After having seen the landscape of Iceland it quickly became a bucket list for me, and it didn’t disappoint. I had an absolute blast driving around the island, staying at farmhouses, and exploring the harder to reach areas. I went over the summer solstice, so while there were no northern lights, i was graced with multiple “golden-hours” of photo light to work with.

Being a weird and eclectic (eccentric?) family has it’s upsides. There is never a dull moment, and always something exciting going on.

I wanted to do some fun portraits of my family, as they rarely talk about themselves or allow themselves the indulgence of being the subject of art rather than producing it.

My first trip to France and Italy was of the backpacking variety, which presents challenges when wanting to also shoot photos. Balancing the typical tourist mentality and wanting to see everything with the photographer in me that wanted to capture some great shots. Being in and around Paris I was able to explore my B&W side a bit, but once I hit Italy the photo side of me got lost in the moment