Abstract photograph of the volcanic eruption of Fagradalsfjall Volcano in southern Iceland. This unique photographic collection shows the stark Icelandic landscape with an ephemeral, intimate, painterly aesthetic.

While Iceland is often referred to as ‘the Land of Fire and Ice’, it really ought to be ‘the Land of Lava and Water’ because most of the landscape consists of solidified lava flows surrounded by rivers, streams, snow fields, glaciers, and ocean. It was precisely the interaction between these elements that I wanted to enhance with these images.

This is a single exposure photograph made with intentional camera movement in August 2022 at Fagradalsfjall Volcano in southern Iceland, near the Blue Lagoon.