Man Made Subjects
Poles, electric wires, fences, docks and just about every man made subjects along the way in Iceland.
The Road Men of Iceland
Imagine being equipped with shovels and other hand digging tools and your job is to build a road stretching hundreds of kilometers over heaths, cliffs and fjords.
see more
The President
Interesting exhibition at Hrafsneyri on the life and times of Jón Sigurðsson.
see more
The Rescue Hut
his rescue hut is located in Skálavík, a cove in the northern part of Westfjords.
see more
The Karahnjukar Dam Project
This is a view over the construction area of the Karahnjukar Dam project.
see more
Old Hydro Electric Power Station
This is the first alternating current power station in Iceland and it is located in Seydisfjordur near the road over the pass Fjardarheidi.
see more
Electricity Everywhere
The steam is partly from geothermal electric power stations near Myvatn.
see more
The Old Lava Fold
Construction material in the old days was hard to get and Icelanders learnt how to use any material the land offered them.
see more
The Crossing of Electricity
The electric power lines are delivering electricity to houses in the northern part of Iceland.
see more
The Worn Out Farm House
This old, but charming, farm is in Hunavatssysla on the route to Akureyri. It looks like the wrath of heaven is coming over the house.
see more
The Old Entrance
The actual purpose of the doors is not clear, but it could be a symbolic entrance to the village or perhaps the entrance to the world of the unknown.
see more
Soccer Everywhere
Soccer is played everywhere in the world, even in remote areas like Strandir, and perhaps it's played with fishing balls over there?
see more
How Turf Houses Were Built
This is a good example for those interested in how Icelanders managed to live in houses built this way for hundreds of years.
see more
Hole in the Mountain
The small tunnel on this photo is located in Alftafjordur in the Westfjords.
see more
Waiting in the Fjord
Iceland's largest ports are suitable for even the largest of the cruise ships, but some cruise ships decide to anchor at sea.
see more
One of the World's Connected
Here's a picture of communication equipment needed to connect one of the most remote areas of Iceland among other things.
see more
Don't Know Where to Go?
On many locations visitors can find view points like this one that shows topographical names of the surrounding area.
see more
Skriduklaustur
This fascinating mansion is a museum and a restaurant dedicated to the memory of Gunnar Gunnarsson, one of Iceland's best known authors.
see more
Old Turf Farm House
Turf houses made mostly from turf and rocks was for centuries the most common type of houses in Iceland.
see more
This Pole has a Better View
This pole may be the pole that has the most fascinating view of them all or perhaps it is our favorite view of all.
see more
The Fence and the Cotton-Grass
The old fence is slowly bending to the sides, but the cotton-grass is slowly but securely covering the field that once was home-field cut every summer.
see more
The Telephone Line
This picture reminds us of the early days of telephone communications that after all aren’t so far away.
see more
