
The
year 2026 welcomes thirty-one years of operation of Photoventures.
The company began as a collaboration between myself,
Roger Reynolds Hon FRPS and Peter Morss ARPS in 1995 and this
partnership remained until 2008 when Peter retired from the
company. Since 2008 I have operated the company on my own with
the support of two good friend Ivan Barrett and Allen Lloyd
who have driven the second vehicles on many tours. But in life
good things always come to an end and 2026 will be the last
year of operation. I would like to thank the many people who
joined us on our adventures over the thirty-one years, a lot
of them becoming firm friends and joining Photoventures on numerous
trips. The day-to-day operation of Photoventures has always
been enjoyable as has the exploration of new and exciting locations.
It has been a thrill to see so many getting great images from
their tours as has being able to help them improve their photography
with the many amazing encounters we have seen along the way.

For
our final season we will once again be offering two
exciting tours to Iceland. The first will be at the start of
summer to explore the wildlife, Iceland in bloom and of course
the magnificent scenery. Our second tour will be our third circumnavigation
of the island. This time, like our first in 2023, we will be
doing the anticlockwise route. This tour allows us to visit
many well-known and exciting destinations as well as exploring
more off the beaten track in the east and far north.

In
June we are offering another opportunity to visit Iceland as
summer emerges. We hope to see fields of wild lupins
in full bloom as well as the many other aspects of the country
at this time of year. Of course we will be centring the tour
around a wide range of nature opportunities, particularly the
varied bird life found throughout the island. With this in mind
we will be visiting some wild locations such as Snaefellsnes,
Latrabjarg, the northern part of the Western Fjords around Isafjordur
and Lake Myvatn, a great location for water birds. Of course,
our tour will not be solely about the wildlife as we take in
the many other sites in the areas we visit. We will enjoy great
waterfalls such as Godafoss and Aldeyjarfoss to name just a
few. Having undertaken similar tours in recent years we have
timed this tour slightly later in the year in order to capture
different aspects of the nature in Iceland.
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Later
in the year, at the beginning of October we will once again
visit Iceland for a longer tour. This will involve
a complete circumnavigation of Iceland and will visit many out
of the way locations in the north, northeast and east of this
amazing country. We will travel the Ring Road (Route 1) anticlockwise
along the southern coast to Hofn exploring the many locations
along the southern part of the country. We will visit Vik with
its wild and rugged coast and onto Jokulsarlon to explore the
iceberg lagoon and the amazing Diamond Beach. At the most easterly
point of the south coast, we reach Hofn where we will explore
the Stokksnes area and reflections of Vesturhorn Along this
section we will explore the many waterfalls, some very grand
and others more intimate. We then turn north along the wild
eastern coastline with towering sea cliffs and rugged sea stacks
as well as exploring locations off the beaten path. We will
visit many quaint harbours and towns as well as sweeping coastlines.
Once we reach Egilsstadir we will explore the remote northeastern
coast with its multi-coloured hillsides and wild estuaries.
We then cross the mountainous northern section to Lake Myvatn,
not forgetting to visit the stunning Studlagil Canyon as we
do. We have two nights around Lake Myvatn, time to explore the
lake and the thermal fields nearby. Of course, no visit here
would be complete without a visit to Godafoss. If weather conditions
are good we can also visit the amazing Aldeyjarfoss situated
further south in the highlands. We then continue to Siglufjordur
via Akureyri and Dalvik to explore the wild northern coastline
which we follow to Saudarkrokur and Borgarnes. Our tour will
be completed with a detour to spend two nights in Snaefellsnes
one of the most exciting locations in Iceland, with wild waterfalls,
picturesque churches and imposing mountain scenery. From there
we return to Keflavik, detouring to photograph Reykjavik Cathedral.
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The
2026 tour programme once again offers the enthusiastic
photographer a wide spectrum of opportunities in Iceland, one
of the most exciting locations found anywhere, with abundant
wildlife, wild landscapes, amazing waterfalls and quaint towns
and harbours. All of this in one of the friendliest countries
one can find.
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