Iceland Highlands

I attended an Erin Babnik photography workshop in the south highlands of Iceland during early September. Iceland has become a very popular photographer destination and Bend friend, Andy, & I were excited to check it out. The workshop consisted of 9 photographers, and 3 co-leaders – Erin, together with two French photographers with extensive Iceland experience. And we were all ably supported by two Icelandic guides, driving two large off-road 4x4 vehicles. Our days were spent driving the rough highland "F" roads and nights were in beautifully situated highland huts. The highlands are a stark out-of-this-world volcanic landscape, filled with an unbelievable amount of water in glacial-fed rivers & lakes, and with little vegetation other than lots of vibrant green moss. It is also known for its extreme and rapidly changing weather – we experienced sun, rain, & snow within an hour, and two long days of continuous heavy rain & wind. But, best of all, we had many locations all to ourselves!

Panoramas – Tap/click on a pano's thumbnail to show an interactive, moving panorama; use the on-screen control bar or your finger/mouse to move around:

Bláhnjúkur, Landmannalaugar:

Tungnaá River:

Jökuldalakvísl River Canyon:

Skaftá River & Sveinstindur Mountain Hut:

Sunset from between Litlisjór & Langisjór Lakes:

Álftavatn Lake & Hut:

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