I was thinking about this ongoing assignment to search for the beauty in (perceived) ugliness and I started looking through photos I've taken in the past to see if I could associate anything with this concept. I took this picture outside of Reykjavík, Iceland in 2006 and can remember never seeing anything quite like this before. As Iceland is situated between two tectonic plates, the tiny country is susceptible to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes quite frequently, and because of this, the landscape is unique - trees are mostly unseen and the land is built on lightly, therefore leaving a lot of empty space. The day I took this picture, rain was intermittent, the temperature was chilly and there was no speck of sunlight at any point during the day.
We assume places like the Bahamas and Aruba and such are beautiful because of the warm weather, sandy beaches and illuminating sunshine and we see adverts enticing us to experience the joy of these "paradises" - but there is something so intriguing and hidden about lands like Iceland that (for the most part) go unnoticed. If I had the choice, I would certainly go back to a place like Iceland over one of these tropical vacation spots - it feels like you're on a different planet, to be quite honest - I saw the world in a completely different way, and incorporated a new type of "beautiful" into my mindset after visiting.
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