100-500mm RF

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

Greenland Top 5 Workshops

Greenland in Winter in Five Images

Earlier this year, in March, I travelled to Greenland to host a photography workshop together with Andy Mumford. In this blog, I want to share five of my favourite images taken during this workshop.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJune 14, 2023

Behind the Shot Volcano

Behind the Shot – How Spontaneity Earned Me an Award-Winning Photo

In this month's 'Behind the Shot' blog I want to tell the story behind one of my favourite images, called 'Skýjasnúningur'. I want to share that story because I feel it goes to show that even though you might be lucky with certain conditions and situations, you still need to act on it to make it happen.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMay 5, 2023

Featured Photography Tips Top 5

5 Tips To Thoughtfully Minimise Your Photography Gear

I used to be a different type of photographer. One who always headed out with an unbearably heavy backpack, filled to the brim with gear. How did I change my behaviour to a minimalistic approach in such a way that improved my photography?

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 23, 2023

A puffin with a beak full of sand eel at the island of Grímsey in North Iceland.

Awards Photography

reFocus One Shot Awards – Silver & Honourable Mention

So far 2022 has been an incredible year for my photography work. This year I managed to reach several milestones. I started my own YouTube channel, ran many successful photography workshops, got published in several magazines, won 1st place in the Abstracts category of World Landscape Photographer 2022 and more. And now I can add another accomplishment... I'm happy to share that…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 16, 2022

Video Volcano YouTube

First Look At the New Eruption at Fagradalsfjall

On Wednesday a new volcanic eruption started at Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. The eruption is taking place in Meradalir, a lower valley in the area.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 5, 2022

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

Top 5 Volcano YouTube

New on YouTube: Photographing a Volcanic Eruption

As many of you undoubtedly know, last year I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a volcanic eruption up-close in a way that has rarely been possible. I visited the Geldingadalir eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcanic system in Iceland over 44 times.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJune 13, 2022

Greenland Video YouTube

I’m Now Also on YouTube!

It's been a long time coming for me but I finally made it onto YouTube with my very first landscape photography focused video.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMay 25, 2022

Greenland Photography

Greenland – Discovering Deep Winter in Ilulissat

It finally happened: I travelled to Greenland! A few weeks ago I made an impulsive, last-minute, but very rewarding visit to Ilulissat. My main goal? Photographing the majestic castles of ice floating in the UNESCO Ilulissat icefjord.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 6, 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