So – the day I went to Iceland, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in a big new way. I was lucky enough to see it from the air (and photograph it).
I still didn’t know quite how severe it was until a few hours later when I was stopped by a policeman on my way east. He told me the road might be closed for a few days. I decided to do my planed trip backwards and start off with Gullfoss, Geysir and Thingvellir instead. The next day I learned that it might be more that an few days(!) and that I would probably be cut off from doing two thirds of my planed trip.
Instead I went to the Snaefellsjokull glacier on the opposite site of Iceland. It’s not quite as impressive a place, but still very beautiful and lot’s of photographic opportunities. Besides that I have been spending a lot more time than expected on the south-west coast. Naturally I also went to the shoot the volcano although at a much greater distance than expected.
If you want to see the result go to my personal portfolio at www.anderspeter.com.
I am planning a new trip to Iceland in September where I will hopefully be able to go to the east side of the island – Vatnajökull and up along the east coast. Next year I’ll cover the north island and possibly also Thorsmork and Landmannalaugar. If you are interested in purchasing a royalty free license to photos from this or upcoming trips please drop me an email or sign up to my mailinglist at www.anderspeter.com.
Disko Bay, Greenland is planed for August this year.