Thinking About Photography

Phthalo Blue

Phthalo Blue may be the best pigment to describe the blue of ice. In Northern Greenland, icebergs get locked into the frozen fjords for many months until the sea ice melts and releases them into the ocean. I captured these majestic, but also delicate icebergs while walking at midnight on the frozen fjord. The midnight sun was out but a slight sprinkle of snow diffused its light, giving the surrounding a heavenly appearance. These photographs evoke the silence and serenity I experienced at the time of capture.