Iceland Photos, Part II: Búdakirkja Black Church
On our second day of photographing, we paid a visit to a well-known location, the black church of Búðakirkja. Virtually all the churches we saw in Iceland were simple white buildings with red roofs, so this church is iconoclastic (and therfore an icon) for being all black. And like most other churches, it’s located in a fairly remote spot, in this case in a valley adjacent to a lava field.
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Like many other places in Iceland that have become popular with tourists, it demanded patience and creativity to find angles that allowed photographing the church without cars, tour buses, and people taking selfies next to it. Not to mention a poorly-placed white flagpole!
The next day, after a snowfall
After going back to our hotel, it snowed overnight. So the following day we headed back to the church, anticipating how its matte black paint would stand out against the fresh white snow. We were not disappointed. (We were a little disappointed that the snow hadn’t lessened the quantity of tourists however!)
Look away…
It’s easy when absorbed in photographing a subject that you can forget to look behind and around you. So I always try to break away and look for other subjects or perspectives. Here are some images of the surroundings near the church, including some of the other photographers who were in the workshop with me.
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