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41 Pictures Of Captivating Nordic Nature That I Took When I Moved To Iceland
Growing up in the beautiful country of Switzerland, I never really was into nature photography. I was almost blind to the beauty that I called home. Somehow I always knew I would move somewhere else one day. I always felt drawn to the Nordic countries and Iceland was on my "want to visit one-day" list.
At one point my boyfriend and I decided to go and visit Iceland for a month and see if it could potentially be our new home. We immediately fell in love with the raw and moody landscapes. And the rest is history! As soon as we got back, we sold all of our stuff, became minimalists, quit our jobs and moved to Iceland.
Fascinated by details and minimalism, I am found most of my spare time capturing the atmospheric landscapes of Iceland. Here are a few pictures I've taken so far! Enjoy.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
What an incredibly stunning creature. I love the juxtaposition against the black background.
Lesley Brügger (Submission author) 3 years ago
Appreciated! Arctic foxes are great models :)
Load More Replies...I've been living in Iceland for a bit more than 4 years now, and I do not regret it even a little bit. Since moving here I started my own multi-media company which is called Caldera Studios. Where I shoot products for mainly skincare brands on location and in my home studio. This is something I would have never dared to do living in Switzerland because you just get too comfortable in a "normal" environment.
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TheAquarius1978 3 years ago
Its On my bucket list of places to visit, and very high on that list for that matter.
Santiago 3 years ago
In 2018 we spent some 15 days there and it was a fantastic experience. We became fascinated with this beautiful and friendly country so we are planning to return in our next trip to Europe, perhaps in the next year. Everybody speaks English there, so it's easy to get around. WARNING: at that time we learned that all the international credit and debt cards didn't work whith the automatic gas pumps and parking machines. We were told that it wasn't a problem with our cards but with the Icelandic banking system. We suppose that nowadays it should be fixed.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Stunning and very well composed photograph. It looks like an illustration out of Lord of the Rings.
Something that often is forgotten, is the amount of time that goes into each shot. There's a lot of traveling and preparation involved behind the scenes, which you don't often get to see. More than often I went on beautiful trips but came back home empty-handed because of the quality of light or weather conditions. The editing process can also take a lot of time, sometimes it's a quick edit and it's "perfect", but every so often it takes many hours behind the screen to match my vision with the image.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Gorgeous capture. I really like the textures and patterns of the sand and waves.
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Lesley Brügger (Submission author) 3 years ago
It's a geothermal location :) The blue dot in the middle is water filled with minerals.
Load More Replies...Photography is a big part of me and a form of self-expression, which is a big factor why I am still in love with it. What really keeps me going is the joy photography brings me, and how it helps me to get out of my head so I can solely focus on the moment I want to capture.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
So serenely beautiful. I love how you captured all the different gradients in the sand and ocean waves.
Lesley Brügger (Submission author) 3 years ago
Thanks so much! I appreciate it :)
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My favorite shot always changes depending on my mood, but at the moment I really enjoy the one with a house furthest away from the camera, here. I took that photo about 2 years ago on a sunny day in late autumn, the daylight was already getting scarce and this was one of those days where I thought I wouldn't get any good shots because of the harsh light. Right after we decided to drive back home the light became super soft and glowy so we stopped in the middle of the road to capture it.
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The most challenging part about photography is keeping up and trying to be the best yourself while maintaining good quality, especially on social media. Where the value of a single shot isn't really valued much anymore and just lasts a mere second and a quick like.
Feel free to come by and say hi on my Instagram for my landscape photography.
If you're curious to see my product shots go check out the other Instagram account.
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Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 3 years ago
When I was in school we had an exchange student from, I think, Germany. She shared some pictures of her travels and stuff from home. It was the first time I saw a real photograph of snow on a beach. My first thought was "It snows at the beach?" I'm from Southern California, and, yup, I was sheltered. I didn't think about the fact that it snows up north on the coast on both sides of my own country. Don't know what I thought the white stuff on the coast of Alaska was... 🤦♀️
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Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
“It’s okay I’m going home now, be okay tonight. I just want to be alone now, in the darkened light. That’s my favorite color blue there as the sun sets in the sky. There’s just something in the hue there, in the corner of my eye. In the darkened light, in the blue and white.” ~Beth Waters
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Christine M Quigley 6 years ago
Reminds me of driving in the Colorado mountains during winter..
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago (edited)
i live in CO and have driven the Iceland ring road. similar only by snippet. that coutry is absolutely otherworldly
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Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
I can’t stop looking at this one—the subtlety is positively captivating.
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Lesley Brügger (Submission author) 6 years ago
thank you that was my intention :)
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Tracy Moorhead 6 years ago
I Love the lines, contrasting colors, and the different textures! I would Love to know what sounds there were!
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Lesley Brügger (Submission author) 6 years ago
Haha :) Thanks! It's Rivers from above.
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Tracy Moorhead 6 years ago
I may be crazy, however, there's something very meditative in the water and shoreline photos! I can look at this photo and see things in the water.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
I love how this reminds me of traditional Asian ink paintings.
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CookieNeerrrrd 6 years ago
It literally looks like a drawing tho... And the timing was great!!! Well done!
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Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 3 years ago
I love the contrast of the fire and ice of Iceland. It is so balanced and beautiful!
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Full Name 6 years ago
Goddamn. This is a post processing masterclass. I used to do lots of work in that black and white dreamy landscape style but I wasn't this polished, and I never could figure out how to do it with colour like your boat photo. I love how you actually make things like a telephoto closeup of a waterfall work. That's seriously impressive because 99.9% of people could be told to make that exact same style photo and it would be boring as s**t.
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Wow, thank you for this compliment !! I worked a lot on my editing style the last years and it's so nice to hear that you appreciate it that much. Are you a photographer as well? :)
Load More Replies... Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Thanks so much mary for this compliment!
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Olli Westphal 6 years ago
I love Iceland. It's in my opinion one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and I definitely want to marry my girlfriend there.
Laura Orsini R. Franca 6 years ago
Beautiful, Lesley! These pictures are amazing, you're so talented :)
Iris 6 years ago
Wow ! Just wow ! I am icelandic and I have seen many absolutely beautiful photos from here, but these are winners ! !
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you so much! Means a lot to me! :)
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Ale_Vidal23 6 years ago
wow, i bi ou dert gsi letschts jahr und dini bilder hei starchi melancholie gweckt i mir! starchi biuder!
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Danke vielmal! Freut mi das sie dir gfallet! :)
Load More Replies... Tracy Moorhead 6 years ago
Absolutely a great photo journey! I cannot wait to see more of your photos! I can imagine sets of your photos in a gallery, everyone would just be lost in them!
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you Tracy! That's such a nice compliment :)
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Ingrid 6 years ago
I would like some of these as posters in my living room. I have several photos myself from my last trip there, but this conveys the spirit of the country perfectly
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Hi Ingrid, my pictures are for sale as prints as well! you can contact me on my instagram @lesleybruegger if you're interested :)
Load More Replies... Full Name 6 years ago
Goddamn. This is a post processing masterclass. I used to do lots of work in that black and white dreamy landscape style but I wasn't this polished, and I never could figure out how to do it with colour like your boat photo. I love how you actually make things like a telephoto closeup of a waterfall work. That's seriously impressive because 99.9% of people could be told to make that exact same style photo and it would be boring as s**t.
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Wow, thank you for this compliment !! I worked a lot on my editing style the last years and it's so nice to hear that you appreciate it that much. Are you a photographer as well? :)
Load More Replies... Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Thanks so much mary for this compliment!
Load More Replies... Olli Westphal 6 years ago
I love Iceland. It's in my opinion one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and I definitely want to marry my girlfriend there.
Laura Orsini R. Franca 6 years ago
Beautiful, Lesley! These pictures are amazing, you're so talented :)
Iris 6 years ago
Wow ! Just wow ! I am icelandic and I have seen many absolutely beautiful photos from here, but these are winners ! !
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you so much! Means a lot to me! :)
Load More Replies... Ale_Vidal23 6 years ago
wow, i bi ou dert gsi letschts jahr und dini bilder hei starchi melancholie gweckt i mir! starchi biuder!
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Danke vielmal! Freut mi das sie dir gfallet! :)
Load More Replies... Tracy Moorhead 6 years ago
Absolutely a great photo journey! I cannot wait to see more of your photos! I can imagine sets of your photos in a gallery, everyone would just be lost in them!
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you Tracy! That's such a nice compliment :)
Load More Replies... Ingrid 6 years ago
I would like some of these as posters in my living room. I have several photos myself from my last trip there, but this conveys the spirit of the country perfectly
Lesley Brügger (Post author) 6 years ago
Hi Ingrid, my pictures are for sale as prints as well! you can contact me on my instagram @lesleybruegger if you're interested :)
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