The Black Sand

The Black Sand

Reynisfjara, Iceland

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Date

February 20, 2025

Location

Reynisfjara, Iceland

Camera

Fujifilm X-T5

Lens

23mm f/1.4

Settings

ISO 400 · f/8.0 · 1/250s

Reynisfjara beach. The wind was violent — I could barely stand. But the basalt columns against the grey sky looked like something from another planet.

I waited forty minutes for a break in the clouds. It never came. I shot anyway.

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