ABOUT | yaelbc

Yael BC is an Iceland-based photographer, curator, and photography educator, represented by Institute Artist.
She works across portraiture, conceptual art, fashion, and editorial campaigns - often merging them in unexpected ways.

Yael completed her degree at Bezalel Art and Design Academy as a fine art photographer in 2014 and is a member of Físl - The Icelandic Contemporary Photography Association.

Her work moves through the space between stability and vulnerability, often staging subjects in raw, shifting natural environments to question the boundaries between reality, memory, and imagination. She draws on surreal and symbolic elements to investigate themes of identity, interconnection, and the emotional relationships between humans, animals, and nature.

Yael curates exhibitions and teaches photography at Ljósmyndaskólinn, fostering critical dialogue around image-making, ethics, and representation. Her work is grounded in empathy, environmental consciousness, and a commitment to the respectful treatment of all living beings.

She also photographs couples and elopements in Iceland, approaching each shoot as an intimate collaboration shaped by light, weather, and emotion.

Exhibitions

2025 - La Boutique Design - Reykjavik, Iceland
2025 - ISO Exhibition, FÍSL, Sláturhúsið, Iceland