The black beach in south-east Iceland is often dotted with the most beautiful ice sculptures. These originate from the Breiðamerkurjökull, a large glacial tongue of the Vatnajökull, an 8100 km2 ice sheet. The ice lumps break off from the glacier and end up in the Jökulsárlón, a lake at the foot of the Breiðamerkurjökull. Here, the icebergs drift towards the sea via a small river, where they are left on the beach by the surf. Especially after a strong storm, it is common to find icebergs as much as two to three metres high, but usually they are a lot smaller. The icebergs you find on the beach have taken between 1,000 and 1,500 years to be given back to the sea from precipitation in solid form (snow) on the mountain to a small lump of ice on the beach. Here, they slowly melt away due to the influence of seawater and, in summer, temperatures above freezing.
I'm a Dutch landscape photographer, born in The Hague, june 18th 1966. I started making pictures at the age of 14, with a Yashica Minister III rangefinder. Landscape and Nature photography has always been my favorite subject, especially Italy, Scotland and Iceland are my favorite.. Read more…