"The Kodachrome trip"

Part 1/6

Reykjavik and Reykjanes peninsula

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It’s always a pleasure to meet Reykjavik . A city where I feel good and invites to stroll. As soon as I arrived, I went to the old hospital and photographed this neo-Gothic church, taking care to put the cathedral in the background. It is June 11, it is 11:25 pm and the sun radiates the city.

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The beauty of Grænavatn when he kisses the night.

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The Reykjanes lighthouse, the Reykjanesvíti was built in 1878. Destroyed by an earthquake in 1886 it was rebuilt in 1929.

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Kjartan Halldorsson is a former sinner, he is the creator of the cozy restaurant Sea Baron where I rush to devour some fish skewers. Kjartan is there every night, moving from table to table armed with his smile and distributing sweets to the children. He will die in 2015, a wax statue with his effigy (a little scary must admit) now pays tribute to him in the restaurant.

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I took advantage of the invitation from Bjorn Hroarsson , geologist and creator of the agency Extreme Iceland to explore one of the largest lava caves in the world. Bjorn discovered Buri Cave in 2005. It is 1 km long to a sinkhole plunging into the bowels of the earth.
“Entrailles” is a chosen word as the analogy is striking between this “earth hose” and that of a human body.

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Route 32

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Gjain Canyon is an idyllic place not far from the falls Haifoss and Granni . There is a maze of waterfalls in lush vegetation, which is quite rare in Iceland.

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Here is Haifoss , one of the splendors of Iceland to which I am particularly attached: it is the first fall that I went to see in 2009. Haifoss and its neighbor Granni always welcome me under a deluge of hail and rain, I take this for Icelandic benevolence.

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Veiðivötn et les 50 lacs

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Veiðivötn (the region of 50 lakes) is a remote area of the Highlands , very popular with Icelanders fishing enthusiasts. It must be a 4×4 to reach it and cross the two fords of the F228 .

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The volcanic atmosphere is unreal and the colors, from yellow to blood colors are simply sublime.

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A ray of light on this oxidized relief of Veiðivötn . A moment of grace.

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F228

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A sky with Michelangelo, hell and paradise on the same image.
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In Iceland we “see” the rain, we know where it rains somehow. Here is an example on this image of which I like the appeased composition.
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Close-up on the Loðmundur shark jaw on the skyline.

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Hail storm on the F228 . Like salt on the Icelandic sand. For an almost, almost black and white image.
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VIDEO BONUS

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Let’s go back to our first night at Reykjavik . It’s 11pm, Andy and Emilie are in the car while I take photos of Sólfar , the Icelandic longship, at sunset. Andy is fascinated by Dad’s big Cadillac. We will sleep in 23 days.

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