This is one of my favorite images I’ve ever captured. Going to Iceland was something I had wanted to do for awhile to explore the country and see what I could capture there photographically. One of the things I really wanted to photograph was the Iceland Horses that roamed the vast landscapes. So, when I arrived to Iceland one of my first stops happened to be a farm where I was able to experience my first group of Horses. I pulled off the side of the road and started walking closer to get the photos I could only dream of capturing for years until this particular day. I was enjoying photographing these horses, they were so friendly (I assume because they thought I would feed them).

But little did I know that I would capture this welcoming, calming, and funny photo. At first I didn’t realize I captured this moment, I was so excited to get back on the road I didn’t spend time reviewing my images and knew i would see more horses as I traveled around the Ring Road. It wasn’t till I got back home to the United States and I was looking through what I had captured from this amazing trip, that I noticed this frame. Now, one thing I have learned from photography is if you see the action in the viewfinder, you missed the shot… I most certainly did not see this moment happen and it took me a couple minutes to comprehend what I had captured from the week before. I was planning to photograph the one horse in the middle, but the second one jumped in and photobombed my frame with his pearly whites!

Ironically the photograph I thought I had I didn’t capture, but I definitely like this moment more than what I was thinking I’d capture that morning. This photo makes me feel like I am being welcomed to Iceland every time I look at it. These horses seemed so happy to be photographed and have this friendly photobomb portrait captured. I feel this photograph also captivates my energy in Iceland. I was like a kid in a candy store and I can’t wait till the next time I make it back!

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January I finally had my breaking point with wanting to go see Iceland. I finally booked my plane ticket to force myself to make it to my dream destination. February came along and it was time to travel to Iceland. Originally I wasn’t going to go to Iceland as a Solo-Trip. I scheduled it so quickly, I didn’t have any extra time to organize any travel buddies. So I landed in Iceland early morning and ventured to my rental car. Was able to get the rental car reasonably fast and off I was towards Reykjavik. The point of this trip was to discover a new destination, see the culture, landscape, and to hopefully have a chance at capturing the Northern Lights. To get around the country I rolled around in a Nissan SUV. While living in the car, I had to listen to the roaring Iceland wind at night. About 4 days into my 7 day trip there were 180km/h winds that prevented me from driving for half the day. I also got to explore a cave that was used in a scene of Game of Thrones. Along with meeting a lot of pleasant travelers on the way exploring the country too. The Ring-Road brought a lot of unexpected landscapes, I absolutely was stopping the car every 5 minutes to capture something completely different than the last 5 minutes. Well, here are my photos from my crazy cross-country Iceland trip.

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