This is a beautiful architectural building Reykavik Iceland. I loved the modern glass honeycomb design…. It would be great to experience a performance inside this building. I’ve had a chance to walk around the outside of it twice… I can only imagine how great it is on the inside.
Iceland Mountain Pass
I took this at the start of our journey over a mountain pass in the West Fjords of Iceland. I loved the wildflowers, gravel road and mountains in the distance.
Iceland Cold
It’s so cold in Pittsburgh right now, it could be Iceland. Here are a few photos from our last Iceland trip. I captured these at the glacier lagoon and diamond beach.
Iceland Glacier Runoff
Have I mentioned in the past that I love Iceland? We’ve traveled there twice, and I’d love to go again. The landscape photography opportunities are limitless, and every location is beautiful.
Iceland's Black Church
This simple but beautiful church sits on the south side of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Búðakirkja is a local parish church that dates back to 1703.
This is one of the most photographed spots in the country and you can see why.
Reykjavik Graffiti
I captured this photo in downtown Reykjavik at around midnight last summer. I took one night and walked around the harbor and downtown area taking as many photos as I could. The place was completely empty.
Iceland's Sun Voyager
This stainless-steel sculpture of a boat was put in place in 1990. It sits in a great location in the Reykjavik marina.
Iceland Glacier Watershed
MJ and I traveled 30 minutes down a gravel road to see a glacier lagoon in this northwest area of Iceland only to find out climate change had eliminated it. The glacier has retreated up the mountain, but the runoff from the melting glacier continues to feed this area, which makes for interesting photos.
El Grilla Bar
MJ and I visited this little pub in the village of Seydisfjordur Iceland. I loved this little town and would like to visit again, but next time I want to stay a little long.
Atlantic Puffins
I love these little guys. I took these photos in Iceland last summer. Great experience.
Hopscotch
I’d be willing to place a small bet this is the longest hopscotch course in the world. I took this photo around mid-night this time last year in Reykjavik Iceland. This was one of those nights I’d get MJ back to our hotel room and go back out taking photographs by myself.
Búðakirkja
On the south coast of Iceland’s Snaefellsness peninsula, there is this cute little black church sitting on the cliff above the Atlantic ocean. There is a small village with a hotel near by (about a mile away) called Buoir. The church was constructed in 1703 by Bent Larusson who was a merchant in the area.
Akureyrarkirkja
This is from our Iceland trip about this time last year. This large Lutheran church sits upon a hill overlooking downtown Akureyri. Akureyri is the 2nd largest city in the country and sits on the northern coast.
Iceland Glacier Lake
During our 2021 Iceland trip, I went off by myself one night to go find this hidden glacier bay. I traveled a long distance down a path (calling it a road gives it too much credit…calling it a off road trail or path is probably more accurate).
Once I got to the end, I climbed a large hill to find the glacier lake and glacier coming down the mountain. From the front of the lake, I flew the drone over a mile to get to the start of the glacier and captured this photo looking straight down.
Garoar BA 64
During our last trip to Iceland, MJ and I stopped to look at this beached shipwreck. As it turns out, this is Iceland’s oldest steel ship. It was run aground in 1981 instead of scuttling it when it wasn’t safe to use anymore. And it’s been sitting there ever since.
Typical Iceland Countryside
Iceland is full of spots like this. Just one great view after another…
Icebergs in Iceland
Both of our trips to Iceland were amazing. I don’t know if there will be a third, but I’m hoping someday.
I took this photo near Diamond Beach, inside Jokulsarlon Iceberg Lagoon on the southeastern coast of the country. Wonderful spot.
Husavik
I’ve been going through a bunch of my Iceland photos from our pandemic trip and I’m sorry if you’re getting tired of them.
Here is another one. This is the harbor in the village of Husavik Iceland. I loved the looks of these ships with the mountains in the background.
Interesting fun fact: This is the village that is featured in the “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga” movie. During our time in this town, we visited a number of locations featured in the movie.
Vestrahorn Mountain
During our first trip to Iceland, MJ and I didn’t go to this site. Honestly, I didn’t even know about it at that time. In preparation for the 2nd trip, I discovered it online and put it on our itinerary and I am so glad I did.
It was about 30 minutes off the main road to the end of this peninsula. It cost us about $7 each to get access to the black sand beach and dunes, plus we got a chance to visit the Viking Café. They also have a recreated Viking Village, that we didn’t visit since we spent all our time out hiking around the black sand dunes and capturing photos of the Vestrahorn Mountain in the background. Like most amazing geographic locations, photos don’t do them justice, which is true of the mountains this photo as well.
This is a must-see Iceland spot. As a bonus, when MJ and I were leaving the location, we came upon a wild herd of reindeer. That was a “first” for me.
Hofskirkja Turf Church
This beautiful little turf church is in the southeast coast of Iceland near the village of Hof. There are only six turf churches left in the country and we got a chance to see two of them on our last trip to Iceland. As you might have noticed, there are graves all around the church courtyard which are the small mounds in the foreground of this photo. None of them have grave headstones or markers, but I assume they have records of who is buried where around the church.
