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The Essence of Iceland is a magnificent and exclusive book with extraordinary photographs of Icelandic nature. It has been much praised and welcomed by readers and critics. The well-known and experienced photographer, Kristján Ingi Einarsson, journeys through the country´s wildest and most secluded reaches to capture its mood qand identity and shares with us his vision of Iceland´s true essence. Ari Trausti Gudmundsson, author and geoscientist, writes the effect of the photographs in his own words, both in poems and prose, along with informative and interesting details about each location. The Essence of Iceland is available in English, German and French and always with Icelandic text aside. It´s the first book about Iceland that includes both poetry and photographs. |
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Born in Reykjavík in 1952, Kristján Ingi Einarsson began taking photographs at the age of ten, when he acquired his first box camera. In 1975 he began working as a freelance photographer for various newspapers, magazines, companies and institutions. A decade later, in 1985, he took over as director of the printing firm Leturprent ehf. Here he remained until the autumn of 2006, when he sold the business to return to his former pursuit as photographer. Kristján Ingi has held six photographic exhibitions and published a number of children's books, including: Húsdrin okkar (Our domestic animals), Krakkar, krakkar (Children, children) and Kátt í koti (Full of fun). In his more recent work, Kristján Ingi has focused on landscape, with photos that endeavour to interpret his vision of his country. |
