Party people

 Icelandic bands T-shirt competition

 Benni in Dlx Atx

Hafteinn Michael in his own creation of Rafsteinn and Palli

Hallberg in Singapore Sling

Halldór in Borko

Hreinn in Skátar

Ingvar Högni in Singapore Sling

Kolla in kimono

Lilja, Sara Riel, Gústi and Gunni Tynes in Sigurrós and more

Kjartan Trauner in Sigurrós

Sindri in Eiríkur Hauks and Silla in Atómstöðin

Sigga in Mammút

Palli 

Óli won the competition with his crazy cool T-shirt from the band Severed Crotch

Libération

I have photographed for the french newspaper Libération a few times. When they are doing a story in Iceland they usually call me and it's a lot of fun to work for them. Here are the stories I've worked on:

Story about the Committee of the Constitution Iceland, Mai 2011

Story about literature in Iceland, January 2012

When the presidential election were in Iceland 2012, Presidential candidate Þóra Arnórsdóttir.

Exposure glory from Riga to Reykjavík

When I was in Riga I found an old Minolta camera that I bought to try out. After a few shots the camera broke down. I didn't want to ruin the film so I decided to re-use it. From that comes these series of photographs shot in Riga and Reykjavík.

 

Rock on... 

August - Ólafsvík

The first weekend of August me and Gylfi went to visit my father in law to Ólafsvík. He is the hotel manager at Hótel Ólafsvík and invited us to join him over a weekend.

 

 

July - The ultimate summer month

July came with a bang and went away again just as fast. I went to a workshop in Turkey for The European Borderline project. We are exhibiting at Festival Encontros da Imagem in Portugal & at Bursa Photo Fest in Turkey this September. I'm doing a project on self exploration through my name witch happens to be a male's name in Latvia. A collage of self portraits mixed with photos of men I met with in Riga that are also named Valdis. There will also be a show at The Nordic House, Reykjavik January 2013.

 

I got some more photos from our trip around Iceland. Most of them from one of my favorite places on earth, Flatey. 

It was also nice to get back home and stay in Reykjavik for a while

After a short stop in Reykjavik I flew to Turkey

 

June - The month I traveled around Iceland

Yes, summer is finally here. June was a busy month but what stood out was a trip around the country with some great people. I got some fantastic moments in the countryside and listened to beautiful music. This was a 7 day trip with just as may concerts each night in a different town around Iceland. These were the bands Snorri Helgason & Mr. Silla along with the host, comedian Hugleikur Dagson who also did a stand-up between sets.

So this post is dedicated that trip, Veislufjör 2012. 

The weather changed a lot during the trip but it was always just as beautiful no matter where we were.

We were eleven in a big jeep and I sat in the back. On our way I even saw an Icelandic horse.

 Dóri's horse.

I also saw some homie sheep and a creature called Snorri Helgason, he must have been a farmer boy in his former life, it just comes so natural to him. 

Dóri also found a duck in Húsavík he got weirdly interested in. 

They chilled together for a while.

 

Some concerts were played. A memorable one in Sjóraringjahúsið Patreksfirði.

 We found a replica of an old time houses and some sweet summer bliss in Djúpivogur.

And then we found the real thing in Flatey.

And enjoyed the sweet midsummer night in Seyðisfjörður. Gunni, Silla and Góskar played some lovely tunes at 3 am at an after party by the river. 

Gunni showed his skills and stood under the expectations of his sweater. 

I started daydreaming about life in the countryside on the boat ride back from Flatey. Simple life in a lighthouse. 

I think Góskar might be dreaming the same while falling asleep on the way.

My favorite view from Flatey

Go Iceland!