Explore 19 photography locations in the North Iceland area of Iceland.
North Iceland hosts 19 photography locations curated for this guide, with a focus on landscapes, waterfalls, and churches. Each entry includes GPS coordinates, season notes, distance from Reykjavik, and access details (paved, gravel, or 4x4) so you can build a realistic itinerary across a single day or a multi-day loop through the region.
This guide lists 19 curated photography locations in North Iceland, spanning landscapes, waterfalls, churches. Each waypoint includes GPS coordinates, seasonal notes, and access details so you can build a route before you leave Reykjavik.
Driving distance from Reykjavik varies by location within North Iceland. Each card in the list shows the precise distance — use it to group nearby locations into single-day shoots and plan refueling stops on longer loops.
Most coastal and Ring-Road-adjacent sites work with a 2WD year-round. Inland and highland approaches generally need a 4x4 and are summer-only (mid-June to mid-September). Check the "Way In" field on each location card before committing.
An Island north of Iceland. Take the ferry from Dalvik. Grimsey Island is far away in the north: Home of one hundred people and one million seabirds.
Grjótagjá is a small lava cave near lake Mývatn in the Northeastern Region of Iceland.
A port in a fishing village in the Northeastern Region of Iceland with a population of about 2,000.
A small village in the Westfjords Peninsula. Ferry to Hornstrandir Nature Reserve.
Kálfaströnd, a farm on a peninsula of the same name which provides some of the prettiest and most varied scenery on the Lake Mývatn shore. The whole area has multiple photography opportunities for beautiful landscapes.
Látrabjarg is a promontory and the western most point in Iceland. The cliffs are home to millions of birds, including puffins, northern gannets, guillemots and razorbills.
An old farmhouse in northern Iceland. Laufás turf house now belongs to the National Museum of Iceland and is run by the Akureyri Museum.
A waterfall north of Dalvik in the Northeastern Region of Iceland.
A beautiful overlook of the Fjords.
The Skútustaðagígar Craters are found in the Lake Mývatn area, which is very volcanic and near to the Krafla volcano system.
Stokksnes is a headland on the southeastern Icelandic coast, near Hofn and Hornafjördur. In the Eastern Region of Iceland.
A small fishing village in the Westfjords Peninsula.
A scenic lookout in the northeastern part of Iceland, west of Súðavík.
A bird viewpoint in Tjörneshreppur Iceland. "Voladalstorfa" is about 12 kilometers (8 miles) from Husavik.