Glacial Flow - "What the Earth Remembers"

Digital certificate for IPA's 2025 Honorable Mention in the Non-Professional category at the Int'l Photography Awards.
A 2025 award badge with a star at the top, large initials 'ND' in the center, and the words 'Honorable Mention' at the bottom, all in a teal-blue color.
Aerial view of ocean waves washing onto sandy beach.
Close-up aerial view of glaciers and ice flowing over dark rocky terrain.
Aerial view of a river with brown water and white foam, showcasing natural erosion patterns.
Close-up of a glacier with ice and snow flowing over dark brown rocks.
Aerial view of ocean waves washing over sandy beach, creating intricate white foam patterns.

“What the Earth Remembers” is a visual elegy — an abstract narrative written in water, stone, and time. This series captures those rare aerial perspectives — fleeting moments when shadow, light, and elemental color align to form something painterly, ephemeral, and emotionally charged.

From a small Cessna, high above the raw and unyielding landscapes of Iceland, I witnessed rivers that seemed to pulse with ancient stories.

These are not just waterways; they are the veins of the land, carrying glacial melt and volcanic sediment in slow, silent conversation.

Modern art gallery with large abstract painting of ice formations and a rectangular light fixture above.

International Photography Awards 2025
Honorable Mention Nature/Aeriel Category

Minimalist Photography Awards 2025
Honorable Mention Abstract Category

ND-Awards 2025
Honorable Mention Fine Art: Abstract Category

An interior space with a large abstract painting of flowing water or ice on the wall, and a small seating area with a single beige armchair and three small black-legged stools.

Created under the hum of flight and the constraints of altitude, these photographs are as much about surrender as they are about vision.

They invite collectors to reflect on the quiet majesty of natural design, and to consider the role of chance and perspective in both art and life.

A modern interior living room with a green velvet armchair, a round marble-top coffee table, and decorative white and green vases with branches. A large abstract wall art featuring swirling blue and gray patterns hangs on a gray wall behind the furniture.
Photograph of snow on the ground with footprints and some scattered leaves.

Where flying above it all, in a fragile aircraft, you feel more connected to the planet than ever before — and smaller than you’ve ever imagined.

The braided rivers below weren’t just water carving paths through earth — they were liquid stories. Melted ice from centuries past, now flowing through black volcanic sands, painted intricate blue and white tapestries with a softness that seemed impossible for such power.

For fine art collectors and galleries, this series speaks to the growing interest in quiet power art that finds meaning not in spectacle, but in subtlety. These works resonate with collectors who appreciate restraint, nature and the interplay of the elements.

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