Iceland
A collection of landscape photography shot in Iceland during November 2010. This was my second visit to the land of fire and ice and was quite an intensive tour of the south of the island to locations such as Vik, Dyrholaey and Jokulsarlon and what turned out to be rather a wintery expedition to the Snæfellsnes peninsula and the western fjords.
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Artist Statement
Iceland is without a doubt a truly awe-inspiring place to photograph, there is such diversity around every corner and even though this was my second time visiting some of these locations I am sure I will be back again very soon. In the south of the island there is an abundance of black sandy beaches, dramatic rock formations, amazing glaciers, magnificent waterfalls and even the wreck of a DC3 aeroplane. In the north west I found a frozen wilderness with deep fjords, vertiginous mountains, ship wrecks, dangerous roads and lashings of snow.
The one thing that always amazes me about Iceland is the shear amount of empty space, yes the south coast has some amazing scenery such as Skogafoss waterfall, the beaches at Vik and Dyrholaey, the Skaftafell National Park and finally the glacial lagoon Jokulsarlon all within about 3-4 hours driving however in between them there is almost nothing, just huge empty plains of black gravel, lava fields and wasteland. When you start heading into the north west on to the Snæfellsnes peninsula and the western fjords, you start to realise just how remote parts of Iceland are it is not un-common to drive for hours and not pass another vehicle or for that matter see a single shop.
This work covers the diversity that I found in Iceland from the magnificent natural world such as black sandy beaches, rock formations and dramatic waterfalls to the impact man has had on the landscape. This human impact takes two mains forms, the debris man leaves behind such as aeroplane and ship wrecks to man’s need for power in the form of geothermal power stations.[/one_third]
Limited Edition Prints
The photographs found in my Iceland portfolio are offered in two sizes 15×10 inches (37x25cm) and 21×14 inches (53x36cm) both in limited editions of 50. Each photo is produced using the pigment on paper process with the latest archival materials, the print is supplied double mounted either framed or unframed.
| Print Size | Mounted Size | Price Mounted | Price Framed | |
| 15×10 inches (37x25cm) | 22×17 inches (55x43cm) | £95 | £140 | |
| 21×14 inches (53x36cm) | 30×23 inches (76x58cm) | £145 | £210 |
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Excellent photos from Island, love them all.
Best wishes,
Mikael Raymond
Hi Mark,
Simply stunning work.
John
These b/w photographs are among the best I’ve seen taken by one photographer on one trip in Iceland. Svartifoss waterfall is always great but I also like the small waterfall in front of Kirkjufell. The DC3 looks dramatic with the clouds above. The whole portofolio looks balanced.
Super! Congratulations. Best, Laszlo (Naturalperl)
Beautiful work Mark!! I have been contemplating a photo excursion to Iceland and finding your website and beautiful images has sealed my decision!!
Thanks for sharing your work!
Gorgeous photos! Are you shooting on film or digital capture? What format?
@James, thank you for your kind words. All these photos were captured digitally on a Canon 5D MkII.
Awesome collection of work Mark. This particular group is really inspiring.
Stunning images, just stunning.
Inspiring to say the least
Amazing work! You have found new angles of known objects/paces and suddenly these objects/places feels like new again. That is something only a good photographer can do
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Best regards
Tomas Eriksson, Sweden
Great work, love the long exposure images. Found you through Dean Clough site.
regards
David