Iceland in all its splendour
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Iceland is a land of contrasts in many senses: light and darkness, ice and fire; the stillness of the empty wilderness counterposed against the wild surf pounding on the shore; while in the barren vastness of the interior scattered pockets of vegetation and flowers flourish in sheltered sanctuaries. The inhabitants of the island take these stark contrasts for granted, while visitors are astonished by the rich variety of Icelandic nature.
Transcript of Iceland in all its splendour
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Íslan
d í allr
i sinni d
ýrð
Ice
land in
all it
s splen
dour
Isl
and in
all s
einer
Prach
t
Iceland is a land of contrasts in many senses:
light and darkness, ice and fire; the stillness
of the empty wilderness counterposed against
the wild surf pounding on the shore; while in
the barren vastness of the interior scattered
pockets of vegetation and flowers flourish in
sheltered sanctuaries. The inhabitants of the
island take these stark contrasts for granted,
while visitors are astonished by the rich vari-
ety of Icelandic nature.
Photographers Erlend and Orsolya Haarberg
fell in love with Iceland, and especially with
the contrasts they perceived wherever they
looked. They visited Iceland in both summer
and winter, striving to travel off the beaten
tourist track. And they have the patience and
resourcefulness to capture images of unforget-
table and extraordinary moments. The couple
have won many international awards for their
nature photography.
Icelandic writer Unnur Jökulsdóttir contrib-
utes a text to complement these unforgettable
photographs: informative and accessible, ex-
ploring Iceland’s nature, geology, wildlife and
geological history.
