Samuel Ladd Photography

10/05/2026

These two were taken on opposite coasts, the first photo coming from the diamond beach by a glacial lagoon on the east (officially known as Breiðamerkursandur) and the other is the church known as Black Church of Búðir located on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.

09/28/2026

These were all taken in the Highlands, coincidentally on an accidental guided trip. The trip requires multiple river crossings and four wheel drive, but the landscape is remarkable. The land was used for NASA testing for the intense terrain and isolation. Funny enough, sheep were having a field day out here.

09/22/2026

The first picture here was some privately owned land and the salmon jumping up the falls were massive, unfortunately with the 35mm lens I was limited with how I wanted to take my shots but oh well! Hopefully I’ll have better luck next time.

This second picture was looking straight behind one of the lodges we were staying in. Bafflingly gorgeous views.

09/21/2026

I’ll post a couple of these at a time based off of about where they were taken. For the first photo I took this on the way to Kirkjufell and on the same day we went to the shark museum. Both pictures were with 20’ of walking outside the car.

I can’t quite do Iceland justice in terms of raw beauty and majesty. I thought I’d end up getting more pictures but a lot of the time I’d felt that there was no real way to convey what I wanted to. In any case, these are the first of maybe 30 that I ended up keeping. I’ll post periodically so stay tuned. (I also have some desert pictures from Utah to catch up on).

All taken on my Leica M9 with a 35mm lens. Unfortunately this trip may’ve have been my camera’s last. The model I’ve been using has had a steady glass deterioration making the editing process almost 45 minutes per photo. Definitely the end of an era, I may still take it around but the process has become exceedingly difficult.

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Taken today, we rode these two horses around for a bit through a couple rivers and a lovely field and here they get to relax a little bit. These bad boys don’t mess around, they stay out during the winter, don’t spook easily and have an incredibly calm temperament. Iceland horses have quickly become one of my favorite animals I’ve gotten to spend time with. I’ll post more in the future so stay tuned!

03/31/2026

Petroglyphs! Etched drawings in the walls lining a river near Moab literally off the side of the road. Estimates put these at anywhere from a few thousand years or so. I have a bunch more of the different ones from the area, paired with the way the rock is breaking, some of the striking colors and everything I'll definitely post some more in time. These were specifically near the "Poison Spider" trail.

Mar 18, 2026
6:53:28pm
Leica Camera AG M9 Digital Camera
ISO 160
f / 3.4
1/45 sec

03/26/2026

Mesa Arch taken in Canyonlands, the sheer drop through the arch had my palms sweating! I was really thankful for the neck strap on my camera for a few shots but I liked this one a lot. The hike up was actually really relaxed, and it got pretty crowded but you can't blame them.

Leica Camera AG M9 Digital Camera
Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH.
ISO 160
35.0 mm
f / 9.5
1/180 sec

03/25/2026

This was a really good moment to get a twilight picture of the landscape and maybe the best picture this particular cactus (a prickly pear, btw) has ever had. I took this picture with the 50mm lens just as the sun was starting to set. Luckily we found a great place to get away from people on a trail off the beaten path where we could really take in the desert.

03/24/2026

This one was unplanned entirely, Hanna and I expected the sun the be fully set by the time we got to our destination but lo and behold we had time to explore and in perfect time. 35mm lens with the Leica M9 at around 6:30 or 7:00pm at Arches National Park.