About the photographer - Arctic Photo

Örvar Þorgeirsson Profile:
An mountain adventurer since his teenage years. On his many trips to the Icelandic mountains and wilderness the photographer became obsessed with capturing the raw beauty of the places he visited. Over the years he has captured Iceland's most wild places on his camera from the colorful and never ending midsummer arctic sunset to the inspiring displays of northern lights in winter.

Awards and Publications:
National Geographic Traveller Photograph of the year 2008, Merrid Award.
Profile in Dutch Digi Magazine 2009.
Profile in Italian Alp Magazine 2010.

His photographs of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption where displayed in newspapers like the Daily Telegraph, The Sun and other plus website publicaiton in Fox News and the New York Times.

Exhibitions:
Flickr@Iceland charity exhibition in Reykjavík City Hall - 2009
Astro Photographer of the Year Award, The Royal Observatory in Greenwitch - 2009.
National Geographic Photographer of the Year Award, PhotoPlus Expo New York. - 2008.

If you are traveling to Iceland, you can visit Arctic Photo gallery at:
Arctic Photo
Laugarvegur 50
101 Reykjavík
Iceland