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Witold Ziomek, “Waterfall”, 2017
Witold Ziomek ia a photogrpher from Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. This photograph of a solitary figure dwarfed by a waterfall in Iceland was the wnner in the 2017 Chromatic Discovery of the Year category. The Chromatic Awards is a celebration of color photography annual contest. There were over 3000 entries across 20 categories from 75 countries in 2017.
Photographer Unknown, Volcanic Crevasse at Grimsvotn, Iceland
Grímsvötn is a volcano in South-East Iceland. It is in the highlands of Iceland at the northwestern side of the Vatnajökull ice-cap.
Grímsvötn is a basaltic volcano which has the highest eruption frequency of all the volcanoes in Iceland and has a southwest-northeast-trending fissure system. The massive climate-impacting Lake fissure eruption of 1783–1784 was a part of the same fissure system. Grímsvötn was erupting at the same time as Laki during 1783, but continued to erupt until 1785. Because most of the volcano lies underneath Vatnajökull, most of its eruptions have been subglacial and the interaction of magma and meltwater from the ice causes phreatomagmaticexplosive activity.
Grimsvotn erupted again on 21 May 2011 with 12 kilometer high plumes accompanied by multiple earthquakes. This forced the cancelation of nine hundred flights in Iceland, the United Kingdom, Greenland, Germany, Ireland and Norway on the 22-25 May.
Magical Staves from Iceland
Icelandic magical staves (sigils) are symbols credited with magical effect preserved in various grimoires dating from the 17th century and later. According to the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft, the effects credited to most of the staves were very relevant to the average Icelanders of the time, who were mostly substitence farmers and had to deal with harsh climatic conditions.
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Great band from Iceland. This is just a short edition of the song. Search and listen to their music. Go to Iceland.
Artist Unknown, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall in Iceland, Computer Graphics, Endless Loop Film Gifs
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Sigur Ros, “Daudalogn” (Calm Death)
Sigur Ros Valtari Film Experiment- A collection of 16 short films made for the “Valtari” album.
Sigur Rós (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪːɣʏr ˈroːus] ) is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, which has been active since 1994. Known for its ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi Birgisson’s falsetto vocals, and the use of bowed guitar, the band’s music is also noticeable for its incorporation of classical and minimalist aesthetic elements. The band is named after Jónsi’s sister Sigurrós Elín.
Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Icelandic rock band Sigur Rós. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for Sigur Rós over the years. The two also perform together in the group Jónsi & Alex and released an album: Riceboy Sleeps.