HOW YOU PICTURE ICELAND

Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
Haukur Pálsson
Verified local
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025

Iceland is ideal for timelapse photography, due to the everchanging weather and light, and the stunning landscapes.

Doug and Karen Urquhart travelled the country for two weeks last autumn, with a tent and a Canon 7D, and shot this amazing collection of timelapse videos.  When they reached Jökulsárlón the Northern Lights appeared, quite vividly, as this years Solar Maximum was drawing near, with heightened solar winds which set the lights in motion.

Haukur Pálsson
Haukur Pálsson
Verified local
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I work on Photo tours with Iurie Belegurschi. We also try to provide photographers with tips about the best photography locations and attractions in Iceland and Greenland ...

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