paintings” and “sculptures” in Nature’s art collection. Lichens growing on rocks in Snæfellsnes, West Iceland
©SVANA From Dýrafjörður, the fjord where I was born. The two mountains form a door to the fjord. The name is considered to have been Dyrafjörður, meaning the fjord with doors.
©SVANA Drápuhlíðarfjall and Bjarnarhafnarfjall in the distance. Sunset at Breiðafjörður.
©SVANA The shore.
©SVANA Cakile maritima subsp. islandica
©SVANA The huge bird-cliff Látrabjarg, at the westernmost part of Iceland.
©SVANA The place where I was born and spent the first years of my life. This fjord will always have a special place in my heart.
©SVANA Drifted shells of ocean quahogs on the shore at Hesteyri.
©SVANA My first visit to this quiet mountain pond nearby my birthplace. Sometimes the most beautiful places are just at your doorstep.
©SVANA A new perspective of my birthplace.
©SVANA Delicate rocks on the top of the mountain.
©SVANA Barnacles on fishing gear at the harbour in the small village Þingeyri West Iceland.
©SVANA A rock in Dýrafjörður West Iceland, with marks from the time when ice was covering the land. Hvalbak (a whale’s back) in Icelandic.
©SVANA An old protected church at very remote place in West Iceland.
©SVANA The volcano Hekla.
©SVANA I am often amazed by the power of nature, these plants growing in this harsh environment are admirable.
©SVANA Þjórsá and the volcanoe Hekla.
©SVANA Tungnaá.
©SVANA Tungnaá.
©SVANA High up in the middle of Iceland. Even in the middle of summer, there is still some snow.
©SVANA High up in Fjallabak Nature Reserve, windblown moss and snow in the middle of the summer. Volcano Hekla seen in the back
©SVANA Snæfellsnes seen from Fellsströnd.
©SVANA My fjord; where I spent my first years. It will always have a special place in my heart.
©SVANA On the top at Kaldbakur the largest of the Westfjords Alps.
©SVANA The lichen Flavocetraria nivalis growing on top on Kaldbakur largest of the Westfjords Alps.
©SVANA On top of the world.
©SVANA Fossdalur, Arnarfjörður. To get to mountain Kaldbakur, one way is to hike up the beautiful valley Fossdalur.
©SVANA Hot springs and snow in Hveradalir, Kerlingarfjöll.
©SVANA Gýgjarfoss. Waterfall in the river Jökulfall.
©SVANA Mountain Mænir in Kerlingarfjöll. Located in middle of Iceland. This used to be a skiing area during summer.
©SVANA The geothermal area of Hveradalir (hot spring valley) in Kerlingarfjöll.
©SVANA Höttur in Kerlingarfjöll.
©SVANA Snæfellsjökull seen from Beruvík.
©SVANA Snæfellsjökull on a November morning seen from the lake Miðhúsavatn.
©SVANA My grandfather Páll Jónsson together with the whole crew and passengers on his boat died at sea when transporting gravel from the mine.
©SVANA Constantly changing due to light and weather.
©SVANA When the sun shines through the frozen grass the grass becomes like golden.
©SVANA Sheds used to dry and store fish at Gufuskálar.
©SVANA Stuðlagil.
©SVANA Snæfellsjökull.
©SVANA Snæfellsjökull.
©SVANA Stuðlagil.
©SVANA Stuðlagil.
©SVANA Stuðlagil.
©SVANA Stuðlagil.
©SVANA Stuðlafoss.
©SVANA Skrúður.
©SVANA Kirkjufell.
©SVANA Kirkjufell.
©SVANA Kirkjufell.
©SVANA Kirkjufell.
©SVANA Svörtuloft, Snæfellsnes.
©SVANA Svörtuloft, Snæfellsnes.
©SVANA Svörtuloft, Snæfellsnes.
©SVANA Eastfjords seen from a boat.
©SVANA Dýrafjörður
©SVANADýrafjörður
©SVANA Dýrafjörður
©SVANA Hvítserkur.
©SVANA Hvítserkur.
©SVANA Kálfhamarsvík
©SVANA Kálfhamarsvík
©SVANA Ketubjörg
©SVANA Háifoss
©SVANA Háifoss
©SVANA Háifoss
©SVANA Háifoss
©SVANA Gjáin
©SVANA Gjáin
©SVANA Landmannalaugar.
©SVANA Landmannalaugar
©SVANA wind.
©SVANA Stóri Langidalur
Súlur, Stöðvarfirði.
Austfirðir
Hornbjarg
Miðdalsvatn.
Drífandi in Hornvík.
Hlöðuvík.
Hælavíkurbjarg.
From Flatey, Skjálfandaflóa.
Dýrafjörður seen from Ausufjall.
Dýrafjörður seen from Ausufjall.
Dýrafjörður seen from Ausufjall.
Dýrafjörður seen from Skagafjalli.
