Exploring Iceland in the new Land Rover Defender

I recently had the opportunity to embark on a winter photography adventure along Iceland's famous south coast. Thanks to Zero Car, I was able to take on this trip in a brand new PHEV Land Rover Defender 110. This trip was an incredible opportunity to capture the beauty of Iceland's landscape and put the Defender’s capabilities to the test.

The Land Rover Defender 110 was the perfect choice for exploring Iceland's rugged terrain. Its obvious off-road capabilities, coupled with its eco-friendly PHEV technology, made it an ideal choice for navigating through Iceland's various landscapes; and yes charging a PHEV is very cheap and easy in Iceland despite the remote locations we visited.

Our journey began with a drive through the popular south coast spots, which included famous landmarks such as the Black Sand Beach, Skógafoss, and Seljalandsfoss waterfalls. The car handled beautifully on Iceland's winding roads and steep hills and tough F roads that were mostly covered in ice when we ventured off the beaten track to capture more remote locations.

Unfortunately, our trip to Stokknes had to be cut short due to a heavy storm with 25 m/s winds! However, we were still able to explore and photograph some of Iceland's most stunning landscapes, walk on glaciers and swim in frozen lakes. Our experience was unforgettable, and we were able to capture a unique, and perhaps some of the first sets of images featuring the new Land Rover Defender in a winter Iceland setting.

Overall, the trip was a fantastic opportunity to explore Iceland's stunning natural beauty and put the PHEV Land Rover Defender 110 to the test. I am incredibly grateful to Zero Car for providing me with this incredible opportunity to explore Iceland in style and comfort and thanks to the Icelandic weather gods for allowing me to fly the DJI A2S and capture some unique angles.

Supercar Photography on the Beach

During the last few moments of summer, I went down to the XO Customs HQ in Telford to meet up with Supercars of Birmingham to photograph a roadtrip around northern Wales. Over 30 supercars arrived in the small trading estate ranging from the newest McLarens to the oldest Porsche 911s. As people chatted and got pictures under the all new HEX lighting fitted at XO Customs HQ, I began taking photos trying to supress my excitement as more and more stunning cars arrived.

The convoy began taking shape as millions of pounds worth of cars started streaming out of the trading estate and started heading for the valleys. After a few reports of cars being pulled over by the police, the convoy started to splay. Several miles later we regrouped at Ponderosa Cafe in Snowdonia, just off the Horseshoe Pass, for a bite to eat and to see who we had lost on the way. As I was driving a Renault van with a Honda CRF motorbike in the back, I was struggling to keep up with the team and the sun was starting to set. With only a few images on my SD card, I was itching to get down to the beach and get shooting some cars so I urged to group to unleash their V12s and head down to Porthmadog where we could have some fun on the beach.

We arrived at Black Rock Sands, the light was any photographer’s dream as it started to set into golden hour and we were down to just four cars. This is how our evening looked from there on…

Behind the scenes…

To capture the image of the Ferarri 458 seen below I decided to bring along a perspex screen to hide behind to shoot whilst the driver covered me, and Ryan (taking one for the team holding the sheet) in sand. Jake Osborne another automotive photographer I work with, is seen below blowing sand out of his lens.