THE FAROE ISLANDS

A Unique and Excit­ing Landscape

This tour is aimed at you expe­ri­enc­ing and pho­tograph­ing the breath tak­ing and dra­mat­ic beau­ty the Faroe Islands has to offer with steep sided moun­tains and lush green val­leys formed by vol­canic activ­i­ty and glac­i­ers any thou­sands of years ago. The islands have deep fjords that stretch for miles, huge cas­cad­ing water­falls, small rugged black vol­canic beach­es with hun­dreds of tidal pools and the tallest cliffs in Europe. Dot­ted around the islands on the edge of the sea are small Faroese fish­ing vil­lages with grass cov­ered roofs that ooze with char­ac­ter and charm. Every day out, and each loca­tion we go to will be a new adven­ture, and if weath­er allows we will make the dri­ve into the heart of the moun­tains to the sum­mit of Sorn­fel­li that stands almost 2500 feet above the fjords below.

Dur­ing this pho­tog­ra­phy tour, you’ll pho­to­graph tow­er­ing head­lands, black vol­canic beach­es, weath­er-worn vil­lages, and emer­ald val­leys where ligh­tand cloud dance with aston­ish­ing speed. This is a place where the weath­er paints the land­scape anew each hour — and that’s exact­ly what makes it unforgettable.

We will explore the islands of Vagar, Strey­moy, Eystur­oy, Bor­doy and the island far­thest north, Vidoy, all of which offer unique expe­ri­ences and astound­ing views round every cor­ner and through each of the tun­nels which inter­con­nect these islands. Because of where the Faroe Islands are sit­u­at­ed, the weath­er is always tran­sient which cre­ates amaz­ing light that trav­els through the green val­leys and over the steep sided mountains. 

Led by sea­soned pho­tog­ra­phers Paul Gal­lagher FRPS and Michael Pilk­ing­ton FRPS, you’ll explore Vagar, Strey­moy, Eystur­oy, Bor­doy, and Vidoy — each offer­ing its own unique palette of tones, tex­tures, and coastal dra­ma. This tour has been craft­ed not just to show you the Faroe Islands, but to let you feel and pho­to­graph them in all their expres­sive pow­er. We believe the Faroe Islands are a real land­scape pho­tog­ra­pher’s paradise!

What You Will Experience

Sheer cliffs plung­ing into dark Atlantic waters
The sweep­ing curves of fjords and val­leys, carved by ancient glac­i­ers
Cas­cad­ing water­falls, rugged rock stacks, and tidal pools
Quaint Faroese vil­lages with grass-roofed hous­es and deep Nordic char­ac­ter
The pos­si­bil­i­ty to ascend Sorn­fel­li, near­ly 2,500 feet above the sea

With tun­nels link­ing island to island, every day is a new adven­ture — and every turn reveals anoth­er moment of beau­ty wait­ing to be captured.

Our Base: Tórshavn

We stay in the his­toric cap­i­tal Tór­shavn for the whole trip, so no pack­ing and unpack­ing for the whole trip and trav­el is easy and com­fort­able. Tór­shavn is nes­tled on the south­ern tip of Strey­moy Island. With a pic­turesque har­bour and roots trac­ing back to Viking set­tlers, the city offers both com­fort and atmosphere.