East Fjords & North Iceland Photography Workshop
Price range: £1,600.00 through £6,800.00
20th – 30th November 2027 – East Fjords & North Iceland Photography Workshop from Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon to the Egilsstaðir and Seydisfjordur region, to include Arctic Henge, Godafoss and weather permitting Aldeyjarfoss. This workshop will concentrate on the less frequented fjords and waterfalls in the east of the country.
Description
ICELAND PHOTO TOUR AND WORKSHOP
East Fjords Iceland Tour
November 20th – 30th 2027
2027 East Fjords & North Iceland Photo Tour & Astrophotography Workshop
East Fjords & North Iceland Photography Workshop from Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon to the Egilsstaðir and Seydisfjordur region, to include Arctic Henge, Godafoss and weather permitting Aldeyjarfoss. This workshop will concentrate on the less frequented fjords and waterfalls in the east of the country.
Tutor: Ollie Taylor
PRICE
£1600 non-refundable deposit
£6800 full price
DATES
PARTICIPANTS
Max 6 Photographers
Tutor: Ollie Taylor
1 x Iceland guide/driver
EXERTION LEVEL
LOCATION
East Fjords & North
Iceland
ACCOMMODATION
Single occupancy rooms unless sharing is requested.
Landscape Photography Tuition
This workshop includes traditional landscape photography shoots and tuition.
Nightscape Photography Tuition
This workshop includes innovative night sky photography planning, shoots and tuition. Northern Lights planning, hunting, and shooting is also included on this workshop.
Expertise
You will need a basic understanding of your camera and it is recommended you are familiar with manual, ISO, aperture, and some knowledge of landscape photography would be advantageous.
PACKAGE Includes
Pick up and transfer to the airport (Keflavik)
Accommodation*
Breakfast*
Transportation (4×4)
Professional landscape photography & astrophotography tuition and advice throughout the tour
Short digital darkroom sessions within accommodation (only in the event of bad weather)
In-depth follow up digital darkroom image to print tuition if required*
Help with onward travel if required*
PACKAGE Excludes
Flights
Personal travel and equipment insurance
Meals and snacks
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East Fjords Iceland Photography Workshop in one of Iceland’s most remote regions
This Iceland Photography workshop concentrates on the spectacular East Fjords & North of Iceland, offering both traditional landscape, landscape astrophotography, and Northern Lights photography. The East Fjords boasts captivating landscapes and waterfalls set amongst the deep fjords, and its remote location means that once passed Vestrahorn in the south east, fewer people frequent the area. Clear nights will see priority given to nightscape and Northern Lights photography although threre will naturally be plenty of daytime landscape opportunities too.
East Fjords &North Iceland PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR – STRUCTURE
Over the last few years, we have started to operate a number of “different” Iceland tours that cater for new and previous visitors to Iceland wanting to photograph different, lesser frequented parts of the country which offer a far better wilderness experience than the popular south areas. We offer circular tours, north and West Iceland, and now finally, the East Fjords, his favourite Icelandic region. The east offers narrow fjords and the north unique pyramid mountains and distinctive volcanic regions, remote waterfalls, rugged coastlines and sweeping black beaches offering incredible landscape photography opportunities.
The workshop team will use the south Ring Road (1) to access the East Fjords ensuring an overnight stop-over is made at Diamond Beach and the Glacier Lagoon, after this the team moves to accommodation in the far east to focus on waterfalls, canyons, and dramatic fjord vistas in the far east of the country.
We then move up to the north/north east of Iceland to photograph waterfalls such as Godafoss, Dettifoss, and potentially Aldeyjarfoss (weather dependent) and if weather and time permits, the Arctic Henge in the far north east.
East Fjords Iceland Photography Workshop – Locations
En-Route to the East Fjords – South Iceland
- Fossálar
- Lómagnúpur
- Jokusarlon
- Diamond Beach
East Fjords – Far East Iceland
- Folaldafoss
- Berufjörður
- Fossardalur
- Nykurhylsfoss
- Meleyri Beach
- Reyðarfjörður
- Fjord de Breiðdalsvík
- Búðarárfoss
- Klifbrekkufossar
- Stuðlagil Canyon
- Lindarbakki
- Gufu Waterfall
- Barkináfoss
- Fauskasandur
- Green Rock
North Iceland – The Far North
- Arctic Henge
- Myvatn Lake & Geothermal Area
- Aldeyjarfoss***
- Raudanes Point
- Godafoss
South East Iceland – South East Fjords
- Stapavík
- Vestrahorn
- Krossanesfjall (Eystrahorn)
- Skútafoss
- Fjorur
En-Route to the Airport – South Iceland
- Svínafellsjökull Glacier (pitstop)
- Skogafoss
- Kvernufoss
- Seljalandsfoss
Please Note: Airport transfers for this workshop are at approx: 13:00 – 14:00, so arrival and departure flights will need to match accordingly or an extra night’s stopover may be required pre/post workshop to suit flights.
Fieldwork Equipment
Full frame, crop sensor, and micro four-thirds can be used, alongside larger format cameras; however, as technology and therefore techniques and workflows advance, it is recommended the camera body has an absolute minimum ISO of 6400 due to the low light nature of Northern Lights photography, with 12800/25600 and above preferred.
- Camera body (spare body recommended if possible)
- Wide lens (fast if possible but F4 can be used if the camera has high ISO capabilities)
- Multiple lenses with a range of focal lengths
- A sturdy tripod (critical in Iceland due to wind)
- Remote timer or long exposure bulb control built-in on the timer
- Multiple spare camera batteries
- Head torch with a red mode (this is not for night vision, it makes it easier to work as a group, and stops us blinding one another)
- Warm outdoor clothes and multiple thermal layers alongside base layers, rain and windproofs, a set of Gortex hiking boots and snow boots, winter socks, hat, gloves, neck warmer, hand warmers; micro crampons for mid and late winter dates
Post-production & Planning Necessities
The group will cover short post-production and planning sessions looking at both landscape and night sky photography images that we produce whilst on the road where possible with regards to weather.
The planning and post-production are critical elements of nightscape photography, and landscape photography, hence they have been included in our group workshops since 2014. For those that don’t use Adobe and are using other post-production software suites, it will be up to you to transfer the workflow to your chosen software suite; the second phase of the workflow requires software with layers (ie Photoshop or similar).
- Lightroom (please make sure this is Lightroom Classic)
- Photoshop (not essential but our nightscape workflows include layer masking)
- A laptop running the above ideally with a minimum of 8GB Ram
- This part of the workshop can be undertaken with no laptop and note writing, though following on a laptop is recommended
Recommended apps and websites that will be taught and demonstrated:
- Space Weather Live
- Live Aurora Network
- Iceland Met Office Website – https://en.vedur.is
Please Note:
Post-production session duration can vary drastically in Iceland and how many are undertaken and the length of them will ultimately be weather dependent. We offer group Zoom follow-up sessions several times a year for more detailed post-production tuition, please contact him to discuss further pre or post-workshop.
Seydisfjordur East Fjords Iceland
EAST FJORDS ICELAND Photography Workshops FAQs
Iceland often gets a bad rap as overcrowded, or full, but the problem is simple, many tour leaders using easy to access mega popular locations. Make no mistake, these locations are incredible such as the large waterfalls on the south coast, and Diamond Beach, but they are well known and can be busy. The East Fjord tour is for photographers that may have travelled to Iceland previously and wish to explore further, more off the beaten track locations. Read more about the tutor and workshops here.
The East Fjords workshop is not suitable for complete beginners as often the team will have to move fast with the weather conditions, or night skies, but as with all Ollie’s tours, a structured night photography workflow will be worked on with the group, to include Aurora. With regards to landscape photography, Ollie will work with group members requiring assistance individually to help them with aspects of landscape of their choice.
All Schengen Zone countries have freedom of movement to include Iceland. The UK does not need a visa at this point, though that is set to change in 2024. Nationals from most other countries will need a Schengen Visa to visit Norway.
Iceland has some of the most unpredictable weather in the world, so Ollie will notify the group on the run up to the tour of any major weather occurrences such as drastic temperature fluctuations or extreme snow. That said, once there, three days later the weather could be completely different compared to landing, so the workshop group must prepare for any eventuality.
- Wind/waterproof proof heavy duty hiking pants (ski/snowboard gear or winter hiking gear)
- Winterproof hiking or ski pants
- Thermal winter coat/down jacket, windproof or windproof extra top layer
- Multiple base layers
- Multiple mid-layers, thermal fleeces or underlayers that can be layered over one another
- Thermal socks (feet always get cold first undertaking night photography)
- Hiking boots or trainers (waterproof/resistant)
- Snow boots (winter tour, though can be used to keep warm for Aurora shoots on autumn tour)
- Hat/gloves/snood/scarf
Nice to haves!
- Hand warmers (throw away or electronic)
- Feet warmers/battery socks
- Swimwear if you wish to use the hot tub/sauna (not always included)
The East Fjords Photography Workshop and North Iceland Photo Tour require a little more hiking to location than the standard Iceland workshop. Some waterfalls are on trails, other areas are over rough, often wet or frozen ground. There may be deep snow.
Iceland requires both driver qualifications (CPC/Community 95) which Ollie and team have on their licenses. A valid Icelandic tourism permit for multiday adventures is also required. The easiest way to fully comply is to use an Icelandic guide with the aforementioned requirements, which we have in place.
EAST FJORDS ICELAND Photography TOUR ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation for the East Fjords Iceland Photo Tour consists of multiple accommodations, especially as theoretically it’s a two-day drive to make the most of locations en route out to the fjords. Iceland is one of the workshops where the type of accommodation the team stay in certainly adds to the whole experience, and being able to photograph the Aurora outside is paramount as you never know if it will make an appearance whilst we are caught off guard and away from location. We favour remote, scenic wilderness locations, that’s why we always make a stop in the cabins featured for three nights.
Accommodation
We use a series of wilderness cabins, hotels, Icelandic chalets and large houses. We run our tours very differently than most other tour leaders whereas he maximises the chance of finding the best weather and Northern Lights over his profit margins; please contact us to request further information on this.
East Fjords & North Iceland
The East Fjords is a hidden gem any time of year, the tourist cars fade away after Vestrahorn, and it’s a part of Iceland that still has an incredible wilderness feel to it. Littered with waterfalls and pyramid-shaped mountains carving out deep fjords, there are no long hikes but often there are no trails either as the group make their way over the untouched landscape to reach location.
The north offers further wilderness and some of Europe’s most impressive waterfalls, far less busy than those of the south road. If weather permits and the group have the ability, we may make the hike to Aldeyjarfoss, and if the weather looks promising, to the eerie monument of Arctic Henge.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Group emails are set up once the group is fully booked, as an icebreaker, and also to serve as a Q&A platform.
Please note deposits are non-refundable and balances are due 120 days prior to the workshop commencing.
Please contact us for any further information required.
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BOOK YOUR PLACE
If there are spaces left, you can book your place on this photography tour below.
If you have any questions please click here to contact Ollie Taylor.
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