Guillaume Fandel

Kerlingarfjöll 'Old Lady Mountains'

ICELAND | Wednesday, 3 July 2013 | Views [700] | View Larger Image

This area of the Highlands is one of the best unspoiled gems, it's one of the most active geothermal areas in Iceland, where you can see splashing mud puddles, vents through which the earth breath angrily, hot springs, rivulets, fog, steams.. What strikes me the most is also this fascinating vitality and captivating vibe that appeals to 5 senses ( even smell with sulfuric steams) .

Tags: iceland, highlands, volcanic, steams, medium format, ryolite, outlaw, fairy, tales, hiking

The mountain used to have a small glacier, now melted away. This glacier was very popular for summer skiing. In year 2000, all the ski lifts were disassambled due to climate change and the glaciers' retreat.
It is pretty common to see, and even cross, snowdrifts in this area; because of rude and tough weather condition in center of Iceland, snowing during august may always happen.

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These mountains were formed during a volcanic eruption about 10 000 years ago.
The ryolite stone taints the mountains red, and the minerals emerging from the hot-springs colored the ground yellow,red and green.
The diverse geology of the mountains drove me into a spectacular flow of colours and a dramatic surnatural fairy landscape, where you can feel Earth alive.
With these photographs, i wanted to capture my ambiguous feeling this landscape turn me into. Indeed, even if it is an unliveable place, desertic and far from civilization, life is here latent and organic. Keeping in my mind the Tales and Saga of the past in this land of Spirits and Outlaws, i'd like my photographs to offer a meditative contemplation, and build the backgrounds of an imaginary scene.

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Kerlingarfjöll 'Old Lady Mountains'

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