This series from two different locations on the south coast of Iceland, tens of kilometres apart, is one of the most magical I've brought back from Iceland. Clear evidence of how incredibly different the world can be when viewed from a different perspective. The two rivers - each trying to reach the sea through dunes of black lava sand - promised an interesting experience from the ground. But only a view from above revealed how the three elements dance together, the river, the sea, the black beach... The light water of the glacial river, bringing light sediments from the mountains, forming maps, meanders and veins like walls of ice on the dark lava bed... but still a river. This place, for me, is about completeness at a minimum. In Iceland you don't have so many other things distracting you in the landscape already, here it's down to the marrow. There's something completely fulfilling, complete for me in that pure simplicity... There's nothing extra, just the basic elements that together form a picture that draws you in and doesn't let go. There are fewer elements, and yet more as a result, which can then be perceived more intensely and one can feel the power. It also fascinates me in the way it completely overturns what we know. New perspective, new questions. What is clear and understandable from the ground becomes something unfamiliar when you change your perspective, something that makes you think again about the world around you. A new organism of the earth. It's like embarking on an expedition into completely unexplored worlds. Suddenly you don't know what you're looking at, even though you know what it is... questioning categories, boxes, ideas. For me, a fundamental thing. And that's why the photos are essential. Behind the scenes: This mesmerizing puzzle of shapes, patterns and shades is painted by a river flowing from nearby glaciers straight to the ocean - provided that there isn’t a lava sand barrier between the river and the waves. It took the river a few hundred meters around the shore to finally find the opening and enter the Atlantic ocean. This day was very dark, windy and rainy and flying around taking photos was quite an adventure. (Note: In addition to the limited edition prints, there are also max. 3 Artist Proof Prints (AP) of earlier edits.)