Vatnsnes is a peninsula in the north west part of Iceland, is a place of great natural beauty. Vatnsnes is jutting into Húnaflói in northern Iceland. It is surrounded by waters of Miðfjörður fjord on the west and Húnafjörður on the east. It is home to one of the largest seal colonies in Iceland. The peninsula is also a very interesting place for photographers, with beautiful landscape, nature and wildlife. Here are some of the best attractions by Vatnsnes peninsula:
Hamarsrétt is a sheep and horse pen close to the sea shore.
Conveniently located in the neighbourhood of Hamarsrétt is the farm Hamarsbúð where the traditional Icelandic Food Festival, the “Fjöruhlaðborð”, is celebrated every year.
The Rock Ánaðastapi is standing at the coastline west side of Vatnsnes.
The abandoned farm Stapar at Vatnsnes
A seal resting at the beach close to the farm.
Tröllabörn in Icelandic means the children of trolls. Old Icelandic folklore is full of stories of trolls that roam the night and turn into stone if they are hit by the rays of the sun. This row of rocks must therefore have once been a row of troll children.
On Vatnsnes in Húnafjörður there is an awesome rock formation called Hvítserkur. It is a 15m high monolith. The sea has through the ages creatively eroded the rock into a strange formation. Legend has that Hvítserkur was a troll caught by the sunrise while attempting to destroy the Christian monastery at Þingeyrar.
I'm an pro landscape and nature photagrapher. I offer photo tours and photo guidance. I also publish photo books and usually have one photo exhibition every year were the subject is Icelandic landscape and nature. I started taking pictures 2007, first I bought Canon 400D and 2010 I upgraded to 50D. Spring 2012 I upgraded again my camera to 5D Mark III and again in autumn 2016 to 5DM4. I was living in the north part of Iceland, Skagafjörður where I was surrounded with beautiful nature and landscape for seven years, 2005-2012. I had my first exhibition in summer 2009 in Hofsós, Skagafjörður. Since then I have had several exhibitions alone or with others. In the spring 2011 I published a photobook; Light and Nature of Skagafjörður. Included with the photobook is a CD with my wife Alexandra Chernyshova. In December 2013 I published my second photobook "Light and Nature of North west". Now I live in Keflavik where I operate my photographic business - photo tours, photo guidance and publication.
