Hörður Kristleifsson - Iceland

Photographer from Iceland
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[Hörður Kristleifsson - Iceland @Lemes95]

Welcome to Iceland’s Strangest Mountain ⛰️

Last summer, I explored one of Iceland’s most unusual and geologically intriguing mountains. It’s a huge geological puzzle, formed during a major eruption 13 million years ago in the East Fjords and later s...

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I’m incredibly excited to share that I’ll be running my first-ever drone photo workshop this spring, dedicated to the abstract landscapes of Iceland. You can join me! 🚁🇮🇸

To preview the kind of scenes we’ll be pursuing, I’ve created a collection of ...

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waiting for another one to begin since December. The land at Svartsengi is still rising, and inflation has reached a level high enough for a new eruption to start. That means a...

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Greenland is where I’m headed this summer, aboard the largest still-sailing wooden three-masted schooner in Europe—and you can join me! 🧊🇬🇱

I’ve selected 20 shots from my time there last season to show you a little of what expedition life actually l...

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Wishing you a Merry Christmas from Iceland’s beautiful landscapes 🎄🎅🏼✨

↠ In Icelandic, we say: Gleðileg Jól 🇮🇸

[Hörður Kristleifsson - Iceland @Lemes95]

Dark, full-moon drone photography with long exposures on the DJI Inspire 3 🚁

Earlier this month, I traveled to the Highlands with @ to photograph an early layer of fresh snow. With the moon nearly full, we headed to our favorite mountain shortly aft...

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Last month, I sailed through East Greenland on a 50-meter-long schooner with , exploring the vast Scoresbysund, the most extensive fjord system on Earth.

The landscapes were epic, the mountains rugged, and the icebergs numbered in the thousands. Sti...

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A look at scenes from Ittoqqortoormiit, the most remote town in Greenland, positioned at the entrance to Scoresbysund, the largest fjord system on Earth.

We returned to the town twice on our journey, capturing its character and rugged surroundings.
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In the depths of Scoresby Sound in East Greenland—Kangertittivaq in Greenlandic—you’ll find a fjord named Ikaasakajik (Øfjord), lying between Milne Land and Renland (Tuttut Nunaat).

Its towering peaks are known as Storhamrene, a name that literally ...

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Last week, on a clear night in Greenland, we anchored our ship in a remote fjord on the Eastern coast for the night. Arriving just after sunset, we had dinner onboard, anticipating a potential northern lights display.

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East Iceland, last July: above the fog at midnight on a surreal summer night. One of my favorite evenings of the summer. The sun set just before midnight, and the remaining glow turned the mountains bright orange beneath a twilight-blue sky ⛰️

For o...

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A magical 11:30 PM summer evening unfolded in Iceland. A hike that was unplanned turned into a surprising moment as the moon started to rise. I promptly grabbed my camera and drone, successfully capturing it, with the stone arch in the foreground fra...

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ear’s cold October trip with into the Highlands gave us some of our most legendary mission shots. We camped at -4°C in the middle of a volcanic sand desert, waiting for the clear sunrise the forecast had promised.

At 6 AM, though, we woke up ...

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Deep in the Highlands lies an almost perfectly circular opening at the top of one of Iceland’s biggest shield volcanoes. It is about 150 meters wide and 40 meters deep, yet represents only a small piece of the volcano’s huge main crater (see last pho...

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Additional shots from the Sundhnúkagígaröðin eruption that began at 3:55 AM today, July 16th, 2025 🌋

The fissure is approximately 2 kilometers in length, but by the time of writing, the activity seems to have slowly started fading. These images and ...

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There is no Photoshop behind the cover image of KALEO’s new album, Mixed Emotions. The scene was formed by nature over thousands of years, shaped by ice, water, and volcanic activity. I made this photograph in May 2022, featuring Earth’s largest acti...

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Two years have passed since the Litli-Hrútur eruption started. On July 10th, 2023, I experienced one of the most memorable moments of my life: witnessing the birth of a fissure eruption, something very rare to see. Here is the full backstory:

Witnes...

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Sharing some favorite summer shots, all filmed on the new 168mm camera of the Mavic 4 Pro. Which is your favorite? 📽️

Compared with the Mavic 3 Pro’s 166mm camera, this is a huge step up. You get Flat D-Log for color grading, full sharpness and nois...

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Deep in Northwest Iceland stands one of the country’s most impressive cliffs, rising 300 meters above the ocean floor in a remote area without road access. A place I had wanted to capture for years.

A week ago, I finally got the chance to visit this...

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Over the past few months, I’ve been flying the Avata 360 throughout Iceland, pushing the limits of what can be captured with a “flying 360° camera” 🚁

Because a 360° drone records the entire scene in one flight, you get unlimited ways to reframe the ...