I'm choosing to ignore the fact that I haven't posted anything in over a year. But to be fair, this was/is a blog about my travels, and I've thrown myself back across oceans and lakes and streams yet again so it seems as good a time as any to try to get back to this ill-conceived project.
Back to the present.
So, Iceland is a pretty nice country, despite the smell of rotten eggs constantly wafting through the air--seriously, that shit is everywhere. But you get used to it (kind of). So, why the fuck am I here? On a whim I decided to apply to a 2 week Photography & Journalism workcamp in Reykjavik without knowing a goddamned thing about Iceland (including the fact that Reykjavik is the capital city, go figure) with an organization by the name of Worldwide Friends. I know what you're thinking. Yeah, yeah, yeah kum-bay-fucking-ah. Whatever, judge as you like.
Anyway, I don't want to impress you with my photos of the incredible Icelandic landscape I (which you can find here) or disturb you with my stories of reckless abandon (hope you're not reading this, Mom and Dad!). Instead I'd like to briefly highlight some of the experiences I've had related to the overall project of my workcamp.
Thus far our group has been fairly unproductive, but I'm quite happy with some of the discoveries and chance encounters I've had here. While sitting around the workshop area the other day, a guy with a tripod and an expensive looking camera came in with a man from Ghana toting a drum and sporting an Icelandic style wool sweater. I put on some Arcade Fire and it turns out this guy is a filmmaker/photographer from Montreal (Arcade Fire is to Montrealers as Barry White is to women--one note and the clothes is off!). He's here to screen his film about the Icelandic community in Manitoba at the Reykjavik International Film Festival and is currently working on the second part of the project about the different cultures that come to Iceland. He also happens to have some pretty sweet photos of Iceland and other places on his website:
Then on Saturday we volunteered with Couch Fest, a film festival from the comfort of your own (or your neighbor's) living room. Anyway, the house I went to help out at was owned by Kitty, woman originally from the UK. Unfortunately I just found this awesome project she's been working on here and I want to know more!
All in all, it's been an interesting experience and I think I've made some good contacts that I can potentially learn a lot from! I honestly just wish I had more time here to explore all the things Reykjavik has to offer, which comes as quite a shock to me. More to come soon! (I hope)
Back to the present.
So, Iceland is a pretty nice country, despite the smell of rotten eggs constantly wafting through the air--seriously, that shit is everywhere. But you get used to it (kind of). So, why the fuck am I here? On a whim I decided to apply to a 2 week Photography & Journalism workcamp in Reykjavik without knowing a goddamned thing about Iceland (including the fact that Reykjavik is the capital city, go figure) with an organization by the name of Worldwide Friends. I know what you're thinking. Yeah, yeah, yeah kum-bay-fucking-ah. Whatever, judge as you like.
Anyway, I don't want to impress you with my photos of the incredible Icelandic landscape I (which you can find here) or disturb you with my stories of reckless abandon (hope you're not reading this, Mom and Dad!). Instead I'd like to briefly highlight some of the experiences I've had related to the overall project of my workcamp.
Thus far our group has been fairly unproductive, but I'm quite happy with some of the discoveries and chance encounters I've had here. While sitting around the workshop area the other day, a guy with a tripod and an expensive looking camera came in with a man from Ghana toting a drum and sporting an Icelandic style wool sweater. I put on some Arcade Fire and it turns out this guy is a filmmaker/photographer from Montreal (Arcade Fire is to Montrealers as Barry White is to women--one note and the clothes is off!). He's here to screen his film about the Icelandic community in Manitoba at the Reykjavik International Film Festival and is currently working on the second part of the project about the different cultures that come to Iceland. He also happens to have some pretty sweet photos of Iceland and other places on his website:
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| This, of course, is one of my favorites. |
All in all, it's been an interesting experience and I think I've made some good contacts that I can potentially learn a lot from! I honestly just wish I had more time here to explore all the things Reykjavik has to offer, which comes as quite a shock to me. More to come soon! (I hope)
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