Glacier exploration on 4x4s superjeeps - 3 days.
This workshop is all about adventure. It’s about capturing the action, the sport, the great outdoors and the wild nature. It’s about honing your skills in photography and fill in the gaps. We will surely improve your vision and then you’ll take our creative input and technical know how with you wherever you go in the future. The lessons are informal hands-on instructions.
Highland photography expedition - 10 days.
This demanding photography tour will take you through some of the most remote and least accessible areas of the Icelandic central highlands. The colors of the mountains in Landmannalaugar are unbelievable. It’s a geothermal area with hot springs, bubbling mud pots and active volcanoes. The evening and morning light in midsummer lingers on for hours and paints an unforgettable picture of this stunning landscape into your camera.
Glacier lagoon and the south shore spectacles - 4 days.
The glacier lagoon with it’s floating icebergs has magnetic attraction. You’ll also stop by some of the most popular locations in Iceland. We explore the south coast of Iceland, that has many incredible photo opportunities. Glacier lagoon, Europes largest glacier, black sandy beaches, fields of lava and we pass the notorious Eyjafjallajökull volcano. There is a fair chance of witnessing the northern lights.
Bird photography in Westman islands - 4 days.
Fast flying birds call for specific techniques and longer lenses. Putting up camera close to a bird’s nest with remote triggering. Shooting from a moving boat and scrambling up steep hills with your gear is also demanding. We teach numerous techniques both simple and advanced.
Photographing the northern lights - 3 days.
Photographing the northern lights can be quite tricky. They may look fantastic to our eyes but to capture it on camera is somewhat of a challenge. We’ll help you to make the most of the scene in front of you. We guide, you do. There is plenty of other marvels to photograph in Snæfellsnes. On a personal note; this is one of my favorite places in Iceland to shoot.
Coast and country photography holiday - 12 days.
RAW Iceland offers rare opportunity to photograph the Nordic culture of Iceland. The north coast in Iceland has exceptional rock formation and unique wildlife as well. We explore the north coast and the culture of Iceland. With frequent stops and a knowledgable local photographer as a guide you will always be at the right time of the day to make extraordinary photographs.
Jón Páll Vilhelmsson is an Icelandic photographer of international merit. His clientele include Giorgio Armani, Armani Casa, La Redoute catalog, Associated Press, Getty images and Fossil watches. With a BA from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara and 15 years of professional experience he possesses a wealth of expertise to share.
In 2007 I was working in Milan shooting look-books for Giorgio Armani. It’s a strange mixture one year shooting fashion for Armani in the fashion capital of the world and next year as far away from civilization as Iceland. A magnificent, magical and mystical place I just call “home”.
When I look back in time it is strange to think of all places I have been and worked in: Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Milan, Athens, Prague, Venice, Stockholm, Copenhagen and quite a few more. Yosemite, Kings canyon, Grand canyon, Santorini, Greece, Stonehenge, Normandy etc. So far it is a lot more than I ever imagined possible. Yet I know that in the next years the list will grow exponentially and my work will take me to all the continents and many more intriguing and fascinating locations to exercise my art.
My roots in photography lie in mountain adventure trips in my youth in Iceland. It’s such an intricate part of me that I don’t think about it. It’s just what I do. However I bring with me a wealth of experience from commercial photography of advertising in Iceland, fashion in Europe and technical know how from the revered Brooks Institute of Photography. Many consider Brooks one of the very best institution in the USA to study photography. It has certainly served me well. It should be of some service to you to tap into part of that technical expertise and more importantly to master the creative process to create fine art photographs fit for print.
Jon Pall is working on a new coffee table book covering the brilliant Icelandic landscape, RAW Iceland.
BA, Brooks Institute of Photography 1995 – Illustration/Advertising.
Brooks website: http://www.brooks.edu
Workshops and photo tours: http://www.rawiceland.com
Fine art landscape: http://www.jonpall.com
Fashion and beauty: http://www.jonpallphotographer.com
North east Iceland in midsummer is absolutely gorgeous. The arctic light lingers o...
This demanding photography tour will take you through some of the most remote and ...
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Westman Islands is a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. These ...
Langjökull is the second largest glacier in Iceland. It’s famous f...
