Winter Wonders South and West Iceland Photo Workshop

This Photo Workshop focuses on the fantastic landscapes the South Coast and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula have to offer in the winter. The northern lights will hopefully grace us with their presence, but as with all of our workshops that fall withing the Northern light season, we will do our utmost to seize the opportunity to photograph them. You will find many of the more known locations of Iceland on the South Coast as well as lesser know locations and photograph them in their fall colors.

Winter is our favorite season to take photographs in Iceland. Short days often give us amazing sunrises and sunsets with soft light, and the Northern Lights should tick most boxes for landscape photographers. Our local guides will assist you to get to the right locations at the right time as we follow the light. Iceland’s appeal for winter photography lies in its unique landscapes and dramatic natural features contrasted with white snow and frost. You can capture frozen waterfalls and the contrast between the dark volcanic rock and black sand beaches against the pure white snow.

The Snæfellsnes Peninsula is best known by photographers for the picturesque Mount Kirkjufell and its neighboring waterfall, but the area offers so much more, with moving landscapes and an abundance of beautiful seascapes. The glacier of Snæfellsnes is mentioned as the gateway to the center of the earth in Jules Verne’s science fiction novel “Journey to the Centre of the Earth,” but the peninsula is also one of three national parks in Iceland. The first two days of the workshop will be spent in this magical place, photographing the major sights and perhaps a northern lights show at Mount Kirkjufell.

The South Coast is the most visited region in Iceland. We always do our best to avoid the crowds when possible. We have plenty of local connections and locations to visit, so we can take you off the radar to photograph amazing sites, both world-famous locations such as the Glacier Lagoon and lesser-known locations and hidden gems.