{"id":146696,"date":"2025-08-15T02:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/146696\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:47:21","slug":"dani-guindo-captures-otherworldly-aerial-photos-of-iceland-in-orbital-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/146696\/","title":{"rendered":"Dani Guindo Captures Otherworldly Aerial Photos of Iceland in &#8216;Orbital&#8217; \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the air, Iceland\u2019s mountains, lava fields, glacial streams, and arctic vegetation comprise a world of contrasts. For <a href=\"https:\/\/daniguindo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dani Guindo<\/a>, the nation\u2019s unique landscapes inspire an ongoing photography practice, and his recent series Orbital sets the distinctive scenery against a recognizable object: a small plane. \u201cI want viewers to feel both a sense of scale and disorientation, inviting them to look twice before recognizing what they see,\u201d he tells Colossal.<\/p>\n<p>Guindo originally hails from southern Spain and has been based in Reykjav\u00edk since 2016, lured by the island nation\u2019s raw beauty, dramatic geology, and northern light. \u201cWhat excites me most about photographing here is how the constant change, light, weather, and seasons transform the same location into entirely new scenes,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/guindo-6.jpeg\" alt=\"a dramatic Iceland landscape photographed from the air by Dani Guindo showing rivers, a glacial lake, and a tiny plane\" class=\"wp-image-460395\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>From above, Iceland\u2019s tidal inlets and streams glow turquoise from glacial flour\u2014a fine silt created when glaciers grind against rock\u2014or create oxbows and natural rivulets that appear almost totally abstract when viewed vertically. \u201cMy aerial work is mostly captured using drones, which allow me to explore abstract perspectives and patterns invisible from the ground,\u201d Guindo says.<\/p>\n<p>Prints are available for purchase on his <a href=\"https:\/\/daniguindo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, where you can also book photography tours with his company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcticjourneys.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arctic Journeys<\/a>. Explore more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/daniguindo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behance<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dani.guindo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/guindo-5.jpeg\" alt=\"a dramatic Iceland landscape photographed from the air by Dani Guindo showing rivers and bright green ground cover that looks almost abstract\" class=\"wp-image-460394\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/guindo-3.jpeg\" alt=\"a dramatic Iceland landscape photographed from the air by Dani Guindo showing rivers and bright green ground cover that looks almost abstract\" class=\"wp-image-460392\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/guindo-2.jpeg\" alt=\"a dramatic Iceland landscape photographed from the air by Dani Guindo showing rivers, a glacial lake, and a tiny plane\" class=\"wp-image-460391\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/guindo-4.jpeg\" alt=\"a dramatic Iceland landscape photographed from the air by Dani Guindo showing rivers and bright green ground cover that looks almost abstract\" class=\"wp-image-460393\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From the air, Iceland\u2019s mountains, lava fields, glacial streams, and arctic vegetation comprise a world of contrasts. 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