After the great successes of the first edition, Let me Italian you is ready to launch the second and exclusive edition of DISCOVER ICELAND.  It will be a unique and exclusively edition for this year! 

Welcome to Iceland, where serenity reigns supreme: Iceland is known throughout the world for its beautiful and unspoilt nature. Iceland is a country of extreme contrasts and dramatic landscapes. Widely known as "the land of fire and ice". Abundant natural beauty is around every corner with unparalleled scenery unlike anywhere else. 
Who hasn’t dreamt of visiting Iceland and its famous and beautiful landscapes?

We are going to unique scenarios: waterfalls, mountains, geyser, black beach and hot springs!

DISCOVER ICELAND is an innovative project whose purpose is to make the participants live a professional experience for those who love photography and video making. 

The main goal of the project is to valorise and promote the magical island of Iceland,through photos, reportage, videos made by photographers (amateurs or not) from different places of the world. DISCOVER ICELAND wants to enrich the professional and academic path of the photographer, moreover it wants to enrich his portfolio.

The tours of the city are organized in collaboration with a professional photographer, who supports you to take the best photos of Iceland .  Exactly, we are going to visit:

- Golden Circle Tour: the Golden Circle is the most famous of all scenic routes in Iceland and combines stunning landmarks and historically significant places! The Golden Circle consists of three equally stunning locations: 

• Thingvellir National Park
• The Geysir Geothermal Area
• Gullfoss Waterfall

- Southern Iceland: on this tour we are going to discover three main spots:

• the Skógafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country, with a width of 25 metres (82 feet) and a drop of 60 m (200 ft). Seeing that the waterfall produces a lot of drizzle you will be able to see beautiful rainbows on sunny days.
• Reynisfjara Beach: with its enormous basalt stacks, roaring Atlantic waves, and stunning panoramas, Reynisfjara is widely considered to be the most beautiful example of Iceland’s black sand beaches. In 1991, National Geographic voted Reynisfjara as one of the Top 10 non-tropical beaches to visit on the planet.
• Viki Village: Vik is Iceland’s most southerly village and one of the most popularly photographed areas in the country. The peaceful seafront village sits along a dramatic stretch of coastline, quaintly poised between glacier topped mountains, rugged sea cliffs and black sand beaches.

 

Further, we will visit the most and important spots of the capital of Iceland: Reykjavík! Reykjavik is the northernmost capital in the world. Despite the fact that it is not as large as many other capitals, the city is thrumming with life. It has a very interesting art scene, as the many famous Icelandic bands and artists can testify. In addition, there are many superb museums and attractions you can visit. The city is colorful and the people welcoming.

Exclusevely for this edition, the photographer Alexandra Stan will support the participant during all the days of the projects. She will prepare daily photography activities and teach to you as much as she can. Alexandra Stan is one of our main partner for Discover Valencia and Discover Gran Canaria. Exclusevely for this edition, she will come from Spain to Iceland.
 

In order to improve participants’ professional and academic skills, there will be several workshops and photoshooting:

1. Workshop "Landscape Photography" organized by Alexandra Stan
2. Workshop "Travel Photography"  organized by Alexandra Stan
3. Workshop "Portrait Photography"  organized by Alexandra Stan

How is DISCOVER ICELAND organized and what is its output?

The role of participant is to take photos of Iceland's beauties during each guided tours. You will work alone or in pair (your fellow could be one your friend). The project lasts 4 days. 

Here is the agenda:

Thursday 8 May - DAY 1: Golden Circle Tour

09:15 – 09:30 Opening & Welcoming from Let me Italian You

10:00 – 18:00  Golden Circle Tour (see above the details) & Workshop "Landscape Photography"

Friday 9 May - DAY 2: Southern Iceland Tour

10:00 - 18:00  Southern Iceland Tour (see above the details)  & Workshop "Travel Photography"

Saturday 10 May - DAY 3: Sky Lagoon

10:00 – 15:00 Visit of Sky Lagoon 

16:00 - 18:00 Workshop "Portrait Photograhy" & Outdoor Photoshoot with models

 

Sunday 11 May - DAY 4: Reykjavik

10:00 – 12:00 Visit of Reykjavík

12:00 – 12:30 Issue of Attendance certificates and Good bye

 

At the end of the project, each participant shall receive an Attendance certificates signed by the Let me Italian you team and all its partners.

Plus, in order to bring more visibility to the work done during the project, each participant will submit 20 photos with their credits to Let me Italian you and the photos will be published by our official Flickr & Instagram (@letmeitalianyou) accounts.