Last Saturday I attended the 2026 Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP) Awards here in Reykjavík, Iceland. This is my fourth time participating in the FEP Awards and I am proud to announce that I had the pleasure of securing two top 3 positions this year: Silver (2nd place) in the Landscape category and Bronze (third place) in the Nature category.
This is my best result yet since I began participating in the FEP Awards in 2023. Having the ceremony here in Iceland, during the celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Icelandic Professional Photographer Association (Ljósmyndarafélag Íslands) and it being on my home turf, makes it an even more special win for me.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me in the last years, whether it has been by simply following my work, sending me encouraging messages, buying a book or a print, participating on a photo workshop, … Every little bit of encouragement helped me get to where I am at today.
I would also like to use this opportunity to congratulate all the other finalists, the other winners in each category and the overall winner of this year’s FEP Awards. It has been an incredible pleasure to be in the company of so many great photographers.
For those who are interested, it’s possible to see all the competition results on the FEP website.
Below I have collected each of the three images that granted me this amazing second and third place.
Me proudly posing with my double win on the stage!
Silver (2nd Place) in the Landscape Category
For the first time since I began participating in the FEP Awards, I managed to secure a Silver medal (2nd place) in the Landscape category.
One of my favourite captures from last year: a steam cloud engulfing the July 2025 eruption in Iceland.
A small rainbow appearing on a green hill in the middle of a black desert in the Icelandic Highlands.
A circular rainbow in a remote part of the Icelandic Highlands.
Bronze (3rd Place) in the Nature Category
My second win in the FEP Awards 2026 is another top 3 position where I secured a Bronze medal (third place) in the Nature category.
Captured during my latest West Greenland workshop, this whirlpool appeared briefly next to an iceberg.
The famous river patterns of Iceland, engulfed in low clouds.
A small rainbow appears over an earthen formation in the Icelandic Highlands.
What Is the FEP?
The FEP, Federation of European Professional Photographers, is an internationally respected, not for profit qualifying organisation for photographers since 1999, supporting and networking with photographers and governments worldwide. FEP represents over 50.000 professional image-makers in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom through their national associations. They also have some individual members in Estonia, Greece, Poland, Republic of Moldova and Switzerland, that are countries not represented by national associations.
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