Medusa | Iceland shattered ice Where the open edition version

Where the open edition version of this subject is graphic and high-contrast

From altitude the human scale disappears entirely and what remains is the record of geological time written directly on the land surface - every crack and ridge a chapter in a history that predates anything living

It works at any size but rewards the 70×100 and 80×120 formats where the full complexity of the branching pattern and the texture of the basalt surface become legible

Shot from low altitude before it arrived

Medusa | Iceland shattered ice Where the open edition version[short_description] From directly above Iceland's volcanic highlands, a glacial river splinters into dozens of braided channels across dark basalt silver water on black rock, the branching pattern reading exactly like the thing the image is named for. Open edition Aerial fine art by Tobias Hgg 210g natural white art paper, matte finish [ short_description] [product_description] Iceland's braided glacial rivers form where meltwater from the ice caps