Warm light enters an icy opening and changes the whole mood of the scene. Erez Marom’s Iceland photographs show why a cold landscape need not have a cold-looking palette.
Let contrasts carry the composition
Blue ice and golden light create one kind of contrast. Dark water against snow creates another. The night photograph shifts attention towards small bright points and the spaces between pieces of ice.
The selection rewards looking at each scene individually. There is no single colour recipe that explains all of them, and the archive does not establish every exposure or processing choice behind the finished images.
A photographer’s journey can start your curiosity
The older feature discussed workshops and repeated visits as they existed then. It is not a current workshop timetable. For a practical way to organise an Iceland wishlist, explore our landscape-and-season planning guide. For another creative project drawn to cold shores, watch Arctic Swell, where the relationship between photographer and environment becomes part of a film.
Explore Iceland through a different outdoor pursuit in Tim Emmett and Dawn Glanc’s ice-climbing feature.
Colour, distance and the changing view
The original feature connected Marom’s Iceland work with travelling through the country’s varied landscapes, including ice and unfamiliar-looking formations. The gallery’s value lies in that range. A warm beam entering a blue space and a dark night scene do not depend on the same composition or exposure.
Marom described being drawn to Iceland’s cold landscapes partly because they differed so strongly from the climate of his home in Israel. That contrast gives the selection a personal starting point. The work moves between golden light, ice, water and night scenes, asking the viewer to see more than one mood in a wintry place. His earlier workshop references belong to that period; the photographs themselves remain a study of how light can alter the apparent character of the same kinds of material.
Sources, photography and further reading
Original feature and image attributions:
- Godafoss, one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the whole world
- three annual photography workshops
- Erez Marom's website
- My Modern Metropolis
- Blue Iceland: Stunning Photos Of Icelandic Landscapes Taken With Infrared Technique
- The Magical Northern Lights In Iceland Will Take Your Breath Away.
- 37 Reasons Why You Need To Visit Iceland Right Now (Historical link unavailable when checked on 15 September 2026.) Related reading: Ten Iceland Experiences: Waterfalls, Glaciers, Hot Springs and City Life.
- Man Freezes His Marriage Proposal In Time After Traveling Through Iceland With His Girlfriend.
- A Man Travels Over 3,000 Miles Taking Pictures Of Iceland's Unique Landscapes.
- The Place Where Earth Meets the Sky: Strokkur Geyser, Iceland
- our landscape-and-season planning guide
- Arctic Swell
- Tim Emmett and Dawn Glanc’s ice-climbing feature
What beautiful photos!
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