Puffins need your help
The recent puffin wrecks in the Atlantic have created a new crisis for the beloved seabird. Read about what happened and what you can do to help.
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Unraveling the Healing Bonds Between Humans and Icelandic Horses
To connect with the horse is to connect with self. I didn’t want to stand. No. Moments like this required a seat, and so I lowered myself to the ground. I wanted to feel the grass. I wanted to connect my entire body to the earth. Beside me, a horse lowered its head. Between a…
My 2025 Photographic Year in Review
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…
A Guide for Stunning Northern Lights Photography in Iceland
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…
Seven Secrets For Storytelling in Bird Photos
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…
Story telling in Photography
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…
The ultimate guide to a solo camper van Iceland trip
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…
Plan an unforgettable getaway to North Iceland
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 Last Puffin in Iceland
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…
Iceland Travel for Nature Lovers
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…