2025 was a life changing year for me and I am forever grateful for the experiences and people I met along the way. From taking friends to Iceland for the first time, to enduring a blizzard to photograph Arctic Foxes, to reaching the Arctic Circle, to winning my first photography award- it all feels like…
I could not believe my eyes. Swinging the van door open, I stepped out into the wintry air. Above the stone arches, the sky moved. Hints of green stirred between the darkness. The color enlivened, and that is when I realized the moment I had dreamt about for years was happening. I was about to…
It was sunset in the Arctic, and words could not describe what I felt. Light shimmered across the ocean, rendering the landscape gold. A single puffin stood on a nearby outcrop, its silhouette illuminated by the late-day light. The sounds of gulls echoed from the cliffs. Nestled within the grass, I took a deep breath…
How to tell a story using light, scale, and action to encourage a viewer’s imagination Something called to her in sleep. It whispered of times long forgotten; of rolling hills, mysterious gorges, and a river which roared to life beside her. In a dream, she journeyed until she found this place where clear waters flowed…
When I booked my first solo camper van adventure to Iceland in 2021, I had no idea it would change my life. Destiny was calling as I gazed out at the starry night sky from my window seat. I had no plan: just a camper, a camera, the open road, and my heart to guide…
Why this often overlooked region in Iceland should be on your bucket list I felt as if I had found a treasure. A pristine black sand beach stretched out before me. Craving a closer connection with the untouched landscape, I removed my shoes. My bare feet sank into the soft sand. I waited by the…
The fate of the Atlantic puffin is up to us My breath formed on the ferry window as I pressed my face into it. The last Atlantic puffin I would see this year skimmed the surface of the break, its wings beating with full effort. My eyes followed him, desperate to keep his little body…
In every walk in nature one receives far more than he seeks. -John Muir My pace slowed as I made my way along the long path fringed with evergreens. There was something that begged me to linger. Perhaps it was the air, tinged with the distant scent of the sea, or the silence. With each…
Three people gathered around the white cloth under the late-day sun. One woman shook a small leather pouch, whispering a question to the gods as she did so. She emptied its contents into her bejeweled hands, exhaling once over them before releasing the lot onto the cloth. Strips of nut wood landed on the fabric.…
A long time ago, before humans were created, three gods walked the worlds searching for answers. Along the way, they encountered many beings. From the mighty giants of Jotunheim to the talented dwarves, there was no shortage of life in the Nine Realms. However, the three gods craved more. One evening, when the sky turned…