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Iceland Photo Workshops Reviews Wildlife

Photographing Puffins Using The Canon RF 100-300mm F2.8 L IS USM

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

Photography Top 5

2024 – My Photographic Year in Review

Here we are: my final blog for 2024. In this third and final blog, I want to reflect back on the incredible, unexpected year 2024 turned into. This write-up is more focused on my photographic achievements, adventures, and more rather than focusing on my favourite images.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveDecember 27, 2024

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

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

North Iceland Photography

Grímsey – a Puffin Paradise on the 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