Svart/Hvít
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
‘Svart/Hvít’ is Icelandic for ‘Black and White’. In May 2009 I travelled to Iceland to visit the Western Fjords for the first time with my family. I had promised a friend that I would shoot exclusively in black and white, a style that the landscapes of Iceland are particularly suited to. What you see here is a selection of the 690 photos I took while on the road.
Tags: black and white, fjords, Iceland, landscapes, monochrome, rock, sky, West Fjords
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Nick these images are so lovely, congratz to you’re new site, it’s beautiful! Pure joy to browse. Cheers mate.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
incredible photography nick! iceland is certainly a photographer’s haven! i’ve taken 2 trips there — fall 2008 and summer 2009 — and the scenery is unbelievable. wish i could’ve captured it as well as you have! i’m also jealous you’ve seen the elusive puffins… my summer trip was puffin season but i didn’t see ONE if you can believe it! next time i guess :)
March 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Thanks! Regarding the puffins, we sort of cheated, as we went to Látrabjarg at 10pm when it was still light but late enough for the puffins to have come home to roost. They are really tame there as there are no predators, so we could get really close. I’ve been five times now, and am going back in April for a few days to climb Esja, visit the Westman Islands, and meet some friends in Reykjavík. I can’t get enough of the place.
March 8th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
i can’t either! this year priorities have changed and we can’t keep spending thousands to go to iceland, sigh… i’ll have to live vicariously through you and some other iceland-enthusiast twitter friends!
March 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
I don’t envy you your distance. I can usually get a return flight for around £200. Check my Iceland Twitter list for good people to follow!