Glacial Veins
A glacial river tries to find its way over the lava sand barrier to the ocean. (Southern Iceland)
Only from the air when flying above the shore, I saw this incredible almost optical illusion of the river looking almost 3D thanks to the play of sediments. But… it’s completely flat (except the little sand barrier between the river and the ocean), there is no ice and the water is free flowing. After checking the maps afterwards, I realized that this pattern is just temporary, aerial maps from other periods showed a very different image. So, it’s likely gone now as well… how lucky we are to be able to witness this!
Many of my locations were not planned in advance and I found them by mere coincidence. This magic place is one of these, not being at all among the tourist attractions of Iceland. I drove around the shore and saw the river from the road, wondering how it gets to the water.
1st Place (Fine Art: Landscape), ND Awards, 2023
Gold (Nature/Aerial), Tokyo International Photo Awards, 2021
2nd place (Nature) Tokyo International Photo Awards, 2021
Honorable Mention, International Photo Awards (IPA) 2022
Official Selection, International Photo Awards (IPA) 2021
Solo Exhibition "Invisible Worlds", Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece, September 2022
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