RAGNAR AXELSSON
“ITS LIKE A POEM OF THE ISLAND'S GLACIERS.YOU SEE ALL KINDS OF FIGURES AND FACES IN THE ICE THAT COMES FROM VOLCANOES. IT'S LIKE GOING TO A FAIRYTALE WHEN YOU SEE IT FROM AN AIRCRAFT, OTHERWISE YOU CANNOT SEE IT"
Discover how Ragnar captures glaciers, volcanoes, and the harshest cold with expert skill. Learn his techniques and the challenges of shooting in extreme conditions.
Included in this course:
Join Ragnar Axelsson in two captivating films.
1.Philosophy and Photography, (28. min)
He shares his approach to capturing the Arctic, from gear to getting close with sled dogs. In
2.Glaciers & Volcanoes (20.min)
Ragnar documents Iceland’s vanishing glaciers and volcanic landscapes with rare expertise. Insight into extreme nature photography and the fragile Arctic world.
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Philosophy and photography
In this 28 minutes long video. Nature and documentary photographer Ragnar Axelsson will tell us about his work and philosophy. What cameras and equipment he uses in the cold weather conditions in the Arctic countries, and how he gets into the dog’s world when photographing the artic dogs.
In this 28 minutes long video. Nature and documentary photographer Ragnar Axelsson will tell us about his work and philosophy. What cameras and equipment he uses in the cold weather conditions in the Arctic countries, and how he gets into the dog’s world when photographing the artic dogs.
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Glaciers & Volcanos
All of Iceland’s glaciers are likely to disappear in the next 150-200 years. RAGNAR AXELSSON is writing history with his glacial documentation from the air and on land. Dive into his world in this 20-minute video where he shares his exceptional knowledge of glaciers and volcanos.
All of Iceland’s glaciers are likely to disappear in the next 150-200 years. RAGNAR AXELSSON is writing history with his glacial documentation from the air and on land. Dive into his world in this 20-minute video where he shares his exceptional knowledge of glaciers and volcanos.
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THE ARTIC POET
Ragnar Axelsson, or “Rax”, is an Icelandic photographer, a poetic warrior, an Artic explorer, and a very nice guy. His powerful and breath-taking photographs are testament to the fact that Rax is willing to go to great lengths to document the vanishing lifestyles and landscapes of the far north.
For over 40 years, Ragnar has photographed the people and wildlife of the Artic region. In his ice-cold, monochrome images, he documents the extraordinary relationships between the people of the Arctic and their extreme environment, and how this is changing due to global warming. Ragnar looks at mother nature through the viewfinder of the heart; his breath-taking work has an emotive power that elicits awe, engagement, sadness.
