The Kitchenware Revolution : Búsáhaldabyltingin : pictures

A year has passed since Icelanders got hit with what is perhaps the biggest storm in Icelandic history. The collapse of a financial system that everyone thought was so wonderful, or at least the president of Iceland spoke of Icelandic businessmen in suit as "modern-day vikings". Well as it turned out, those modern-day vikings have jumped ship and left the rest of us sinking from the weight of a huge debt called Icesave.
I have put together a series on my website to commemorate those historic days of the revolution, check it out here and here.

Trent Parke "Minutes to Midnight"

I´ve always admired the work of Trent Parke, an Australian photographer who is represented by the famous agency Magnum.
Work your way through his presentation, its well worth the time.

Now you can see a preview of my whole book online, check it out!

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My picture in Canon Editor´s Choice

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My pictures from Namibia here

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Gyuto Monks of Tibet

I took these photos of the Gyuto Monks in 1997, during my first year as a photography student at PSC in Melbourne. I was blowing the dust off the prints the other day for a related project that I´m hoping to be part of.

Today it is 50 years since China crushed the Tibetans who demanded independence, and The Dalai Lama fled to India as an exile. Today China has declared martial law and is holding Tibetans with an iron fist, and no foreign journalist are allowed there, just in case they might witness some more innocent Tibetans being killed.

Iceland crisis in print

Couple of tearsheets with my pictures, the eyes of the International media have been on Iceland lately.

THE INDEPENDENT (click here to read the story)


THE FINANCIAL TIMES INTERNATIONAL



And finally a panorama shot from the balcony of Hótel Borg during a Saturday protest 24/1 (see videos shot from the same spot in my previous post here).

Videos from last weeks demonstrations in Iceland

Here are some videos from the demonstrations that i recorded with my phone.

The first one is from 22/1 and shows the atmosphere when people are screaming ´vanhæf ríkisstjórn´ or ´incapable government´ in front of Parliament.

The other two are from last saturday 24/1 when around 6000 people gathered in Austurvöllur, downtown Reykjavík, for the 16th consecutive saturday and demanded that the government step down and that major cleanup will be done in the Central Bank and The Financial Supervisory Authority (the FME).

Although it does look like fait is taking control of the situation, the Prime Minister of Iceland just announced on friday that he has cancer and said there will be elections 9 May, and recently the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been having treatment for brain tumour.

Iceland burns to ashes

The situation is really heating up here in Iceland, people are demanding elections, but still 100 days since the financial crisis hit Iceland, none of the politicians have taken responsibility and stepped down. People were demonstrating for over 14 hours today and continued late into the night. They even tore down a large christmas tree, which was a gift from Oslo, and burnt it.

Gleðilegt Nýtt Ár, Happy New Years, Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar!

I hope everyone will enjoy 2009, these are some pictures taken during previous new years celebrations in Iceland, and lastly pictures from downtown Reykjavík this christmas.

Blót

Heathen priests of ´Ásatrúarfélagið´ hold a worship of pagan gods, 'Blót'. Alcoa aluminium smelter in the background.

Financial Times Magazine article (pdf)

My new blurb book

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My pictures in Financial Times Magazine

I recently completed an assignment for FT Magazine, I haven´t seen it in print yet (I´m on an island in the middle of nowhere), but click here for the online version.

Pictures from South Greenland

My pictures from South Greenland are now online.
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Fixing the damage

Hallgrímskirkja church, at 74.5 metres (244 ft), it is the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland.

The church is now undergoing a major repair. It was so badly damaged, that there was a real threat of concrete braking off and falling to the ground. After initial examination of the church´s damage, it was clear the damage was more than expected.

This, in a way, reflects the current financial crisis in Iceland, lets hope the government can fix it before everything tumbles to the ground.

The pressure is on - will Iceland survive?

Iceland´s Prime Minister Geir Haarde answers questions at a press meeting in Reykjavík today.

Icelanders say no more financial mess

Icelanders were demonstrating today in front of the Central Bank of Iceland. They were demanding that bank manager and former Prime Minister Davíð Oddson resigns. He made some comments on TV, which people believe led to the Icelandic banks collapsing in the UK. I was there covering events for the British press.

South Greenland

I came back from South Greenland last week. I stayed there for a week and had an amazing time traveling around solo with my camera. The people there are so incredibly friendly that you never feel alone. Here is one picture from Qaqortoq, more pics will be online soon.

Tibetan protest

Tibetans and Icelanders join forces and protest against Chinese occupation in Tibet. They have been standing there every saturday for quite some time, this picture was taken the night the Olympics in Beijing ended.