In the south of Iceland, close to the airport you can find this amazing place called Valahnúkamöl. Which is often overlooked, and therefore not visited a lot. Although I think its getting more visitors recently. During my first visit here I was the only person around. But this might be because of the weather. It was pouring down rain. These 3 images are from that first visit. July in 2018. What was supposed to be a nice summers day turned into this grey, cold and wet day. But this is Iceland. And, I don’t mind these conditions at all. I even prefer this over sunny weather.
Valahnúkamöl is an impressive place to hang out. Sea stacks and tall sea cliffs, shaped by the Atlantic ocean and its storms. To me this is one of the most amazing places in all of south Iceland. I love coming back here every time I visit Iceland. In the distance you can see the rock, called “Karl”.
There’s quite a few photo’s out there where there’s a person standing on the shore, and with “Karl” in the background. And guess what? Yes, I have that one too. My friend Þráinn Kolbeinsson from Iceland was kind enough to pose for me, as you can see on the photo below. This photo was taken during another trip. When the conditions were slightly better, but still, very very rough as you can see. Just how we landscape photographers like it.
Be sure to check out Þráinn’s work, he’s an amazing photographer located in the south of Iceland. Check out his work here: https://www.facebook.com/thrainnko
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