nature photography

5 Useful Tools Under 100USD For Landscape Photographers

With the holiday season just around the corner I thought it would be a fun idea to list up some of the tools I use very regularly, some even on a daily basis.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveDecember 2, 2023

Behind the Shot Drone Icelandic Highlands

Behind the Shot – Highlands Magic

Ever since I visited the Highlands of Iceland for the first time in 2012, they left an enormous impression on me. In this month's 'Behind the Shot', I talk about one of my favourite photos taken in the Icelandic Highlands in 2022.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveNovember 28, 2023

Awards Volcano

‘Highly Commended’ by Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Today, my volcano photography received a "Highly Commended" from the Natural Landscape Photography Awards jury. However, this is not the time to celebrate given the situation in Grindavík.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveNovember 15, 2023

Iceland Icelandic Highlands Photo Workshops

Photo Workshop Report: Highlands of Iceland (Mads Peter Iversen)

In early August, I set out to explore the Icelandic Highlands with Mads Peter Iversen during a photo workshop focused entirely on exploring some of my favourite areas of Iceland in the Southern Highlands. How did it go? Let's find out!

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveNovember 6, 2023

Northern lights in the sky above the camera

Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Photography Tips

5 Mistakes To Avoid When Photographing the Northern Lights

With the northern lights season in full swing again, many people are travelling to "hunt" for this elusive natural phenomenon. Therefore, I thought it would be a great idea to highlight some of the mistakes I see most when it comes to photographing them.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 23, 2023

Calendars Photography

New – 2024 Photo Calendars Are Available!

This year I am not releasing one, not two but three calendars: a regular, a puffins-themed and a volcano-themed calendar. Each one is a perfect holiday gift!

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 19, 2023

Drone Opinion

DJI Mini 4 Pro: Should You Get One For Photography?

Today DJI has released the DJI Mini 4 Pro to the masses. The Mini series has proven to be very popular and within the photography community, I have seen many dip their toes in the drone photography water using a DJI Mini 3 Pro. Does the latest iteration add enough for you to get the latest & greatest or is…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 19, 2023

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 Volcano

Behind the Shot – Earth’s Beating Heart

In this month's "Behind the Shot" story, I take you back to the Geldingadalir eruption in 2021 when I captured one of my favourite shots of that eruption and maybe all-time. I named the photograph Hraunhjarta, which means "lava heart" in Icelandic.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 1, 2023

Greenland Photo Workshops

Photo Workshop Report: West Greenland in 5 Images

At the end of June this year, I had the privilege to host one of the most amazing photo workshops I've been on thus far. For starters, I finally get to work with my friend Nigel Danson, which I had been looking forward to for a while now. But also, it was also a trip that was originally supposed to…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 24, 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

Drone E-Book How To

Improve Your Drone Photography With My Updated E-Book!

I am happy to announce that today I am releasing version 4 of my Nature Drone Photography e-book - with an extra 26 pages filled with more compositions, advice, tip & tricks!

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 11, 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

Featured Photography Reykjanes Peninsula Volcano

The Meradalir Eruption – A Timeline

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the eruption in Meradalir, the second eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano, I decided to create a timeline showing all the events which happened during this eruption just as I did for the Geldingadalir eruption.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 3, 2023

Behind the Shot Volcano

Behind the Shot – Past & Present

The subject of this month's 'Behind the Shot' is a photograph which I named 'Saga' (translated: 'History'). I took this photograph during the Geldingadalir eruption in 2021 shortly after all but one crater shut down, which ended up growing into a massive mountain which is still there today. In this photograph you can see the northernmost crater in the foreground…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJune 7, 2023