Litir Akureyrar (Colors of Akureyri) was the title used for my exhibition in Glerártorg shopping centre in Akureyri. The exhibition was the first one in a series showing the works of local photographers in the shopping center. These images show Akureyri in every season and some of our landmarks and buildings. The images have all appeared as a part of a larger project on Facebook under the page Augnablik á Akureyri. Printed with the services of www.ljosmyndaprentun.is. Every image is available as prints in selected sizes, please contact daniel@danielstarrason.com for inquiries.

So it’s finally over, the disastrous year of 2020. For me as a photographer this year has been very good creatively although I’ll have to admit it was hard commercially and financially. Lack of projects made some room for my own projects, mostly landscapes and nature photography I haven’t had to much time for in recent years. I’ve read more books and I did pick up my guitar more often than in recent years, making the most of this year creatively as I could. Highlights of this year include my first trip to Grímsey island, many road trips around Northern …

Earlier this year I was asked by guitarist Mikael Máni if I had some interest in making an album cover for his new project Sólstöður. With him on the record are Pierre Balda on upright bass and pianist Floris Kappeyne and the music is at least partly inspired by the midnight sun, the name meaning Solstice. So I spent some nights this summer hunting the sunset without much success. As the design process got started with graphic designer Einar Andersen we decided on a different approach choosing a photograph showing a strange symbol made by strong forces of a glacial …

I recently worked with Minjasafnið á Akureyri – Akureyri Musem on some portraits of upcoming musicians from our little town. There has been a new wave of new musicians prospering and the museum which is now holding a exhibition showcasing the history of music in Akureyri wanted to have some modern musicians as part of the exhibition. Later on my coverage of concerts in Akureyri might be added to the exhibition.

The year 2019 has been a good one! My projects have been diverse as usual, but among them are common themes. There have been frequent visit to Græni hatturinn Concert Venue, I’ve photographed some concerts at Hof as well. I’ve been collaborating with Akureyri Art Museum and the largest projects were documenting A! Performance Festival and extensive photography of the works of artist Örn Ingi, culminating in a book of his works. I’ve done advertisment material for musicians and started a large portait project with Akureyrarstofa about the people in town. Here we have some examples of my work from …

One of my favourite bands, ADHD, visited Græni hatturinn concert venue yesterday to celebrate their new album ADHD 7. It’s been a while since I saw them but yesterdays concert was just brilliant, I just hope I’ll see them back in Akureyri soon. These images are taken with a home made lens made by Sigurður Mar, a good friend and talented photographer. They are performing at Harpa tonight and then they have a tour to Germany, Norway and Denmark. Don’t miss out if you have a chance to see them and check out their new album!

The year 2018 was diverse for me as a photographer, I had some interesting assignments and a exhibition, Faces of Akureyri, that was succesful in many ways. Here are some samples of my work from the past year.