The Road East

As We continued East, we had every intention of grabbing that iconic shot at Stokksnes, you know, the with the monuds of grass and earth in the foreground and the mountain range in the background? Nope. we missed it altogether. Instead, we got up close and personal with the mountain,

The shots are in chronological order, and you can see how everything becomes more blue as the light fades. On the other side of the tunnel, we found still pools of water and beautiful reflections. And a rock, which i climbed.

The road east takes us comfortably into the East Fjords, where we settle down for the night in a repurposed church. It was very cold in the church,  but the keeper was able to heat it enough in the hour before we arrived. We collected our thoughts in the evening and signed the guest book, exhausted and delighted.

Photography by Joe shutter and

For your enjoyment, 

Joe Shutter

Rust and Ruin

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I pass on what I learn out here through my  tailor-made photo workshops and tutorials. They can be as long or as short as my clients need them to be, and I always go the extra ten miles (or ten hours) to get the shots and get off the beaten track wherever possible.  

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Back to the good old Iceland blogging stuff after the madness of Sonar. 

Pulling up by the side of the road (making sure you are completely off the road, of course) somewhere on the way to Skaftafell brings us to an abandoned farm:  there are a few of these around Iceland, mare than a few, more than many, and they are all quite fascinating.

So near yet so far: solid ground often turns out to be very boggy and saturated. Waterproof shoes are a must. Poor Frank didn't have any, so he ended up hopping between grassy mounds above the water level while I stood more than ankle deep in the water photographing it all.

Good fun all round. 

Photogrophy by Joe shutter and Rock Scissors Taper

For your enjoyment,

Joe Shutter

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Sonar Day 3

Time flies by. It has now been three weeks with Sonar,  and I have been inundated with projects, conferences and workshops. Hence the delay. There is one more post left in the Sonar series, my coverage of the +D conference, out in the next few days.

The final day had some great acts, but it didnt end mith a "bang" like last year when Skrillex headlined the fesitavl. It almost felt as though there was something missing. 

That being said, it was still great. For me, Icelandic rap duo Ulfur Ulfur (Wolf Wolf) were the stars of night. I was going to just pop in but I ended up staying for the whole show.  The guest apperance by Arnor from Agent Fresco was a great surprise too.

Ill leave you with the shots now.

Photography by Joe Shutter

For your enjoyment,

Joe Shutter

Sonar Reykjavik: Day 2

Better late than never. Usually, with time sensitive events such as music festivals, I try to got the material up as soon as possible. However, I have been very busy travelling around Iceland producing material for the blog. 

And so, here it is, my selection from Sonar Reykjavik.  Apparat Organ Quartet and the VaginaBoys were both fantastic, follow the Soundcloud links to get a taste of the action. Crowdshots thrown in for good measure.

You might notice the Haziness of some of the pictures. This was an artistic choice made possible by my Nikkor AF DC 135mm f1:2. Throw in the bright colours of the stage lights and it makes for some dreamy feeling shots. Read more about this lens here

Photography by Joe Shutter.

For your enjoyment,

Joe Shutter

Portraits from Sonar

With my professional responsibilities fulfilled, I decided to play around a bit with the crowd at Sonar: I conducted a small portrait project.

When I say small i mean small: only  15 in total. I shot them for black and white, because who needs colour anyway? It wasn't giving me anything.

It was short lived, and extended to day one only. I think i will try this for longer next time. Catching people while they were moving and getting consistent lighting for a constant visual signature was difficult. So difficult i didn't even manage: everyone was in different places at different times, different bounce lighting, sometimes none at all. Im rambling

I hope whovor sees the results likes what the see. Please comment and let me know which is your favourite and if possible why.

Photography by Joe Shutter

For your enjoyment,

Joseph