However, soon after driving out of town, we stopped to photograph a waterfall. We set off in our little rental car stuffed to the gills with all my bags from my previous shoot in Chamonix and started down the road. He had spent some time in Iceland before and was itching to get back to explore more of its landscapes. I was joined on this trip by Canadian photographer Chris Harder. A week layover in Iceland seemed like the perfect habitat for a novice landscape photographer to grow. I needed to harness my inner Ansel Adams and create landscape images that I could be proud of. As an adventure photographer I was in dire need to bolster my portfolio with more than just extreme sports and expedition photos. The focus of this trip was to tick off as many beautiful landscape photo opportunities as possible. This often leads to the greatest adventures, but can leave you stranded in a strange country with no idea on where to go. Waiting in the airport for my bags to arrive, I truly had no idea what I was getting myself into, and that’s how I typically travel flying by the seat of my pants without an itinerary. I was confronted with a social contrast that left you feeling like you were in a cold war stricken town somewhere in Eastern Europe. It has become the most hip place to travel to for the Instagram generation of photographers today. My lack of research only left me with visual impressions of lush green landscapes and raging waterfalls. When you take a look at the placement of Iceland on a map it leaves you feeling like you have traveled to outer space. When I first landed in Reykjavik, I had to make sure I was in the right country.
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