Rebecca Sullivan Photography, Landscape Photography, Fine Art Photography, Fine Art Prints, Iceland, 

I WANT US TO GO WEST

Akranes Cement Factory

In deciding to travel to Iceland I studied the internet to get an idea of the kinds of pictures I might make there. I am not a nature photographer, though I found the abundance of stunning photographs of Iceland on the web that depicted its wild nature to be quite breathtaking. I decided that Iceland would be an interesting challenge, that I might be compelled to take my sturdy rented jeep into the mountains to shoot nature unleashed. As is typical of my “eye”, this shot of a cement factory was one of the first photographs of the trip. I was mesmerized by the cold grey symmetry and the placement of the somewhat ugly industrial scene smack dab in the middle of the glorious Hvalfjörður fjord not far from Reykjavik. I found the shot to be beautiful and glorious and I sent a version of it home to friends and family, some of whom were puzzled or amused that in a place as heavenly as Iceland I would be immediately drawn to a scene as mundane as this. I am very interested in seeing how people live and in cataloging our similarities. Perhaps when we think of Iceland we don’t necessarily think first of the country’s need to make cement, but it is there to be seen.