Birds, Fjord and Iceland Photographs / Fuglarnir, fjörðurinn og landið

This book presents a selection of Björn's photographs preserved in the National Museum of Iceland's National Museum of Photography, but also in the Icelandic Institute of Natural History and in the Norðfjörður Picture and Archive.

Björn Björnsson (1889-1977) was a self-taught photographer who worked as such in Iceland's Eastfjords alongside his work as a retailer in Norðfjörður mainly, but also in Seyðisfjörður and Djúpivogur. In later years, Björn specialised in nature photography and travelled the country for this purpose. His photographs of birds were published in newspapers and magazines, such as British Birds. An exhibition of Björn Björnsson's photographs will be on view in the Photo Gallery of the National Museum of Iceland 3.6.-17.9.2017.