2026 South & West Coast of Iceland - February 22-March 3

Join David on this epic Icelandic photography journey, where they'll bring you to some of the most amazing photographic locations along Iceland’s Southern Coast. We have enlisted one of Iceland’s most popular and recommended guides, Thor (yes, that’s his real name), for this trip. The workshop fee includes your ground transportation throughout the workshop and hotel accommodations, based on double occupancy. If you require single occupancy, there will be an additional $1000 charge that you can select upon registration.

You can reserve your spot with a $1000 non-refundable deposit. Followed by (2) payments of $2850.00 that would be due in July 2025 and October 2025.

Participants are limited to 6 students.

What you need: (a more in-depth list will be sent via email as the workshop date draws closer)

A DSLR or mirrorless camera

• A Valid US Passport

• A variety of lenses - a wide-angle lens will be your most used on this trip.

• A sturdy tripod

• Multiple memory cards

• Extra batteries

• Laptop

• Photoshop and Lightroom installed on your computer (at least the trial versions)

What´s included in the Workshop:

• Lodging at each location is based upon double occupancy (single occupancy adds $1000.00).

• Daily hands-on time with the instructors, we will both be available to you all day long.

• Ground transportation throughout the workshop.

• Park entrance fees.

• Breakfast daily.

What´s NOT included in the Workshop:

• Airfare to and from Keflavik International Airport.

• Meals except those mentioned above.

• Transportation from Keflavik International Airport to the first-night host hotel. We recommend FlyBus Plus for transportation from the airport to the first-night hotel. (See further below).

• Transportation to/from Reykjavík Airport.

• Alcoholic beverages and desserts.

• Trip Insurance - WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND TRIP INSURANCE!

Traveling to Iceland:

You will want to fly into Keflavík airport. From there we recommend using the flybus to get to the capital, Reykjavík (about 40km). 

We recommend Flybus+ which will drop you off at the doorstep of our hotel in Reykjavík.

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Physical Requirements:

This workshop will not include any difficult hikes.

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Where are we staying?

We will be lodging at a variety of hotels throughout our stay, we begin and end in Reykjavík but we'll be staying at great hotels throughout the workshop. These accommodations are beautiful and conveniently located for our shooting locations.

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Highlights:

• Vík

• Reynisdrangar

• Black sand beaches

• Glacier lagoon

• Vestrahorn 

• Seljalandsfoss

• Skogafoss

• and many other lesser-known locations

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Day

Upon arriving to Iceland, we suggest using the FlyBus service from Keflavik Airport to the host hotel. Taxis are also available near the terminal building.

The FlyBus service is located right outside the terminal building and the cost is around $45USD each way. Book online using the FlyBus Plus service which will drop you off at your hotel. You can book a round trip to take you back to the airport after the tour.

Book FlyBus online:

1. Visit https://www.re.is/flybus

2. Choose the FlyBus+ service which will ask for your hotel information.

3. Pay online.

Accommodation in Reykjaví

Day 2 & 3:

We leave Reykjavík early and head west to our first locations. The exact locations depend on weather conditions, but Snæfellsnes is packed with good location and the most famous of them all is probably Mt. Kirkjufell.

Accommodation in Snaefellsnes

Day 4: 

We'll either shoot sunrise before we leave the peninsula or leave early and head towards the south coast, depending on the weather and the conditions we might stay a bit longer and explore more of the peninsula.

Accommodation in Vík area.

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Day 5, 6, & 7: 

Glacier lagoon will be our playground for the next few days. But before we get there we need to drive a big part of the south coast so we will stop at handpicked locations.
The Glacier lagoon area is probably one of the most famous places in Iceland with its floating icebergs. Just below the lagoon is the mystical diamond beach. On one of the days we are staying in this area we will visit Vestrahorn, a raw mountain with many compositional options like sand dunes, reflection and waves.
We plan to get a helicopter to bring us to a remote ice cave.

Accommodation in Glacier lagoon area.

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Day 8: 

After shooting sunrise at the lagoon we will start to make our way west towards Vík where we will be photographing the stunning seascapes of Dyrhólaey and Reynisdrangar amongst other things.

Accommodation in Vík area.

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Day 9: 

This is our last day on the road. We will shoot a sunrise near Vik and then checkout of our hotel and start making our way back towards Reykjavík. We might stick around at the south coast and shoot sunset or drive towards Reykjanes peninsula and explore there a bit before we get back to Reykjavík.

Accommodation in Reykjavík.

Day 10: (Departure day)

This is your last day in Iceland. If you have time, you might want to enjoy a dip into the Blue Lagoon which is in the neighbourhood of Grindavík, before you head out towards Keflavik International Airport for the return flight to your country of stay, taking with you memories and photographs from an unforgettable adventure.
Again, we recommend using the FlyBus+