October 2015 saw us take a two week road trip around Scotland, stopping at loads of our favourite locations along with some new ones. We either spent the night in our tent or in a small cabin or B and B. Glen Nevis, Applecross, Torridon, Assynt, Glen Affric. It was a brilliant trip!
I'm taking you back to September 2018 again, when getting on a plane felt very normal. We went on a 3 week trip to the USA, landing in New York and spending a few days putting in some serious miles on foot to explore the city.
The Autumn light that afternoon was beautiful. We decided to stay up there for sunset and by the time the sun was dipping, we were the only ones left on the summit. There's no better place to watch a sunset than somewhere high up eh?
On this particular day, we drove from Mývatn to the East Coast in glorious sunshine with the road completely to ourselves. North East Iceland is so much quieter than the South West. I couldn't resist stopping and getting some shots of the road ahead.
In September 2018 we went on a trip to the USA. We'd spent some time on the East Coast in New York and DC before flying to Vegas, picking up a car and putting in some serious miles.
At first, I was pretty lost. I felt that my purpose was gone. No adventure to inspire me, no roaming with my camera. It took me quite a few weeks to realise that there was an opportunity to create a collection that would inspire hope of life after lockdown. The collection was a direct result of how I was personally feeling.
If you've been following along for a while, you'll know that I'm an outdoor photographer. Lockdown is tough on everyone, even tougher on the most vulnerable in society. So while I can't get out with my camera, I have a backlog of several thousand images to process from previous trips around Scotland and abroad.
As soon as the decision was made to marry in Iceland, we knew that we wanted to honeymoon there too. We had been to Iceland once before to celebrate our 30th birthdays and hiring a car was the best way to see the country. We looked at a few different options and eventually settled on a 2 berth camper van. To our surprise, the company upgraded us and we arrived at Reykjavik airport to a 4 berth luxury motorhome.
For as long as I can remember I've wanted to see Goðafoss, one of Iceland's spectacular waterfalls, so I asked if we could do some shots there. It was pretty busy with tourists but Ryan and John somehow managed to make it look as if we were the only ones there.
