Reykjavík Grapevine - 26.08.2016, Side 2

Photographer Friðrik Örn took the
photograph that adorns the cover of
this issue, and lighthouses are a spe-
cial point of interest for him. After
sustaining an injury while mountain
climbing in 2004, Friðrik began driv-
ing to some of the far-flung corners of
the country, where lighthouses cap-
tured his imagination.
“They just grabbed me completely.
When you visit a lighthouse, you’re
going to a place that no one really
goes. We pay a lot of attention to our
mountains and geysers, but the Icelan-
dic shoreline is quite beautiful. Every
time I go out to a lighthouse, the expe-
rience is just fantastic.”
As such, he is compiling more pho-
tos of lighthouses to add to his already
massive collection, including light-
houses that have long since been taken
out of commission. He hopes to fin-
ish two volumes of lighthouse photo-
graphs—one for land lighthouses, and
another for ones built on islands—this
winter. More pictures at fo.is PF
Hafnarstræti 15,
101 Reykjavík
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Lighthouses
Vattarnes in
Reyðarfjörður,
built in 1957
12,3 meter
high, designed
by Axel
Sveinsson.
Photo by
Friðrik Örn