This workshop was one if the finest and best organized that I have participated in. A good workshop guides it’s participants to the subjects and to the light, makes useful suggestions based on the leader’s experiences, and stretches the participants to become better than when they started—and our guides did a superb job of all of that. The accommodations were excellent, we were VERY well fed, and we were guided to a wide variety of subjects and light. The REAL mark of a good workshop leader is how he handles changing conditions—and in a most rare situation, we were faced with the forecast of a winter hurricane, in Iceland, the likes of which had not been seen since the “Perfect Storm” in 1991. Our guides handled the situation masterfully, maintaining our safety and comfort as paramount, while still affording us some interesting shooting opportunities to round out a most excellent workshop.

I want to thank our workshop leaders for organizing such a inspiring, fun and educational workshop . The workshop was very well organized, the itinerary was well thought out that gave us great photographic opportunities. Our guides provided excellent leadership, from knowing best times and locations to giving great advice on composition and camera settings to capture the mood. It was a wonderful experience that truly exceeded my expectations! I highly recommend these guys to anyone considering a future photography workshop or tour.

I am so glad that I have joined the Oct Photography Workshop in Iceland. The two instructors have provided sufficient guidance to each of us and care about the photos that we are taking. Their field advice was very useful, helped me improve the photos in particular the way of compositions. The workshop was well organized and the places we went for shooting are spectacular. This workshop not just offered me a great trip to explore the beautiful Iceland, it was also a good learning opportunity in the path of photography. The whole journey was filled with happiness and satisfaction, we bought back with nice photos and unforgettable experience.

Before departure from HK, I was well informed already of what to bring and what to prepare. Indeed, it proved to be useful. Apart from the weather, all schedules were well controlled and monitored. Though I’m not the oldest, I could see all the seniors had sufficient rest, and prepared themselves perfectly for everyday’ expeditions. Food and accommodation were good. Person to person guidance of photo taking, to ensure that I had some good pics to shock my friends. The 2 sessions of lectures by the guides were most informative, something that I could be proud of to bring home. All and all, I would not hesitate to recommend these photo workshops to anyone, if you want to shoot good pics and learn photography. Thank you again.

We really had a wonderful time joining your Iceland adventure! The landscape of Iceland is impressive, to me it was like stepping into a complete different world, just within 3 hours flight from the Netherlands. The lava fields, some completely covered with moss, ice caves, glaciers, icebergs floating to the sea, geysers, tectonic plates… beautiful! After the trip, we spent an afternoon in the geothermal water of the Blue Lagoon, really nice too.The group was fun, we enjoyed their company, and we appreciated the lodgings and the space we had in the bus to take our equipment with us. As a medical specialist, life can be very busy, and even during regular holidays my mind is regularly involved with my work. With this trip, however, I was busy the whole day with the new impressions and my attempts to capture them in photography. Also, it was a real joy for me to make this trip together with my two sons, Johan and Willem Pieter. That’s real quality time! Give our regards to Sigi, we enjoyed his humour in combination with his knowledge of history, architecture and geology. Wonder whether he will find the “ Wapen van Amsterdam” with its treasures in the end…. And finally, last but not least, you were a great guide and teacher. It is impressive how a few steps aside, a little lower or higher viewpoint, a slower shutter speed, composition of fore- and background can make such a difference. Thank you for this valuable information! I’m afraid I’ll still be an amateur in the end, but I enjoyed seeing how small adjustments can make such a difference. Thanks again for the great time, also on behalf of my sons,

My wife Susan and I want to thank Iceland Photo Tours for providing the finest Photography Workshop we have attended. As novice photographers we found previous photography workshops and tours to be somewhat intimidating and overwhelming, the entire focus of our guides was to provide exceptional guidance and attention to the entire group during the workshop. The accommodations from start to finish were first rate, the food was exceptional, and the transportation was extremely comfortable with ample room for personal space and gear. Words cannot adequately describe the locations our guides selected for the workshop simply “MAGICAL”. We will attend future workshops and bringing friends. Thanks again for a great experience and stunning photographs. If you are thinking about going…you won’t regret it.

In my recent trip, my first to join an organize tour entitled “Game of Thrones” It’s a tour design for photography. A well thought of design, timing for every locations. These guides have mastered these locations on its optimum time for you to shoot and they will bring you there. They are in 24/7 checking weather movements and discuss with the group that we have to divert from itinerary. These guides will deliver you to locations from sunrise, high twelve, sunset, to night shoots as to where your stamina for shooting can withstand. If you were not able to get good photos in this trip, then photography is not for you. Our hotels are in strategic location for the shooting with very good accommodation. Never been in a tour that I got to eat gourmet food for dinner. One thing I like about travelling with Iceland Photo Tours, they hate wasting time shopping but gave us time to get what we need. All those warm socks and believe me when you are in Iceland, you will need those made in Iceland, designed for Iceland.

Tour experience with Iceland Photo Tours was truly exceptional, from food, accommodation and transportation. To be in the right place at the right time I think was the most important thing during this tour, and these two experienced professional landscape photographers know exactly how to redirect itineraries in case of severe weather conditions. I had a wonderful time together with the entire group capturing sceneries guided by pros. Guided tours such as this is highly recommended to maximize your benefits.

While I don’t consider a photo safari as a leisure vacation, there’s still a minimum level of comfort that I’d like to have in terms of accommodation, food and transportation. And on all three aspects, I rate this photo safari very satisfactory. Accommodations were all more than adequate providing very nice, quiet, clean, cozy, warm respite from the frigid outdoors. And I especially like the fact that these accommodations were all located within short driving distance from locations that we were going to photograph at sunrise &/or sunset /night. Food was nice! We had an interesting variety of food from deluxe burgers & fries to fancy grilled fish dishes – my favorite Arctic Char! Our transportation was a van that had ample room for luggage as well as passengers. I liked that it wasn't cramped. It’s a big plus to have two very experienced landscape photographers leading a photo safari such as this. Their itinerary is tailored to get you to great locations at the best possible light and their schedules are flexible enough to allow for changes in Iceland’s famously unpredictable weather. Although this was not a workshop, both our guides were very helpful in making sure we came out of each location with good photos. They gave us tips and reminders during our actual shoots. One guide reviewed our shots and walked us through post processing some of our own photos. All in all a very satisfying learning experience so I highly recommend these photo safaris &/or workshops!

I have been in many tours but this particular tour was really made for photographers. With ample time to photograph the scenes and also the proper timing in shooting these wonderful landscapes will make the experience worth it. The guides are very knowledgeable and assist us in shooting the location at the best possible conditions. Transportation and lodging is also pleasant and decent.