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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

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

Aurora Borealis Featured How To Northern Lights

How to Photograph the Northern Lights

A lot of people travelling to Iceland, have asked me how to photograph the Northern Lights before. The aurora season has just started last week, so I thought it was definitely a good time to write this journal entry.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 1, 2023

The Meradalir volcanic eruption at the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland.

Behind the Shot Volcano

Behind the Shot – Day One of the Meradalir Eruption

In this month's 'Behind the Shot' story I decided to share a story about the first day of the Meradalir eruption in Iceland, which took place one year ago.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 29, 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

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

Opinion Photography

Why AI Won’t Replace Nature Photography (But Will Complement It)

2023 is the year in which artificial intelligence, or AI, has taken the world by storm. The absurdly fast development of the technology behind AI has forever changed the future of photography, and art by extension. AI even has photographers fear for the existence of their jobs. While it is true that AI will change photography, I don't believe it…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMay 25, 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

Awards

FEP Awards 2023 – Silver Award in Category Nature (& More!)

Yesterday I attended the 2023 Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP) Awards in Prague. I am proud to announce that I had the pleasure to receive the Silver Award (second place) in the Nature category for three of my photographs of the Fagradalsfjall eruptions in Iceland during 2021 & 2022.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 16, 2023

Behind the Shot

Behind the Shot – The Quest for Mælifell

Mælifell. The name might not ring a bell to those who aren't nature photographers but I'm almost certain everyone has seen this green, almost perfectly cone-shaped, mountain.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 13, 2023

Photography Reviews

Review – The Heat Company Photography Gloves

As a photographer living in Iceland, I get confronted with harsh and cold weather conditions extremely often. Over the years I found that investing in great and durable outdoor gear is an absolute necessity if you're serious about any kind of nature photography. The one thing I've regularly struggled with is finding the right gloves.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 3, 2023

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