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