Elements of Iceland | Jürgen Wettke

In Halldor Laxness' novel Under the Glacier,the protagonist travels from Reykjavik to themythical volcano at the Snaefellsjokull glacier,a place in whose shadow "words cease tohave even the slightest meaning." This couldbe a leitmotif for Jurgen Wettke's Iceland images.Whereas language can hardly conveythe majesty and beauty of a landscape, thephotographs in Elements of Iceland speak volumesin their eloquence. Wettke's photographicjourney across the volcanic island is guidedby nature's elemental forces: he shows us thediverse forms of fire, water, air, light, and earth.Whether the structures of lava flows, sculpturalice formations, or nature's artworks, auroraborealis, lighting up the sky--Jurgen Wettke'sphotography brings us closer to these wondersof nature. We discover Iceland in an entirelynew and breathtaking way!