A few
years ago I discovered for myself the unparalleled, natural beauty of Iceland. Now it seems, every time I turn on
the TV, numerous advertisers have done so as well. The remote island has become the location of choice these days
for commercial shoots—especially for automobile manufacturers.
I think it was the Hummer ads that first caught my attention (check them out here under Hummer World). So beautiful, so remote, it just had to be
Iceland. Had I never been, I would have contacted the agency responsible to track down the location and jetted
over at the first opportunity. Wow. Iceland is simply that amazing.
Iceland is perfect for such glamour ad shots because it has only recently (geographically speaking) bubbled out of
the earth. That means a rugged lunar landscape perfect for spotlighting the newest hot model. Indeed, the
landscape is so diverse that Pegasus, a local production company, has dedicated an
entire webpage to listing the island’s incredibly wide assortment of location opportunities such as lava, sand, geothermal areas, glacier
lagoon, craters, ice and snow, and glaciers. Take a moment to check out the outstanding photos that accompany
this page. I haven’t found a better testament to the beauty of Iceland than what is represented here.