bird photography

A puffin preening its dark back feathers, with a second bird pressed close beside it.

Iceland Photo Workshops Wildlife

Photo Workshop Report: Puffins In The Midnight Sun 2026

A June storm turned out to be the best thing that happened to this year’s Puffins in the Midnight Sun workshop on Grímsey. Here’s my report, and my five favourite shots.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJuly 11, 2026

Top-down view of the RF 70-200mm F2.8 Z with the RF 2x extender on a Canon EOS R5, held over grass

Iceland Photo Workshops Reviews & Gear Wildlife

Can You Use The Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 Z for Wildlife Photography?

Can you use the Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 Z for wildlife? I borrowed one for my Puffins in the Midnight Sun workshop on Grímsey and tested it with the RF 2x extender. My honest verdict on a light, sharp, fast lens, and the one catch with the extender.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJuly 6, 2026

Photographer lying low in the grass with the Canon RF 100-500mm shooting Atlantic puffins in Iceland.

Iceland Opinion Wildlife

Puffin Photography Ethics: A Field Guide To Photographing Iceland’s Puffins Without Harming Them

Every June I run a small puffin photo workshop on Grímsey, and the same questions come up year after year. How close, how low, how long. This is how I teach photographers to work a live colony without harming the birds.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJune 15, 2026

Canon mirrorless mode dial showing the C1, C2 and C3 custom mode positions

How To & Tips Landscape Top 5 Wildlife

How Custom Modes Improved My Landscape & Wildlife Photography

Discover how using camera custom modes can improve your workflow as a hybrid photographer. Learn how to switch seamlessly between landscape and wildlife photography with custom settings that save time and help you capture every moment.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 18, 2025

Why This Is The Best Location To Photograph Puffins in Iceland

Iceland Photo Workshops Top 5 Wildlife

Best Puffin Photography Location in Iceland (And How to Photograph Them Properly)

If you’re more invested into bird 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 NieuwenhoveSeptember 1, 2025

A puffin flying with sand eels in its bill, low over the water off Grímsey

Iceland Photo Workshops Reviews & Gear Wildlife

Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM Review: A Week Of Puffins In Iceland

In the middle of June, I hosted my annual Puffins in the Midnight Sun photography workshop on Grímsey in Iceland. Every year, I bring together a group of photographers who are eager to learn more about bird photography and are excited to improve their skills. This year, I decided to also test myself during this workshop by bringing a lens…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 3, 2025

Tight close-up of an Atlantic puffin resting its head against its dark shoulder feathers.

Iceland Photo Workshops Wildlife

Photo Workshop Report: Puffins In The Midnight Sun 2024

I showed a new group of photo workshop participants why Grímsey is the best place in Iceland, and dare I say the world, to photograph puffins.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 4, 2024

My 5 Favourite Drone Photographs Of 2023

How To & Tips Landscape

Getting The Best Results When Photographing From A Boat Or Ship

Throughout my maritime photography-focused travels, I have learned a fair few things on how to get the best & sharpest images and maintain a high ‘keeper rate’, even though you are on a moving boat or ship. In this article, I share seven of the most important pieces of advice in getting the most out of your next excursion on…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJuly 14, 2024

Gentoo penguin in heavy snowfall standing on rocks, head turned and shoulders dusted with flakes.

Antarctica Landscape Photo Workshops Wildlife

Antarctica: Photography At The Edge Of The World (Part 2)

This is part two of my story about participating in, and leading, a unique photography workshop in Antarctica last February.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 30, 2024

Icebergs floating in the Gerlache Strait, as we are moving past the tall mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctica Landscape Photo Workshops Wildlife

Antarctica: Photography At The Edge Of The World (Part 1)

At the end of 2022, my friend Nigel Danson reached out to me asking if I wanted to join as an additional photography lead on a once-in-a-lifetime photography workshop. The location? Antarctica. This is part 1 of that amazing adventure.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 23, 2024

5 Tips on How To Get The Best Puffin Photographs

How To & Tips Iceland 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

Close-up portrait of an Atlantic puffin with a beakful of silver sand eels.

Behind The Shot Landscape 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

Grímsey - a Puffin Paradise on the Arctic Circle

Wildlife

Grímsey Island: A Puffin Paradise On Iceland’s Arctic Circle

In July, I made a 6-day trip to Grímsey, an island on the Arctic Circle teeming with seabirds. My primary goal was to photographic the Atlantic Puffin, one of the most photogenic birds in Iceland.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 15, 2023