We’ve been huge fans of Benjamin Hardman’s Instagram for years, with his sweeping, stark, and massive-in-scale visions of Iceland. Australian by birth, Hardman lives in Iceland, and clearly feels at home in the land of stunning landscapes and raw nature. His photography is often taken from an aerial perspective, which allows the camera to capture the beautiful patterns that the landscapes make. Rivers, tributaries, and glacial flows become organic swirls. Stark snowy landscapes are cut through with a black volcanic edge of rock. An arctic fox shown in beautiful close-up detail. A visit to his Instagram page shows nearly half a million followers, a testament to people’s love of his nature visions.
Sexy black tributaries from above.
A stark white landscape cut with a black river.
A tiny island speck in the Icelandic seas.
A snowcapped mountain set against dark, ominous clouds.
An incredible close-up of an arctic fox.
An overhead view showcases a dramatic canyon.
A bright island speck in the ocean, with the snowy landscape behind.
A woman standing in a dramatic rocky field with mountains behind.
Sharp, dramatic peaks shrouded in fog.
A tiny figure perched on the edge of a cliff with vibrant green cliffs behind.
Another tiny figure on a cliff showcases the immense size of a waterfall.
An incredible ‘floating’ cliff holding a lake above a crashing ocean below.
Breathtaking landscape amazingly captured!!!
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Absolutely beautiful. The image of the river/lake over the sea gets me every time.
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