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Photographing Stokksnes and Vestrahorn, Iceland

A return trip to eastern Iceland to photograph Vestrahorn in (hopefully) more favorable weather and light.

Located on the southeastern coastline of Iceland, near the town of Höfn, is a headland named Stokksnes. Famous for its dramatic mountain range (named Vestrahorn) and surrounding black sand dunes, Stokksnes is easily one of Iceland's most epic landscape photography locations.

I first visited Stokksnes in the winter of 2019. The weather was cloudy, windy, and bitterly cold. My images turned out okay, but nothing really worth keeping. Frustrated, I planned a return trip the following year, only to cancel it soon thereafter because of Covid travel restrictions.

Months later in August of 2021, after Iceland re-opened to travelers, I went back. There were plenty of other locations on my photography itinerary, but I wanted to set aside at least one day for a return trip to Stokksnes. The result of that experience is documented in the video below.

Interested in learning more about Stokksnes? How to get there, where to stay, etc? Check out my guide to photographing Stokksnes and Vestrahorn.