Gunnsteinn Jonsson's photos


  • Having fun :-)

    Gunnar and Varði having some fun :-) This photo was taken when we were discharging our fish outside Nouakchott in Mauritania. Gunnar is the Capitan on a same kind of ship as our ship and Varði is the chief engineer.

  • Meet my parents :)

    My mother Sigþrúður Ingigerður Gunnarsdóttir (try to pronouce that name) Dúa for short, and my father Jón Rafn Oddsón. My mother was born in 1931 and my father in 1926.

  • Meet my oldest children :)

    Jón Ágúst Gunnsteinsson was born in 1996 and his sister Sigþrúður Margrét Gunnsteinsdóttir, Sissú for short was born in 1984 :)


  • Meet my youngest daughters :-)

    Sara Kristín Gunnsteinsdóttir was born in 2003, and her sister Anja Laila Gunnsteinsdóttir was born in 2006.

  • Wonderful girl :)

    My wonderful Sara Kristín :-)

  • The Dance

    Sara, Anja and Jón Ágúst wanted to add something to this sculpture called The Dance.


  • Capturing the moon :)

    My son Jón Ágúst capturing the moon :)

  • Football - Soccer - Fótbolti

    My son Jón Ágúst playing soccer with his team Breiðablik.

  • Skiing :)

    Skiing in Grouse Mountain in Vancouver. This was the first year we took our girls skiing. Sara got the hang of it in no time but Anja will need a little bit more time.


  • Skiing for the first time :)

    Here is Anja in her Lazy Town outfit skiing at Grouse Mountain in Vancouver.

  • Ferry leaving Agaete.

    Ferry leaves Agaete on its way to Tenerife. Agaete is a beautiful little town on the north west part of Canary Island.

  • Having fun :-)

    I took this photo in Puerto de la Aldea, which is on the west cost of the Island.


  • On the edge.

    I was a little bit amazed to see how open this platform was and how unprotected the area was, considering how high and steep the hill was. I guess I am getting too used to see all the fences around similar places when I am traveling in Canada. I like it m…

  • Nice view :)

    This platform is very high in the mountain and the drop is nearly straight to the sea. The small town of Agaete is seen in the background.

  • The Hills :-)

    Houses on every hill. I wonder who is the architect here.


  • Nothing like Beverly Hills.

    There is no road that leads to the houses in the middle of this hill so I can't imagine how it is living there. I guess taking out the garbage or running to the store for some eggs might take a while :-)

  • Kids :-)

    When I saw these kids I started to think about my own childhood and how it must be for these kids to growing up in a place like that. I felt sorry for them because they looked so lonely, but then I realized they had the sun all year around, the beach and…

  • Architecture

    The streets are narrow and steep. My guess is that most of the houses in the old town were built around old trails.