Iceland: Nature of the North

In Halldór Laxness' novel Under the Glacier,

the protagonist travels from Reykjavík to the

mythical volcano at the Snæfellsjökull glacier,

a place in whose shadow "words cease to

have even the slightest meaning." This could

be a leitmotif for Jürgen Wettke's Iceland images.

Whereas language can hardly convey

the majesty and beauty of a landscape, the

photographs in Elements of Iceland speak volumes

in their eloquence. Wettke's photographic

journey across the volcanic island is guided

by nature's elemental forces: he shows us the

diverse forms of fire, water, air, light, and earth.

Whether the structures of lava flows, sculptural

ice formations, or nature's artworks, aurora

borealis, lighting up the sky--Jürgen Wettke's

photography brings us closer to these wonders

of nature. We discover Iceland in an entirely

new and breathtaking way!