Photographer Luca Arena's non-cliched yet beautiful portrait of Iceland

"Between the light that goes off and the beginning of the day, I have known places where the ships don’t break, there are no trains and no cars go, where a yellow traffic light means slow down and not accelerate."

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the photographer.

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the photographer.

These are the introductory words of Luca Arena's latest photography series, Á means river | Ísland, which explores a less cliched side to Iceland.

Over 13 days, he travelled nearly 3,000km to try and uncover hidden corners of the dramatic island, a place that usually makes us think of fire and ice. He explains: "I have tried to break the mirror and not depict Iceland as the land of rivers, volcanoes and endless glaciers, but photographing it in a completely unusual and aseptic manner, so that, for once, we can get away from the explosion of nature and live in colours, giving voice to the island's minority: man."

Discover more of Luca's work at www.luca-arena.it.

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