Icelandic nature, and the beautiful Sigríður Ragnarsdóttir
This photoshoot was a collaboration with Rannveig Þóra Karlsdóttir.
Edited by Hafrún Levy
Model: Sigríður Ragnarsdóttir
Photoshoot in Icelandic nature, exploring naturalistic beauty of the scenic moss, bright colours in the sun and angelic beauty the model Sigríður. Me and Rannveig experimented with capturing the feeling we get from listening to the beautiful music of Ásgeir trausti. His song ‘Dýrð í Dauðaþögn’ or “In The Silence”
The lyrics from his songs feature in the post-production edit of the pictures.
Featured lyrics from Ásgeir Trausti
Dýrð í dauðaþögn
Tak mína hönd, lítum um öxl leysum bönd
Frá myrkri martröð sem draugar vagg’ og
Velta, lengra, lægra, oft vilja daginn svelta
Stór, angarögn, oft er dýrð í dauðaþögn
Í miðjum draumi sem heitum höndum vefur, lengra
Hærra á loft nýjan dag upphefur.
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Come, take my hand.
Let’s undo the knots of the past.
From the night where phantoms
toss and turn,
go further, deeper as the day
is closing.
Soft and fragile.
There is grace in the dead
of silence.
As we dream gentle hands
are shaping,
further, higher as the new
day enters.
Hærra
Hátt ég lyfti
Huga mínum á flug
Legg við hlustir og nem
Nem vindhörpuslátt
Brátt ég eyði
Öllum línum á jörð
Sýnist umhverfið allt
Vera eilífðarblátt
Hærra, hærra
Heimsins prjál
Mér þykir verða fátæklegra og smærra
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I lift my mind to the sky,
and I let it take flight.
The wind carries to my ears
precious sounds of life.
Soon I break all ties
which bind me to this earth.
All that surrounds me seems to melt
into blue eternal.
Higher, higher,
far away.
And the glare of this world
is small and humble.