Jonathan Nackstrand, a photographer with Agence France-Presse, recently spent time visiting and photographing the Faroe Islands. Located in the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland, the Faroes are home to more than 53,000 people, with an economy that relies mostly on fishing and sheep farming. The rugged, treeless archipelago is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and has been inhabited by humans (and sheep) since the early eighth century.
A Photo Trip to the Faroe Islands
- Alan Taylor
- November 3, 2021
- 22 Photos
- In Focus
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The Múlafossur waterfall is seen in a long-exposure photograph taken in Gásadalur, on Vágar Island, in the Faroe Islands, on October 11, 2021. #
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Sheep are pictured near Hellur village on Eysturoy Island, on October 10, 2021, in the Faroe Islands. #
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A picture taken on October 9, 2021, shows Kristjanshavn harbor in Sandavágur, Faroe Islands. #
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The Viðareiði church is pictured on Viðoy Island on October 10, 2021. #
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The old Faroese Parliament buildings are pictured on October 10, 2021, in Tórshavn, the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. #
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A picture taken from the sea shows the Nólsoy lighthouse located on Nólsoy Island, on October 11, 2021. #
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An aerial view taken on October 12, 2021, near Sandavágur on Vágar Island, shows the Trælanípan (Slave Cliff) with its lake perched above the ocean. #
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Houses with grass-covered rooftops are pictured on October 9, 2021, at the Sorvagsfjord. #
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A double rainbow appears above grazing sheep and the Skálafjørður near a village on Eysturoy Island, on October 10, 2021. #
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A picture taken from Vágar Island shows Tindhólmur Island during sunset on October 11, 2021. #
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A fishing boat passes near Nólsoy Island on October 11, 2021. #
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A view of Tórshavn, the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands, seen on October 10, 2021. #
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Fishing boats are pictured in the harbor of Leirvík on Eysturoy Island, on October 10, 2021. #
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A farm is pictured on the edge of Viðoy Island on October 10, 2021, in Viðareiði village, the northernmost settlement in the islands. #
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A sheep stands near a stone wall on October 9, 2021, near Lake Leynar on Streymoy Island. #
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A sheep is pictured near Hvannasund village on Viðoy Island, on October 10, 2021. #
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Big circular seawater cages used for salmon farming are pictured between the islands of Borðoy and Viðoy on October 10, 2021, near Viðareiði village. #
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An aerial view taken on October 12, 2021, near Sandavágur on Vágar Island, shows the Bøsdalafossur waterfall. #
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People visit the Trælanípan (Slave Cliff) on October 12, 2021. #
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Houses and docks line the Kollafjørður on Streymoy Island, seen on October 9, 2021. #
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A picture taken from the sea shows the buildings of Nólsoy village on October 11, 2021. #
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A man visits the Trælanípan on October 12, 2021, near Sandavágur on Vágar Island, in the Faroe Islands. #
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