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.
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 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.
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.
Raw Iceland ltd. is a licensed tour operator run by professional photographer Jon Pall Vilhelmsson.
Our main strengths lies in running Photography Holidays in the high season and Winter Workshops in other parts of the year. We are using super jeep 4x4s that are amazingly comfortable on rough highland tracks and can run trough deep snow and rivers. The photography lessons are informal discussion on-site in small groups. Computer instructions take place in the evenings where we stay at the time. The extraordinary Icelandic landscape keeps you busy taking award winning photographs.
In 2009 Jon Pall founded Galley Myndmal, his private fine art photography gallery in the main shopping street in Reykjavik. In 2010 we began offering the first workshops (since 1992)! In 2011 we are fully committed to offering first class photography adventures in RAW Iceland.
Be there! At the right time, with the right gear, with the right people.
The highland van is perfect for 6-8 passengers on longer routes. It can take up to 15 on short daytours. It runs on air suspension than in amasingly smooth on rough highland roads.
These provide ample space for passengers and photo gear. We use16-20 seat coaches for 8-12 passengers. There is always room for tripods, laptops, camera bags and extra luggage. Our drivers take care of the gear when we run in and out of the coach.
We use special modified 4x4s on highland tours. These superjeeps are on very large tires that enables them to float on the snow on glaciers and in winters. It also lifts the vehicles when fording deep rivers. When using these 4x4s we don't expect more that 4 passengers per cars.
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