Álftanes
Snæfellsjökull -Sandy waves leading the eye to the mysterious Snæfellsjökull glacier.Location: Breiðavík,Snæfellsnes, West Iceland
Snæfellsjökull -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.
Breiðavík -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.
Kjalarnes -Tree trunks becoming visible after ages in the soil.Location: Kjalarnes, SW Iceland.
Stöðvarfjörðu -A rocky shore with a view to Kambanes and Súlur.Location: Stöðvarfjörður, East Iceland.
Gríshólsá -The river Gríshólsá keeps trout and arctic char. The mountain Drápuhlíðarfjall is an ideal place for hiking.Location: Gríshólsá, Stykkishólmur, West Iceland.
Drápuhlíðarfjall -Stormy clouds gathering over Drápuhlíðarfjall. Usually this liparit mountain is light in colour, but turning darker under the stormy sky.
Snæfellsnes -I have seen sheep resting behind the waterfall. Not a bad option considering the view and the shelter.Location: Selvallavatn, Berserkjahraun, West Iceland.
Þingvellir -A calm autumn day at Þingvellir national park.
Snæfellsnes -The straws are still standing, despite winter storms and icy “leaves”.Location: Ós, Skógarströnd, West Iceland
Bjarnarhöfn -A vertebra from a fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, soon going to be placed at a shark and whale museum. Location: Bjarnarhöfn, Snæfellsnes, West Iceland.
Dýrafjörður, in my opinion the most beautiful place in Iceland.
Dýrafjörður -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.
Dýrafjörður -lómur -A Red-throated loon swimming nearby a breeding colony of Black-headed gulls
Dýrafjörðu -lómur-Red-throated loon on a pond in Dýrafjörður. A few years ago we rescued a Red-throated loon from a fishing net, just nearby. Maybe this was the one, paying for the life-saving by posing for the photographer.
Þórsmörk -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.
Þórsmörk -The view from Morinsheiði to Mýrdalsjökull.
Þórsmörk -Eystri hattur, a rock that can take on the form of different creatures, depending on the imagination.
Þórsmörk -Eystri hattur, a rock that can take on the form of different creatures, depending on the imagination.
Snæfellsnes -Drápuhlíðarfjall and Bjarnarhafnarfjall in the distance. Sunset at Breiðafjörður.
Snæfellsnes -Sunset at Breiðafjörður, Barðaströnd in the distance.
Snæfellsnes -Sunset at Breiðafjörður, Barðaströnd in the distance.
Snæfellsnes -The Icelandic name Karl means “a man”. Probably a troll that did not make it to its cave before the sun came up.
Snæfellsnes -Shaped by the forces of nature.
Snæfellsnes -Weathered rocks.
Snæfellsnes -Weathered rocks.
Snæfellsnes -The shape of the rocks is formed by the weather over thousands of years.
Snæfellsnes -The shape of the rocks is formed by the weather over thousands of years.“Paintings” and “sculptures” in Nature’s art collection. Lichens growing on rocks in Snæfellsnes, West Iceland
Snæfellsnes -An almost dried up brook after a dry and sunny summer.
Snæfellsnes -The prime of summer time. Snæfellsnes, West Iceland
Berserkjahraun is a 3000-4000 year old lavafield located between the towns of Stykkishólmur and Grundarfjörður. The crater Kothraunskúla in the background.
Snæfellsnes-Stóri Langidalur (Big Long Valley) at midnight in late July.
Dýrafjörður -A spectacular sunset at Dýrafjörður.
Dýrafjörður -Barnacles on fishing gear at the harbour in the small village Þingeyri West Iceland.
Dýrafjörður -The sun about to set in the mouth of Dýrafjörður.
Dýrafjörður -A rock in Dýrafjörður West Iceland, with marks from the time when ice was covering the land. Hvalbak (a whale’s back) in Icelandic.
Langeyjarnes Remains of a large boat in Langeyjarnes, with a view to the islands of Breiðafjörður and Snæfellsnes peninsula in the distance.
Dagverðarnes -An old protected church at very remote place in West Iceland.
Snæfellsnes -After one year of waiting I finally found the right moment. Northern lights shining above this long abandoned tool.
Snæfellsnes -After one year of waiting I finally found the right moment. Northern lights shining above this long abandoned tool.
Vestfirðir -Cakile maritima subsp. islandica
Vestfirðir -The shore.
Látrabjarg -The huge bird-cliff Látrabjarg, at the westernmost part of Iceland.
Hesteyri -Drifted shells of ocean quahogs on the shore at Hesteyri.
Hesteyri, the fog lying outside on the fjord without coming in.
Aðalvík
Hesteyri -Not bad to be on a sailing yacht in this wonderful area.
Ætihvönn. Hesteyri -A symbol for the wild nature of Hornstrandir.
Dýrafjörður -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.
Dýrafjörður- Ausiuvatn.A new perspective of my birthplace.
Dýrafjörður. My first visit to this quiet mountain pond nearby my birthplace. Sometimes the most beautiful places are just at your doorstep.
Drápuhlíðarfjall. Delicate rocks on the top of the mountain.
Snæfellsnes seen from Fellsströnd.
Þjórsá The volcano Hekla.
Þjórsá and the volcanoe Hekla.
Friðland að fjallabaki. One of my favourite. Can be found in rough landscape, adds wonderful purple colour to the environment.Dwarf fireweed,Chamaenerion latifolium eyrarós.
Tungnaá.
Tungnaá.
Friðland að fjallabaki. High up in the middle of Iceland. Even in the middle of summer, there is still some snow.
Friðland að fjllabaki. High up in Fjallabak Nature Reserve, windblown moss and snow in the middle of the summer. Volcano Hekla seen in the back
Mosalyng. In Fjallabak Nature Reserve flovering Harrimanella, mosalyng.
Arnarfjörður On the top at Kaldbakur the largest of the Westfjords Alps.
Arnarfjörður On top of the world.
Fossdalur, Arnarfjörður. To get to mountain Kaldbakur, one way is to hike up the beautiful valley Fossdalur.
Dýrafjörður My fjord; where I spent my first years. It will always have a special place in my heart.
Gýgjarfoss. Waterfall in the river Jökulfall.
Kerlingarfjöll. Mountain Mænir in Kerlingarfjöll. Located in middle of Iceland. This used to be a skiing area during summer.
Kerlingafjöll, Hveradalir. The geothermal area of Hveradalir (hot spring valley) in Kerlingarfjöll.
Kerlingafjöll, Höttur in Kerlingarfjöll.
Kerlingafjöll, Hveradalir. Hot springs and snow in Hveradalir, Kerlingarfjöll.
Snæfellsjökull.
Snæfellsjökull.
Skrúður.
Stuðlagil.
Stuðlagil.
Stuðlagil.
Stuðlagil.
Stuðlagil.
tuðlafoss.
Svörtuloft, Snæfellsnes.
Svörtuloft, Snæfellsnes.
Kirkjufell.
Kirkjufell.
Kirkjufell.
Kirkjufell.
Hvítserkur.
Hvítserkur.
Kálfhamarsvík
Kálfhamarsvík
Ketubjörg
Háifoss
©SVANA Háifoss
Háifoss
Háifoss
©SVANA Gjáin
©SVANA Gjáin
©SVANA Landmannalaugar.
Landmannalaugar
Dýrafjörður
rafjörður
Dýrafjörður
Strandir
Stóri Langidalur
Flatey, Skjálfandaflóa.
Dýrafjörður seen from Ausufjall.
Dýrafjörður seen from Ausufjall.
Dýrafjörður seen from Ausufjall.
Dýrafjörður seen from Skagafjalli.
