Icelandic
Wilderness - A Photographic Journey, is a collection of nature images by
Daniel Bergmann. It features over 100
unique photographs of Iceland's fauna
and landscape. The book opens with essays,
which narrate the authors photographic
experiences in Iceland.
Published by JPV Publishers in June 2003.
ISBN 9979-775-45-9
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From the introduction:
The photographs in this
book reflect my journeys around Iceland
over the past four years. They do not
necessarily give an accurate view of
what another traveller might see to
begin with. There are no roads, no man-made
constructions and no people. Just nature
in its purest form.
I have consciously tried
to eliminate any traces of anything
that reminds one of a human presence.
I visited the crater at Askja during
the autumn, after the tourist season
was over. That way, I had the place
to myself and could direct my camera
at whatever I pleased. I photographed
the waterfall Goðafoss in a downpour
and had some difficulty keeping the
raindrops off the lens. No travellers
have any interest in a waterfall in
that kind of weather. By choosing my
own locations in my own time I managed
to have an innumerable number of places
just to myself. Even at the famous landmark,
Gullfoss waterfall, there were no people
around despite it being high summer.
But perhaps that is because it was four
oclock in the morning.
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a book review from Birding World magazine
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2004