Iceland Captured: The Visionary

But, as we made our own journey west following in Vern’s footsteps, we were seeing the world through the eyes of one of Iceland’s contemporary storytellers. Photographer ‘Rax’ Ragnar Axelsson has devoted his life to chronicling the world’s diminishing Arctic communities, his award-winning work offering a peek into their isolated lives.

Rax shared his own stories of the bond between man and huskie, chasing snowstorms, and photographing the last polar bear in Iceland. His passion is infectious. And soon we were all channeling our best Jules Vern delving into pitch-black caves, scaling glaciers and black mountains sugared with snow, and watching lakes and rivers turn liquid gold in the pale winter sun. It truly felt like we were in a waking dream, on our own otherworldly expedition. Iceland just does that to you.

Watch the video and if you feel the call of a new journey, take our trip below to see the Iceland that has inspired dreams of lost lands and faraway worlds.