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Come sempre, c’è una storia dietro. In questa notte speciale eravamo
particolarmente stanchi. Dopo cena il tempo iniziò a diventare
nuvoloso ed il nostro desiderio di vedere alcune luci del nord è iniziato
a svanire. tra il calore ed il comfort del furgone e gli zero gradi
dell’esterno, la decisione sarebbe stata semplice per la maggior parte
delle persone. Il mio amico stava già dormendo ed io ancora sbirciavo
fuori dalla finestra... anche senza vedere nulla e poiché sono molto
ICeLAnD of WonDers testardo e determinato, ho preso le mie cose e sono andato nel bel
mezzo dell’oscurità completamente solo.
Quando ho raggiunto il posto, tutti i rumori mi hanno fatto palpitare,
airy-tale and wonderful, di- lo confesso, ma dopo mezz’ora, e dopo aver esaminato l’effetto
Fstant and mysterious. With just dell’aurora boreale sulle nuvole, tutto è passato rapidamente e mi
330,000 inhabitants, one third of sono fermato lì in mezzo al lago, con l’acqua quasi alle ginocchia,
whom reside in the capital Reykja- ammirando ciò che la natura aveva da offrirmi.
vik, Iceland - whose toponym means È stato il mio momento.
“frozen land” - has an inhabited and
cultivated coastal area, mixed with
austere-looking fjords, while the re-
maining part consists of lava fields
and highlands, kingdom of volcanoes
(there are twenty of them active) and
glaciers. The grasslands host isolated
farms with cattle and sheep pastures,
which support much of the national
economy along with fishing. Rich in
majestic waterfalls, the country is
famous throughout the world for its
geysers, jets of hot water, and for its
natural springs whose geothermal KIRKjuFell
waters guarantee a decidedly unique As always, there is a story behind it. on this particular night, we were
experience. Another peculiarity, al- particularly tired. After the dinner, the weather starts to get cloudy
most an anomaly, is the climate: in and our desired to see some northern lights started to fade. Between
no other part of the world there exists, the warmth and comfort of the van and the zero degrees outside,
at such a short distance from the po- the decision would have been simple for most people. My friend was
already sleeping and I still peeking out the window... even without
lar circle, a land that has a relatively seeing anything and since I’m very stubborn and determined, I took
temperate climate. Perennial snows my things and went into the middle of the darkness completely alone.
never touch an altitude of less than when I reached the place, all the noises made me palpitate, I confess,
a thousand meters, and the sea ne- but after half an hour, and after examining the effect of the northern
ver freezes around the island. On the lights on the clouds, everything passed quickly and I stood there in the
middle of the lake, with the water almost to the knees, admiring what
other hand, the climate is often stor- the nature had to offer me. It was my moment.
my and the rains are very frequent.
The effect that the northern lights
give in winter is memorable, while
in summer nature offers the specta-
cle of very long days, with practically DANCING - every square meter of this island reserves us a surprise. The shock is so great that
non-existent nights as the sun sets at it forces us before taking any photo to take a break, to breathe deeply what we are observing
midnight to rise after just two hours. and to contemplate what nature offers us at that moment. After an overdose of euphoria, we
The only day when it does not set at concentrate on those beautiful remaining ice fragments from the big glacier, dragged along the
all is June 21st. Iceland: a small island river and ended up in this beautiful beach located right next to the glacier lagoon of jokulsar-
with many ingredients that make it a lon. I wanted to give my point of view on the dance show that happens between the ice and the
waves in a single frame, this is my vision.
landscape of wonders.

ogni metro quadrato di quest’isola ci
riserva una sorpresa. lo shock è così grande
che ci obbliga prima di qualsiasi foto a fare
una pausa, a respirare profondamente ciò
che stiamo osservando e a contemplare
ciò che la natura ci offre in quel momento.
Dopo un eccesso di euforia, ci concentriamo
su quei bellissimi frammenti di ghiaccio
rimasti del grande ghiacciaio, trascinati
lungo il fiume e finiti in questa bellissima
spiaggia situata proprio accanto alla
laguna glaciale di jokulsarlon. Ho voluto
dare il mio punto di vista sullo spettacolo
di danza che accade tra il ghiaccio e le onde
in un unico fotogramma, questo è ciò che
ho visto.

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