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Jonas Bendiksen - Iceland's Power Struggles.
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. A street comedian walks around Laugavegur, Reykjavik's main shopping and dinin
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. In downtown Reyljavik, at the nightclub NASA, a young man checks his sms messa
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. Grafitti against the Alcoa aluminium company sprayed on wall in central Reykja
ICELAND. 2007. By the Urridafoss waterfall, anti-industrialization protesters hold a banner demonstrating against the proposed damming of the Thorsa river, which is under threat of a new power station plan. The waterfall is the waterfall with the highest volume of water passing through it in all of
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. Environemental activists, dressed up as clowns, construction workers etc, bein
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. An environmental activist being arrested by the police. The activists took par
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. An environmental activist being held on the ground by the police. The activist
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. Overviews of central Reykjavik, as seen from the clocktower of Hallgr’mskirkja
ICELAND. Vatnesnes. 2007. In September, farmers and villagers all over Iceland gather for sheep and horse
ICELAND. 2007. In September, farmers and villagers all over Iceland gather for sheep and horse roundups (
ICELAND. 2007. In September, farmers and villagers all over Iceland gather for sheep and horse roundups (
ICELAND. Hengill. 2007. The Hellisheidi geothermal power station in the Hengill area, is located in a geothermal area approximately 20 kilometers east of Reykjavik. This is an area close to very unique Lava formations. Critics complain that geothermal plants have a substantial impact on the physical
ICELAND. Krafla. 2007. View of the Krafla power plant, looking east towards Blafell. Krafla in north Iceland is the national energy company Landsvirkjun's main geothermal power station. The Krafla wider area, which is very unique with Lava fields and proximity to tourist-visited areas, is targeted f
ICELAND. Hvalfjšr
ur. 2007. Environmental activists connected to the Saving Iceland movement after ha
ICELAND. Hvalfjšr
ur. 2007. Environmental activists connected to the Saving Iceland movement being fe
ICELAND. Hvalfjšr
ur. 2007. Environmental activists connected to the Saving Iceland movement running
ICELAND. Reydarfjordur. 2007. The town of Reydarfjordur, in east Iceland. It is home base to the Fjardaal aluminium smelter which is located a few kilometers further out the coast. The project is controversial, as it is powered by the embattled Karahnjukar hydroelectric power station.
ICELAND. Reydarfjordur. 2007. Views down one of the two 1100m long 'pot rooms' at the smelter, where the rows of 'pots' where the aluminium is produced form a long line. The Alcoa Fjardaal smelter, under construction in Reydarfjordur, in east Iceland. The project is controversial, as it is powered b
ICELAND. Mosfellsheidi. 2007. Icelandic and foreign environmental activists at the camp making a rainy-da
ICELAND. 2007. Just underneath the peaks of Kambhorn, the abandoned farm of Horn. Local supporters of the
ICELAND. Skaftafellsjokull. 2007. Overviews of Skaftafellsjokull, an offshoot of the larger Vatnajokull glacier, the biggest in Europe. Vatnajokull is the source of the water powering the Karanjhukar dam project, and the source of most of Iceland's glacial rivers and potential energy soVatnajokull g
ICELAND. 2007. Eldhraun, a lava field that was layed down by the Laki eruptions of 1783. The lava field covers 565 square km and averages 12 meters in thickness. It is the world's largest lava field derived from a single eruption. After 200 years the lava is decked over with moss and heather.
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. On a Sunday morning, the last partygoers are filtering out and homewards. At t
ICELAND. Skagafjordur. 2007. Sigfus Olafsson and Dagny Gunnarsdottir go rafting with their children in the Skagafjordur region of North iceland. The region has two glacial rivers, both of which have been on the table for potential hydroelectric power plants and dams. Both rivers are big rafting and
ICELAND. Myvatn district. 2007. The Godafoss waterfall. It is located in the Myvatn district of North-Central Iceland. The water of the river Skjalfandafljot falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. Some environmental activists say Godafoss is threatened by the prospect of dambuil
ICELAND. Skeidararsandur. 2007. Scattered vegetation inhabit the barren soil on Skeidararsandur, looking north towards Skeidararjokull. Skeidararjokull is a large-outlet glacier in southern Iceland that terminates on a wide outwash plain, or sandur.
ICELAND. V’k ’ My«rdal. 2007. Reynisdrangar, basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall n
ICELAND. 2007. The Aldeyjarfoss waterfall is situated in the north of Iceland at the northern part of the
ICELAND. Krafla. 2007. Steam rising from fissures in the geothermal area of Leirhnjukur, located very close to Krafla power station. This is one of the areas that are targeted for the large-scale expansion of the region's geothermal power exploitation facilities that are necessary if the planned alu
ICELAND. Fjallsarlon.2007. The bottom of Fjallsjokull, by Fjallsarlon, a glacier lake at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajokull. Fjallsjokull is an offshoot of the larger Vatnajokull glacier, the biggest in Europe. Vatnajokull is the source of the water powering the Karanjhukar dam proje
ICELAND. Hellisheidi. 2007. The geothermal Hellisheidi power plant.
ICELAND. 2007. Aerial views of the estuaries between Vik and Hofn, on Iceland's south coast.
ICELAND. Hšfn. 2007. The town of Hšfn, on the south coast of Iceland.
ICELAND. Karahnjukar. 2007. Aerials of the controversial Karahnjukar dam.
ICELAND. Karahnjukar. 2007. Aerials of the embattled Karahnjukar dam.
ICELAND. Lake Myvatn. 2007. Aerials of Lake Myvatn. Skutustadagigar, on the south shore of Lake Myvatn, are pseudo craters formed in a steam explosion when molten lava rushed over wetlands.My«v
ICELAND. K‡rahnjœkar. 2007. At the almost-finished K‡rahnjœkar dam, the visitor's information board was
ICELAND. 2007. On the snowed-in road from Herdubreid towards Askja.
ICELAND. Karahnjukar. 2007. The embattled Karahnjukar dam, seen from the deep gorge. At the time of the photograph, the dam was nearly finished, and the river was soon to be left dry.
ICELAND. Husavik. 2007. The farm of Jonas Bjarnason (b. 1932), a local farmer who was born on the farm. If the plans to build a new Alcoa aluminium smelter at Bakki proceed, it will be right next to Bjarnason's farm. This will have a big negative impact for the Bjarnasons, with their livestock curre
ICELAND. Borgarfjordur Eystri. 2007. People gathering on a Saturday night. This town of approximately 150 people is a good example of an isolated East Iceland community, with only one access road. The town faces a decline in fishing and farming, the traditional ways to make a living. Many youths lea
ICELAND. 2007. In Borgarfjordur Eystri, young people gathering on a Saturday night. This town of approximately 150 people is a good example of an isolated East Iceland community, with only one access road. The town faces a decline in fishing and farming, the traditional ways to make a living.
ICELAND. Reydarfjordur. 2007. Aalheiur Vilbergsdottir, 30y, with her two sons Birker, (3.5y), and Steinar (6mths), playing at the Reydarfjordur beach right across from their house, with the town in the background. She is a lifetime Reydarfjordur resident, along with her whole family.
ICELAND. Reydarfjordur. 2007. Aalheiur Vilbergsdottir, 30y, with her two sons Birker, (3.5y), and Steinar (6mths), playing at the Reydarfjordur beach right across from their house, with the town in the background. She is a lifetime Reydarfjordur resident, along with her whole family. She was employe
ICELAND. Borgarfjšr
ur Eystri. 2007. Outside Borgarfjšr
ur Eystri, fisherman K‡ri Borgar çsgr’mss
ICELAND. Borgarfjordur Eystri. 2007. An angel hangs for good luck in a fisherman's family window.
ICELAND. Borgarfjšr
ur Eystri. 2007. Teenagers and children work to salvage hay that has been drying
ICELAND. Borgarfjordur Eystri. 2007. Helhi Hlynur Asgrimsson, a local inn keeper and sheep farmer works with the help of teenagers and children to salvage hay that has been drying in his field. It was reported to rain the next day, so to save the hay, he had to get it all inside quickly.
ICELAND. Reykjavik. 2007. In Reykjavik, an aluminium-sided apartment complex that houses students.
ICELAND. Eskifjordur. 2007. People relaxing in the hot waters of an outdoor swimming pool in Eskifjordur, one of the two towns adjacent to the Alcoa Fjardaal smelter. The towns in this area have been economically depressed for years, particularly with the decline of smallboat fisheries. Locals compl
ICELAND. Reydarfjordur. 2007. The Alcoa Fjardaal smelter, under construction near Reydarfjordur, in east Iceland. The project is controversial, as it is powered by the embattled Karahnjukar hydroelectric power station. Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminium and fabricated alumini
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