Iceland Photography & Aurora Tour
Price range: £1,000.00 through £5,200.00
SOLD OUT – November 7th – 14th 2026 (7 nights): Contact Ollie for further information on new dates, or sign up for the newsletter for new date announcements. Iceland Photography Workshop & Tour focusing on traditional landscape and seascape photography, Aurora chasing, and landscape astrophotography over the majestic Icelandic landscape. Please scroll down the page for further info.
Description
ICELAND PHOTO TOUR AND WORKSHOP
Photography in Iceland
December 7th – 14th 2026 (7 nights)
2026 ICELAND PHOTO TOUR & AURORA WORKSHOP INFORMATION
Iceland Photography Workshop & Tour focusing on traditional landscape and seascape photography, Aurora chasing, and landscape astrophotography over the majestic Icelandic landscape. Please scroll down the page for further info.
Tutor: Pedro Kin
PRICE
Deposit – £1,000
Price – £5200
DATES & AVAILABILITY
PARTICIPANTS
Max 6 Photographers (small group guaranteed)
Tutor: Pedro Kin
1 x Iceland guide/driver
EXERTION LEVEL
LOCATION
Iceland
South Coast, South East Coast, South West Coast
ACCOMMODATION
High standard varied Iceland accommodation
Single occupancy rooms unless sharing requested
Landscape Photography Tuition
This workshop includes traditional landscape photography shoots and tuition where required.
Nightscape Photography Tuition
This workshop includes innovative night sky photography planning and fieldwork tuition; including the Northern Lights where possible.
Expertise
The Iceland workshop is open to photographers at all levels though an understanding of manual camera settings is a pre-requisite, previous landscape experience is highly 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 are available from WOW air and Icelandair
Personal travel and equipment insurance
Meals and snacks
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ICELAND PHOTOGRAPHY & AURORA WORKSHOP
This Iceland Photography & Aurora Tour focuses on the south, south east, and west coast, taking in some of the classic locations such as Skogafoss, Jokulsarlon Lagoon, Vestrahorn and areas around the start of the East Fjords, alongside classic Snaefellsnes Peninsula landmarks and some lesser-known locations.
Participants will be able to learn new, or build on, existing photographic skills with full tuition provided (if required) for both landscape and nightscape photography. Tuition in Iceland is delivered both as a group and individually whilst visiting the breathtaking landscapes Iceland has to offer. Iceland boasts some of the most unique, and consequently diverse, landscapes on planet Earth, therefore there will be plenty of opportunities to photograph some of them under sunsets, sunrises, and probably dramatic skies and weather along the way.
We have specialised in night photography since 2010, whilst still also practicing landscape photography and this workshop is based around predominantly moonless nights with this in mind. During the last 14 years, he has spent almost two years photographing Iceland, capturing her winter landscapes, nightscapes and Aurora, alongside phenomena known as Mother of Pearl, or Nacreous Clouds. We will provide landscape astrophotography, Northern Lights, and landscape photography tuition where required on this tour.
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 wind proofs, a set of Gore Tex 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.
ICELAND Photography Workshop FAQs
Aside from the fact he has been travelling to the country annually for 14 years, with coming up to two years spent in Iceland working tours and commissions, only a handful of tour leaders run their Iceland workshops like Ollie’s classic and circular tours. The reason being the method he uses puts profit at risk, and an exact yield of revenue per tour cannot be guaranteed, this is because we move with the weather, booking accommodation as we move. This way, to date, Ollie’s groups have NEVER failed to capture the Northern Lights, and beautiful sunrises and sunsets to boot. If an Iceland tour claims to be an “Aurora Tour” and your itinerary is fixed, and you know where and when you will stay in what hotel, you’ve already decreased your chances of seeing the Aurora. Read more about the tutor and workshops here.
The 7-night Iceland Photo Tour will provide a structured nightscape workflow taught to the group step by step in the field, and then adjusted to suit the Northern Lights. We will also cover in-depth planning looking at advanced methods of calculating when the Aurora will be visible, how to plan astrophotography locations, and landscape photography planning. Ollie will work with group members requiring assistance individually to help them with aspects of landscape photography where required. If the weather falls foul, the group will undertake post-production sessions.
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 2026. 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 winterproof 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 Iceland Photography Workshop requires minimal hiking/walking. Some waterfalls are on trails, other areas are over rough, often wet or frozen ground and there may be deep snow. Endurance and the right clothing are critical for long days and nights.
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.
ICELAND Photography TOUR ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation for the Iceland Photo Tour consists of multiple accommodations as we move the group as best as possible with the skies, as opposed to fixing the accommodation, thus giving you less chance of clear skies and Northern Lights. 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.
Accommodation
Accommodation is always single occupancy with private bathrooms unless sharing requested, often wilderness cabins or some of the best hotel rooms Iceland has to offer in remote locations. Occasionally when on the move we may have to use older traditional accommodation, but this is rare.
South / West Iceland
South and west Iceland are home to some of the easiest access and popular locations; however, the region is blessed with so many amazing locations that it is always possible to find Aurora, sunset, or sunrise locations where our team is the only group there. We combine popular locations with lesser-known locations to create a rounded workshop and strong image portfolio. Ground can be rough and icy, or deep snow. Many trails are well maintained though some locations require traversing uneven ground for 10/15 minutes.
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.
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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