Honorable Mention / 2019 / Book / Fine Art

Supernatural Book

  • Photographer
    Johann Gudbjargarson, Iceland
  • Studio
    Gugguson

Icelanders have been shaped by nature in the life struggle since the settlement over 1100 years ago. The nature in has not always been gentle and taken high toll ā€“ therefore, it is not surprising that respect and fear of nature have become part of the national language. It is not hard to imagine faith in fairies and ghosts have shaped in travels during a moonlit night, or in blizzards during winter, when cliffs disappear and reappear. Nature has thus been the source of legends, and in the latter centuries it has inspired artists. I try to carry on this tradition.