Iceland photography prints work in a home when they bring something your room doesn't already have: scale, weather, texture, or a single strong shape on a quiet wall. Our Iceland collection is small on purpose. It's 12 original photographs by Peter Yan from Iceland's south coast and highlands, each one sold as a framed print, hand-framed in Australia and delivered free Australia-wide.
This guide explains how to choose between them: the Skógafoss waterfall in colour or black and white, the black sand and basalt of Reynisfjara, and the glacial rivers seen from above. It also covers which sizes and frames suit which rooms.
Skógafoss: colour or black and white?
Skógafoss is one of Iceland's best-known waterfalls, on the south coast, and Peter photographed it two ways.
From above. Skógafoss from Above and Skógafoss from Above II show the river crossing warm amber hills before it drops over a dark volcanic cliff. The palette is ochre, burnt orange and white water. It sits easily with timber, linen, terracotta and the warm neutrals common in Australian homes. The first is a wide landscape for above a sofa or a sideboard. The second is a vertical composition for a narrower wall or a hallway.
From beside the river. Skógafoss in Black and White is a long exposure taken from a low angle beside the river. It turns the falling water into a soft white curtain framed by black cliffs. It is portrait-oriented and calm, a good choice for a bedroom or a monochrome scheme.
Reynisfjara and the south coast in black and white
Reynisfjara is Iceland's famous black sand beach, known for its basalt columns and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks offshore. Three of the new prints come from this stretch of coast, all in monochrome:
- The Force of Reynisfjara: a North Atlantic wave exploding against the basalt columns, close and almost abstract. This is the most dramatic piece in the collection.
- The Black Sentinel: one of the Reynisdrangar sea stacks in silhouette, with waves breaking in front and a seabird crossing the rock for scale.
- Icelandic Black Sand: seen from above, with layers of white surf against near-black volcanic sand fading into mist. It is the quietest of the three.
Two earlier south-coast photographs sit with them. Arnardrangur Iceland shows the lone sea stack on the black sands of Dyrhólaey, in teal and black. The Iceland Plane Wreck is the DC-3 wreck on Sólheimasandur, photographed in black and white against the volcanic desert.
The highlands from above
The glacial rivers are the most abstract Iceland prints. Photographed from above, braided meltwater runs through black sand and rust-coloured sediment in teal, turquoise and orange. From across a room they read like paintings. Up close, they read clearly as landscape. Choose Above The Icelandic Rivers or Above The Icelandic Rivers II for a wide landscape wall. Icelandic Blue River is a portrait piece. For something softer, Icelandic Horse II sets a single Icelandic horse against the landscape.
A simple way to shortlist
- Pick the mood. Warm colour (Skógafoss from above, the glacial rivers) or black and white drama (Reynisfjara, The Black Sentinel, the plane wreck).
- Match the wall's shape. Use landscape pieces over sofas, beds and sideboards, and portrait pieces (Skógafoss in Black and White, The Black Sentinel, Icelandic Blue River) for narrow walls, hallways and beside windows.
- Check the size against the furniture. A useful rule is roughly two-thirds of the width of the sofa or bed below. Then preview it with See it in your space on the product page.
For a pair, keep the tone consistent: two monochrome south-coast pieces together, or Skógafoss from Above beside one of the glacial rivers.
Sizes and framing
Iceland prints come in up to six framed sizes:
- Classic Collection: Small 59 × 42 cm, Medium 70 × 50 cm, Large 84 × 59 cm, Gallery 119 × 84 cm.
- Signature Collection: Curator 140 × 100 cm, Masterpiece 160 × 110 cm.
The new Skógafoss and Reynisfjara prints are offered in all six sizes. Some earlier images stop at Gallery or Large, because we only offer the sizes each file prints cleanly at. Prices start from AUD 385.
Every piece is printed on archival fine-art paper with pigment inks. Each one is hand-framed in Australia in solid timber (matte black, matte white or natural oak), behind optically clear acrylic rather than glass, and arrives ready to hang. Black frames suit the monochrome Reynisfjara work. Oak and white often sit well with the warm Skógafoss and river pieces. For more detail, see our size guide, how to choose a framed print size, and what hand-framed in Australia means.
Delivery in Australia
Each Iceland print is made to order. Allow 1–2 weeks for production and 2–5 business days for delivery, depending on your location. Delivery is free Australia-wide. We only produce and ship framed prints within Australia.
Where to browse
See all 12 photographs in the Iceland photography prints collection, or browse Featured framed prints for a shorter shortlist across every place. If you're drawn to the monochrome Reynisfjara pieces, the wider black and white collection is a good next stop.
Tell us your wall width and whether you lean towards warm colour or black and white, and we'll gladly help you narrow it down.
