Julia Staples: Under the Ash (11 Photos)
All Photos © Julia Staples.
Julia Staples, an Icelandic photographer, traveled to the foot of the volcano on occasion; the accompanying photographs are the result of one such trip. Julia tells us, “No matter how hard the human will try to blanket himself from the world, from nature and its chaotic and destructive powers, he throughout his lifetime is repeatedly reminded that he indeed stands powerless against it; that he is merely clinging on to an illusion of controlling his environment and destiny. One such timely reminder is the Eyjafjallajökull glacier eruption. It is the second volcanic eruption Iceland has seen within the scope of a month, and while its capacity for destruction and disruption is vast, it is considered a small eruption, and it has yet to claim a single human life. And it is absolutely wonderful to look at.”
Tags: Eyjafjallajökull glacier eruption, Iceland
April 21st, 2010 at 12:24 pm EEDT
Love the one with the respirator. Wow – great shot!
April 21st, 2010 at 5:00 pm EEDT
Oof! Amazing shots! Bravo. Wish I could have been there— but impossible to get there.
April 21st, 2010 at 6:12 pm EEDT
these are beautiful julia
April 21st, 2010 at 6:23 pm EEDT
really interesting and great work!
allen
April 21st, 2010 at 7:21 pm EEDT
Fantastic pictures, gives one a sense of the enormity of this eruption (and this is considered a small one?!). Thank you for the pix!
April 21st, 2010 at 8:42 pm EEDT
Your quote describing the desire to blanket oneself from the world…and the power yhat nature bestows provided the perfect backdrop for the photos that followed. Fantastical. thanks for your post.
April 22nd, 2010 at 3:50 pm EEDT
Hi Julia,
Great pictures. Never saw that in Philadelphia.