Gyða Henningsdóttir grew up in the island of Grimsey which is on the arctic circle near the north coast of Iceland. Today she lives in Akureyri, north-Iceland working as a photographer. She has pursued photography since 2005 with her husband Einar Guðmann and today they are among the most renowned nature photographers in Iceland.

Her work as a photographer is focused on birds, wildlife and landscape. She is a co-author of the bestselling book Iceland - Wild at heart with Einar Gudmann and she has participated in a diverse range of photography projects both in Iceland and abroad.

Together with her husband and fellow judge in the Arctic biodiversity through the lens photography competition Einar Guðmann she runs the Icelandinphotos website which host some amazing images from Iceland and stories of their adventures