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architecture, photography & drawings by gudrun jona arinbjarnardottir
“What I give form to in daylight is only one per cent of what I have seen in darkness”  - M. C. Escher
camera: Diana F+
photo by me

“What I give form to in daylight is only one per cent of what I have seen in darkness”  - M. C. Escher

camera: Diana F+

photo by me

brobl asked: Hi! I really dig the photos! It's refreshing to see something that catches my eye. I'm from the US and am visiting Iceland for 9 days this summer. Any recommendations on things I should do?

Hi, thank you! The summertime is a good time to visit Iceland, I would recommend you to go to The BlueLagoon, I recommend to do that for one day and then to explore the downtown Reykjavik after that. Thingvellir (Þingvellir) the national park, Gullfoss and Geysir is one day trip. You can take a tourist bus or rent a car.

If you are interested in hiking I recommend the walk from Skogar (Skógar) to Thorsmork (Þórsmörk), the walk is around 30km and you can do that over one or two days. On the way you see lot of beautiful waterfalls (around 50) and incredible landscape. And it’s nice to stay in Þórsmörk and hike around as well. It should be possible to rent a car  or take a tourist bus. You should be careful driving over the rivers in Þórsmörk, they can be dangerous. 

There are so many places to see in Iceland and enjoy so you should plan the trip and what you want to see. If you want some other recommendation just let me know. =)

✥ The contradictory landscape in Nikel, Russia ✥
photo by me

✥ The contradictory landscape in Nikel, Russia ✥

photo by me

✼ autumnal ✼
camera: Diana F+
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✼ autumnal ✼

camera: Diana F+

photo by me

✻ self-portrait ✻
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✻ self-portrait ✻

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★ I’m an architecture student from Iceland, studying for my master’s degree at the Bergen Architecture School in Norway. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2010 from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. This blog is some kind of an online sketch book where I post inspirations, works in progress, thought and finished projects. I enjoy all kinds of art forms, philosophy and nature. Feel free to comment on posts and contact me. ★
photo taken by a friend & edited by me

★ I’m an architecture student from Iceland, studying for my master’s degree at the Bergen Architecture School in Norway. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2010 from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. This blog is some kind of an online sketch book where I post inspirations, works in progress, thought and finished projects. I enjoy all kinds of art forms, philosophy and nature. Feel free to comment on posts and contact me. ★

photo taken by a friend & edited by me

☆ The important things are not things ☆
Inside Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai, China 
photo by me

☆ The important things are not things ☆

Inside Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai, China 

photo by me

❉ Olkhon Island in Lake Baikal, Russia ❉
photo by me

❉ Olkhon Island in Lake Baikal, Russia ❉

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/ energy-pendulum \
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/ energy-pendulum \

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✣ me and my mind-set ✣
photo & drawing by me, 2010

✣ me and my mind-set ✣

photo & drawing by me, 2010

~ movement in space ~
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~ movement in space ~

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∞ Harpan ∞

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✝ St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St.Petersburg ✝ 
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✝ St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St.Petersburg ✝ 

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✥ Trace of memory ✥

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† Inside the Church of the Savior on Blood in St. Petersburg †
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† Inside the Church of the Savior on Blood in St. Petersburg †

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