Founder & photographer
Kate Belova
Every guide on this site is written or reviewed by Kate: a working portrait photographer who founded Photo Iceland and personally vets every photographer on the platform.
Kate Belova is a professional portrait and lifestyle photographer with over 10 years of experience, based in Lisbon, Portugal. Known for her "soul portrait" style, Kate has a rare ability to make people feel completely at ease in front of the camera — revealing authentic emotions and genuine personality in every frame.
After years of shooting family and lifestyle sessions across Reykjavik, the south coast, and the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Kate realized that tourists visiting Iceland wanted beautiful photos but finding a trustworthy local photographer was surprisingly hard. She created Photo Iceland to solve this — a curated marketplace where every photographer is personally vetted and every session delivers an exceptional experience.
Latest articles
Westman Islands photoshoot: the day trip that hinges on the ferry
Heimaey packs a harbour gate, a red volcano, a sheltered green valley and the world's largest puffin colony into fifteen minutes of driving. The only thing that can undo the plan is the crossing.
A photoshoot in Iceland in October: light, first auroras and the roads that close
October gives you eight to eleven hours of low, warm light, dark enough nights for the aurora and a country the summer crowds have left — in exchange for cloud, wind and a closed highland interior.
Vestrahorn & Stokksnes photoshoot guide: tides, wind and the black mirror
How to plan a session at Iceland's saw-toothed east-coast mountain: the gate you pay at, the low-tide window that makes the mirror, sunrise versus sunset light, and what the wind does to sand, hair and cameras.
Ice cave and glacier photoshoots in Iceland: season, guides and how the day is planned
Two different sessions hide behind one search: a guided blue ice cave, which is seasonal and never happens without a licensed guide, and the glacier front at Skaftafell, which works in any month with no tour at all.
Family photoshoot in Iceland with kids: what actually works
Small kids and Icelandic weather are a real combination. Here's how families make it work: 45-minute sessions, flat locations without cliff edges, a warm car nearby, snacks, layers and the right light.
Snæfellsnes & Kirkjufell photo guide: the peninsula in one day
Kirkjufell is 2.5 hours from Reykjavik and the whole peninsula fits in one loop — if you drive it in the right direction. Classic and quieter angles, light order by season, wind, aurora and where a couples session fits.