Iceland · Photographs of glaciers and the North · Nordstern

Icelandic horses grazing on a golden plain below a steep dark mountain — Iceland
64°08′N · 21°56′W2016–2018 · four tripsIcelandic horses

Low sun over a glacier snowfield with cloud in the valleys — On the glacier

Green aurora over Reykjavík rooftops and the spire of Hallgrímskirkja — Aurora over Reykjavík

The Sun Voyager steel sculpture by the sea under storm cloud — Sun Voyager, ReykjavíkOctober 2016

Harpa concert hall at dusk, its glass facade lit from inside — Harpa at dusk

Reykjavík from above, coloured roofs running down to the harbour — Reykjavík from Hallgrímskirkja

A snow-covered peak in blue winter light — Winter light

Latitudes · 64°N

Four trips between 2016 and 2018.

Reykjavík in the dark months. A tunnel cut into the glacier. At Þingvellir the North American and Eurasian plates pull apart above ground, and you can walk the gap between them.

Visits: 2016, 2017, 2018 (twice)
Places: Reykjavík, Þingvellir, Langjökull, Reynisfjara, Haukadalur
Latitude: 64°08′N, Reykjavík

A tunnel cut through glacier ice, light at the far end — Inside the glacierLangjökull

Blue-lit ice walls and a dark passage inside the glacier — Blue ice

Layered ice glowing blue inside the glacier — Layers

Hallgrímskirkja seen from below against a deep blue sky — Hallgrímskirkja

Statue of Leifur Eiríksson with the Icelandic flag below — Leifur Eiríksson

A moss-covered rift in black lava rock, a path running through it — ÞingvellirWhere the plates part

A narrow rift in lava rock in summer, mountains behind — Þingvellir in summer

Grass-covered turf houses under a grey sky — Turf houses

Harpa lit purple at night — Harpa at night

Black sea stacks off a black pebble beach, a wave breaking — ReynisdrangarReynisfjara

Basalt columns and a cave in a towering cliff, two small figures at its foot — HálsanefshellirReynisfjara

A green bird crest set into a black bench — Bench crest

A steaming hot pool with a stone marked Litli-Geysir — Litli-GeysirHaukadalur

An old white wooden fishing boat marked KE 97 on black rocks — KE 97

A driftwood hut against dark rock by still water — By the water

A coastal road with yellow posts, a long pier and a fjord beyond — The road northHvalfjörður

A corrugated iron house with a blue roof — Corrugated iron

A painted wall of cartoon Vikings, an ice cream and a longship — Vikings, Reykjavík

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