After the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, a series of events shook up Theo Elias’ life, inciting him to travel to the place that he felt corresponded with his chaos
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When Kanghee Kim started making photographs, it was out of frustration. Due to visa complications,…
Photographer Michael Novotny discusses finding a sense of community in the most surprising of places – the Icelandic countryside
For a country with a population of only 340,000 – more or less equal to the London Borough of Ealing – qualifying for this year’s Fifa World Cup was a miracle. It is the smallest-ever country to participate, and in its first match, it managed to hold Argentina to a 1-1 draw. 99.6% of Iceland’s TV viewers tuned in to watch the game, making it the most-viewed sporting event in the country’s history.
“They really are crazy about football,” says Matteo de Mayda, an Italian photographer who travelled to Iceland with journalist Cosimo Bizzarri earlier this year to document the sport in Iceland. “It’s a miracle for them to be at the World Cup, and a miracle to draw against Argentina.”
“I was asked to photograph a concert for one of the bands, and from the…
We are happy to announce the three winners for this years Intrepid Film Photography Awards!
When was the first time you became aware of photography? How old were you? One…
Two years ago, while attending a residency in northern Iceland, 32-year-old Catalan photographer Bego Antón…