Top 5 Photographers in Iceland
There’s something wildly poetic about saying “I do” with the wind whispering ancient sagas, black sand beneath your feet, and glaciers glittering like diamonds in the distance. Iceland doesn’t just witness your love—it puts it on a pedestal carved by volcanoes and polished by waterfalls. In a land where the scenery often steals the spotlight, only a few photographers have the magic to frame your story without losing its soul to the landscape. These five do more than capture—they conjure.
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ISKRA Photography
Based in Iceland—but forever chasing epic light across mountains, fjords, and foreign cities—ISKRA Photography isn’t just about taking pictures. It’s about storytelling through stillness, wind, and motion. Their style? Think moody film stills. Cinematic, deep-toned, evocative—nothing flat, nothing fake. Influenced by their love for cinema, every frame feels like it belongs to a beautifully edited movie, not a traditional wedding album. And yet, their editing is minimal. They believe in getting the shot in-camera, using light, landscape, and emotion to do the heavy lifting.
With over a decade of experience and 300+ weddings behind them, ISKRA Photography was among the early pioneers of modern elopement photography—before it became a buzzword. They know what it means to climb a mountain at dawn for a first look or chase golden hour across the Icelandic highlands.
Bettina Vass Photography
Bettina Vass Photography is the heartbeat behind some of the most striking, soul-stirring elopement imagery in Iceland—and beyond. A storyteller at her core, Bettina’s work is defined by its honesty, cinematic depth, and ability to make even the most untamed landscapes feel intimate. Since 2019, she’s devoted herself entirely to elopements—becoming one of the genre’s most respected and internationally awarded artists.
For Bettina, this work is personal. She doesn’t just show up to shoot; she shows up to understand. She listens deeply, learns your story, and infuses your vision into every frame. Each couple gets her full attention, which is why she takes on no more than 10–15 elopements a year. The result? A completely bespoke, immersive experience that feels more like an adventure with a friend than a traditional wedding day.
Styrmir & Heiðdís Photography
Styrmir & Heiðdís Photography isn’t just a photography duo—it’s a love story rooted in Iceland’s soul. Partners in life and work, this husband-and-wife team crafts poetic, untamed visual narratives of elopements and intimate weddings in the land they’ve always called home.
Rather than crafting stiff poses, Styrmir and Heiðdís invite couples into the moment, capturing the in-between, the windblown, the quiet stares and belly laughs. Their edits stay true to what was: real colors, cinematic tones, and just enough atmosphere to make every image feel like a still from a film you never want to end. But they’re not just photographers. They’re guides, storytellers, travel companions, and planners who know Iceland like the back of their hands.
Olga Shevchenko
Olga Shevchenko is one of Iceland’s most emotive wedding and elopement photographers—known for imagery that feels as though it's pulled straight from a dream. Her work lives in that beautiful tension between intimacy and epic scale: stolen glances set against volcanic cliffs, quiet touches in windswept valleys, vows whispered beneath heavy skies.
Her visual style is unmistakable—elegant and moody, with a cinematic depth that captures not just what a moment looked like, but how it felt. There’s a softness to her light, an honesty to her framing, and a timeless restraint in her edits. Think muted tones, glowing skin, and raw emotion—images that feel like art, yet remain deeply human. Olga Shevchenko doesn’t just take pictures. She captures the soul of a moment—and gives it back to you as something eternal.
Birta Sveinbjörnsdottir
Birta Sveinbjörnsdóttir doesn’t just document a wedding—she lives inside each moment with her couples. Raised among Iceland’s ever-changing landscapes, Birta brings both a deep-rooted connection to nature and a trained eye to every image she creates. Her work isn’t about stiff posing or forced smiles—it’s about honesty, intimacy, and storytelling infused with wild beauty.
Birta is known for crafting galleries that feel raw, adventurous, and achingly personal. Her style blends the spontaneous with the intentional. Whether she’s guiding couples through Iceland’s moss-covered lava fields or wading into the sea for maternity portraits, her lens is always drawn to real emotion. She brings with her not just technical skill, but presence, intuition, and a desire to create images that allow people to relive a moment—long after it's passed.
Love in Iceland isn’t ordinary, and neither should be the lens through which it’s remembered. These top 5 Iceland photographers don’t just take pictures—they turn fleeting glances into timeless epics. So whether you're exchanging vows under the northern lights or barefoot on mossy lava fields, know that these artists are ready to turn your wedding into a masterpiece worthy of Iceland’s wild beauty. Let the adventure begin—frame by frame.
