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Photo Workshop Report: Puffins In The Midnight Sun 2024

Ever since my first visit in 2021, I have been on the island of Grímsey every single year. The quietness, the abundant birdlife, its beauty, ... It all draws me back to it every single time. The last three years, I have also brought other people there to discover its uniqueness in the form of a bird photography workshop. The…

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

Photography Top 5

My 5 Favourite Camera Photographs Of 2023

It's that time of year again: a yearly overview! In this first blog out of three, I will be focusing on my 5 favourite camera photographs.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveDecember 25, 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

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

Fine Art Prints Photography

Limited Edition Fine Art Prints Now Available!

Today, I am proud to say that my brand-new fine art print experience is finally available! I have always felt that selling my work as prints was an afterthought on my website. Therefore, I decided to turn the dial up to eleven and offer a new experience which is authentic & unique.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveFebruary 19, 2023

A puffin with a beak full of sand eel at the island of Grímsey in North Iceland.

Awards Photography

reFocus One Shot Awards – Silver & Honourable Mention

So far 2022 has been an incredible year for my photography work. This year I managed to reach several milestones. I started my own YouTube channel, ran many successful photography workshops, got published in several magazines, won 1st place in the Abstracts category of World Landscape Photographer 2022 and more. And now I can add another accomplishment... I'm happy to share that…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 16, 2022

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove talking at the Canon Belgium stand on Photo Days in Brussels.

Book Photography

What I’ve Been up to & What’s on the Horizon

The past weeks have been incredibly busy for me. Among other things, I was finalising my book with the printing company, giving a lecture at the Photo Days in Brussels and much more. I guess it was time to give you all a bit of an update of what's going on these days.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 27, 2021

East Iceland Travel Log

Spending a Weekend in East Iceland

A few months ago I travelled to East Iceland for the weekend. Because the drive to Egilsstaðir (and back) is too long for a weekend trip, I took a domestic flight with Air Iceland. After arriving I rented a car to be a bit more mobile in the area. My main mission during the weekend: photographing puffins up close in…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveMay 7, 2017