Category: Iceland

  • Noontime

    When I’m asked about the winter darkness in Iceland I tell people that it looks the same as darkness anywhere else. It’s the daylight that becomes special. I took a lunchtime walk along the harbor in late December. It was unplanned. I had come out of a meeting and the city was just so lovely…

  • Getting Back to Re-photo

    Yesterday I wrote about a place I’ve photoed and re-photoed over and over. I’ve wanted to get back here, but each time I was in Vik, I just didn’t make it back to this spot. I love this shot, but I would love to see it in different light and conditions as well. (Dyrhólaey, Iceland…

  • A Signature Shot

    We were walking near the Tjörnin in Reykjavik on a lovely late summer day. We liked this photo so much, it hangs over the fireplace. Later when I was living in Iceland I took a photo of it every time I walked by it. Those photos tell a better story about light and space. (Reykjavik,…

  • It’s the Light

    This is not a great looking building on a rather dull street, and yet the light was so good. So often wandering in Iceland not spectacular places looked terrific because of the light–the spectacular places looked even better. (Reykjavik, Iceland 2024)