Icelandic Sheep Gang

Animal print of a charming Icelandic sheep family, printed on archival quality fine art paper. This sheep print is available in three sizes: 100x70, 50x70 and 30x40 (cm).

In the summer, you can meet sheep in Iceland at every turn. When the winter is gone, all the sheep leave their farms. There are not many predators on the island that could make life difficult for sheep, so the farmers don’t have to worry about it.

For the first few days, the sheep get used to the newly acquired freedom and walk around in the fields next to their farm. Each day, however, they gain more and more courage and soon begin to march through the surrounding mountains and meadows. Their summer adventure begins, far away from their cozy farm and familiar plot.

We met this cute sheep family on our way back from the hot springs Grettislaug, which are located near the town of Sauðárkrókur. The weather wasn’t spoiling us then. It was blowing like hell, and icy drizzle was dripping from the sky.

The bath itself was wonderful, but jumping out of the hot water, and then running to the changing room, when the temperature was around 2-3 °C was not the easiest one. Before taking the bath, we spent a few hours photographing outdoors. Despite splashing in the hot water, we were still cold on the bone. We promised ourselves that we would drive straight home without any stops.

But when these delightful animals appeared in the middle of the road, we could not help but get the camera out again. Sheep did not think to give way to anyone on the road, and they were just strolling in the middle of the road, occasionally taking a break and posing. As you can see, they felt very comfortable in front of the camera.