landscape 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

Featured Iceland Volcano

The Geldingadalir Eruption – A Timeline

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the eruption in Geldingadalir, I decided to create a timeline showing all the events which happened during this eruption.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMarch 9, 2022

Photography Reviews

Testing a New Lens: the Canon RF 14-35mm F4 L

A short little read on why I fell in love with the new Canon RF 14-35mm F4 IS USM L, a brilliant ultra-wide-angle lens. Spoiler alert: I ended up purchasing one!

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveFebruary 18, 2022

Book E-Book Photography Tips

New E-Book Available!

I'm happy to announce my latest creation: a 56-page e-book (PDF) to 25 of my favourite aerial, landscape and wildlife photography locations in Iceland. It's full of information that can be useful when planning your next trip to Iceland.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveFebruary 1, 2022

Photography Top 5

2021 – My Photographic Year in Review

After the difficult year 2020 turned into, 2021 came back with a bang for my photography. During 2020, I suffered from what I like to call a "photographic writer's block". I couldn't find sufficient inspiration & energy. I didn't want to go out to photograph and wasn't finding joy in it any longer. Fortunately, 2021 marked a complete turnaround for…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveDecember 21, 2021

Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Photography Reykjanes Peninsula

Capturing the Aurora Above Reykjanes

The aurora season has finally kicked off in Iceland. While the first northern lights are usually visible from the end of August, we haven’t been particularly lucky with the weather here in Southwest Iceland up until now. That is, until Saturday October 30th, when a CME (coronal mass ejection) was forecasted to hit the Earth’s magnetic field.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveNovember 7, 2021

My Photographic Journey of a Volcanic 10 Weeks

Iceland Volcano

Geldingadalsgos – Geldingadalur Eruption in Iceland

Finally. Finally, I got to experience an eruption and how?! Words fall short to describe how amazing this weekend has been. The wild ride started Friday evening when I arrived in Snæfellsnes, ready for a night of northern lights.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMarch 23, 2021

Iceland Icelandic Highlands

Roaming the Southern Icelandic Highlands

In this blog, I am taking you along on my adventure through the Icelandic interior which I undertook during the summer of 2020. From the lush and green Southern Highlands.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveFebruary 15, 2021

Photography Top 5

5 Photographers to Follow when you’re a Nature Photographer

When I’m not out photographing, I find I am spending a lot of time looking at what fellow photographers are doing. I’m doing that to get inspired, to learn new techniques or to enjoy the photographic work that many other talented people are putting out there. In this blog, I listed up 5 photographers whose work I thoroughly enjoy.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJanuary 24, 2021

Featured Iceland Tips

10 Tips When Doing Landscape Photography in Iceland

Over the years I’ve been getting plenty of questions about photography in Iceland. In this blog article, I’ve tried to answer one of those questions: “What should I keep in mind when doing landscape photography in Iceland?”.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMarch 31, 2020