Wildlife

Photo Workshop Report: Puffins In The Midnight Sun 2024

Ever since my first visit in 2021, I have been on the island of Grímsey every single year. The quietness, the abundant birdlife, its beauty, ... It all draws me back to it every single time. The last three years, I have also brought other people there to discover its uniqueness in the form of a bird photography workshop. The…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 4, 2024

Iceland Photo Workshops Top 5 Wildlife

Why This Is The Best Location To Photograph Puffins in Iceland

If you’re more invested into photography and really want to chase the more compelling photographs of a puffin, there’s only one location in Iceland you should consider: Grímsey.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveFebruary 11, 2024

5 Tips on How To Get The Best Puffin Photographs

Iceland Tips Wildlife

6 Tips To Improve Your Puffin (and Bird) Photographs

I have always been a hybrid photographer, which means I enjoy mixing landscape and wildlife photography. One of the animals that has always had a special place in my photography is the Atlantic Puffin. In this article, I want to share 6 tips which can help you improve your puffin (and bird) photography. These tips will help you evolve from…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 15, 2023

Behind the Shot Wildlife

Behind the Shot – The Hungry Puffin

In this month's "Behind the Shot" blog, I want to share a story behind one of my, if not my all-time, favourite puffin photograph which I took back in the summer of 2021.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 17, 2023

Atlantic Puffin on Grímsey island in North Iceland in the midnight sun.

Photo Workshops Travel Log Wildlife

Photo Workshop Report: Puffins in the Midnight Sun in 5 Images

Today I will be sharing some thoughts about the first workshop I hosted this summer: Puffins in the Midnight Sun. I hosted this bird photography focused workshop together with the amazing Anja Robanke.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 3, 2023

Behind the Shot Greenland Wildlife

Behind the Shot – Whales in Greenland

In this month's 'Behind the Shot', I take you on then journey behind some photographs I recently took during a photography workshop in Greenland.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJuly 16, 2023

The Canon EOS R5 Mark II's precapture feature could have gotten me a better photograph.

Iceland Wildlife YouTube

New on YouTube: Photographing Arctic Fox Cubs in Hornstrandir

Earlier this month I spent a few days in Hornstrandir, a remote area in the West Fjords of Iceland. My goal was to photograph the arctic fox cubs which start leaving the safety of their dens around that time.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJuly 19, 2022

Photography Travel Log Wildlife

A Morning of Seal Photography in Iceland

Recently, I spent a morning photographing seals at one of my favourite locations. It was an interesting morning for wildlife due to the weather conditions. In this blog I share how things went and also how I edited my photographs from this trip.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMarch 22, 2022

Photography Wildlife

Memorable Encounter With a Seal Pup

Two weeks ago, I went on my first photography excursion, other than the eruption, since early March. I travelled to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and had an awesome weekend filled with wildlife encounters. One of those encounters really resonated with me.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJune 15, 2021