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One of the most difficult birds to photograph in Iceland is the Gyrfalcon. Only 1000 of them exist in Iceland and one needs a permit from the government to photograph them. This is done for protection and minimizing the disturbance during the most vulnerable...

For the past few years a Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) and a Eurosian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) have been regular visitors in our backyard. Those tiny visitors put their trust on getting some food over the winter and there is something romantic about attending them...

The arctic fox has always been a mystery to me. The population of wild arctic foxes is unknown in Iceland, but we know that up to 8000 foxes are hunted each year, counting cubs and grown ups. Ancient reasons and farmers need to protect...

    The latest issue of the N-photo magazine features a 12 page article called "Go wild in Iceland". This is the second apprentice article where I am a contributor. The experienced Sigurjón Einarsson went with me on a search for birds and wildlife in the...

Woke up at 2.50 am at Kirkjufell in Snæfellsnes peninsula. I was interested in getting a new perspective of the popular Kirkjufell mountain at sunrise. I walked for 15 minutes up the hill above the most photographed waterfalls and there is a waterfall which...

Birds are in general difficult models. Some more difficult than others. Few years ago when me and Gyda, my wife planned to photograph Sea-eagles we did not really have any idea of what we where getting into. We had good experience with most bird...

https://vimeo.com/175946901 It´s after midnight. The sky is pink in Arnarstapi in the Snæfellsnes peninsula and we are taking landscape photos with our wide angle lenses of the magnificent Gatklettur cliff formation which is full of nesting birds, mostly Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis). The birds were...

https://vimeo.com/173063700 Using our floating hide is a step forward in our bird photography. Of course the easy version of low-angle photography is simply laying down as close to the water as possible, but birds recognize the human form and stay further away. In the floating...

Old dream comes true We all see the same thing differently. Changing perspective changes everything. It was a dream to fly and take aerial photos this summer. Around the year 2000 I photographed most of the popular salmon and trout rivers in Iceland from the...