Abandoned in Iceland, a photo from Sudhur-Mulasysla, Asturland

Photographer's Note

Please check the TE Beta version Abandoned Home.

I like showing different sides of Iceland, not only the touristy sides. These are some of my experiences driving around the country for 2 weeks and exploring small towns along the outskirt areas.

This is one of the main driving forces which keeps me thinking about travelling to Iceland - the abandoned homes and shipwrecks that are spread out all across the country.

If you know me at all, you know by now I have a passion for abandoned homes, seeking them out, exploring them and trying to get inside the homes.

Inside you'll find amazing treasures, old couches, old furniture, scary looking scenes, the possibilities are endless.

I found this house just sitting here off the main road on the outskirts of Djupivogur, a very small fishing town on the FAR east coast of Iceland. If you're not scanning the landscapes, you'll easily miss these homes. But i'm always looking for them. In the WS will be 2 photos that show the home in a more wide angle, showing you how it sits in its natural environment.

In my next posts there will be the treasure. I'll post what I found inside! It was kinda scary and made my heart pound, but that too is all the fun and the adrenaline rush is fantastic.

To give you a bit of a teaser, i'll let you know that I found a newspaper in this homes living room, dated from 1963! Is that amazing or what!

In my time travelling all around Iceland, and I drove the entire country, ALL of it, I probably came across 25+ similar homes. Not all are accessible, some are so far off the road it's just not possible, some are accessible but the doors are locked and windows barred up. Some of these abandoned homes are sitting on land which the current home owners have built a new home close by - so therefore I can't just park my car and walk onto their property.

Some however, like this home here, are sitting here like and open Museum! The door is unlocked, and if you're ready to take the risk - go inside.

And there ARE risks. The most dangerous being the floor boards. I've known of people who go inside these homes, and the floor they're standing on collapses and they fall a couple of floors down. Injuries and broken legs do happen. When I was in this home, that's what had me worried, when I went upstairs. I was quite hesitant to walk around, but I did, but not in all the rooms, some of the floors looked very unstable.

papagolf21, holmertz, ikeharel, Fis2, jean113, ChrisJ, Royaldevon, PiotrF, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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GyurMaster (24840) 2017-08-26 4:08

Hello Craig,

No drone photos this time, but this abandoned building is very spectacular too.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

Silvio1953 (221781) 2017-08-26 4:55

Ciao Craig, great view of lovely house, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-08-26 5:01

Bonjour, cher Craig,
Ici, point de recherche architecturale poussée, point de décoration ostentatoire, le strict minimum. Et pourtant, la maison est grande et doit faire l'objet de visites de squatter.
Très belle mise en image de cette maison entourée d'herbe haute.
Amitiés.
Philippe

holmertz (102846) 2017-08-26 5:30

Hello Craig,
I guess you are back home now, but we will probably see pictures from Iceland for another long time. The story to these photos is almost as good as the pictures. I guess there are not a lot of poisonous snakes on Iceland that could be hiding in the abandoned houses, but what about ghosts? ;-) I really like the faded colours of this house - "Maybe rural art" - and of course the setting is fantastic. I wonder what made people decide to live so far from the nearest neighbours.
Best wishes,
Gert

Sergiom (117241) 2017-08-26 5:51

Bonjour Craig,

Abandonné en Islande. J'aimerais bien mais pas trop longtemps car l'hiver est rude.Bien placée dans le cadre cette vieille maison offre ses belles textures dans un bel environnement naturel.

Amicalement

Serge

Fis2 (170945) 2017-08-26 6:48

Witaj Craig!
Very curious house, abandoned.
Good frame and colors.
Curious place.
Well done.
Show inside ;)
Nice weekend.
P.S.
We are so far away, we have common interests, I am glad.

Nicou (193806) 2017-08-26 7:51

Hlelo

quelle vue de cette maison abandonnée il faudrait la retapers es fenêtres différentes en fond ces herbes en premier plan quel ensemble sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

dta (98848) 2017-08-26 8:20

Hello Craig ,
A s you , I love old abandoned buildings . This one is very interesting , isolated in a so wild landscape .
I'm not really convinced by your framing (the house in the corner) , but I suppose, may be , that i'm too classical ;)
Regards

pajaran (116065) 2017-08-26 8:21

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje. Lepa stara, napustena kuca i zelena polja. Stare kuce bude uspomene.
U mom gradu ima mnogo starih i napustenih kuca, mladi odlaze u velike gradove.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Good work with nice photos in the workshop, beautifully shown, good contrast and perspective, nice colors. Beautiful old, abandoned house and green fields. Old houses are memories.
In my city there are many old and abandoned houses, young people go to big cities.
I wish you a nice day, all the best for a weekend, happy.

rychem (72187) 2017-08-26 8:32

It seems to be not so old, it is interesting to observe how long can these building survive in different weather conditions, under snow, in the wind etc.
regards Ryszard

jean113 (27899) 2017-08-26 12:11

Hello Craig, you always write an interesting note!
What exactly was this house made from? It looks like corrugated iron!
The two shots in the w/shop give us the placing of the house in the landscape, thanks for those.
Excellent sharp shot.
Regards Jean.

carlo62 (81265) 2017-08-26 13:48

Ciao Craig
non sono un amante di questo genere, ma la tua nota mi ha incuriosito e mi sono ricordato quando da ragazzo andavo in alcune case abbandonate.
Hai rischiato molto ad entrare, ma a quanto pare hai trovato un vero e proprio tesoro.
Per adesso ci godiamo queste tue belle foto, molto interessante quella del ws che ci mostra quanto sia isolata questa casa.
Buon we
Carlo

kasianowak (17676) 2017-08-26 14:13

Hi Craig
This is really fascinating, especially together with your note and I'm waiting for your next upload at the edge of my seat. :-)
Diffused light really suits the subject and it was a good idea to exclude the sky. The surrounding grassland (or is it an overgrown lawn?) matches the main subject nicely.
Best wishes
Kasia

Tue (92548) 2017-08-26 15:38

Hello Craig,
Those abandoned houses are really cool and they make your imagination go wild about their history. This one is a great example as well. I like its pale colours a lot, the green of the windows and the door is at some places almost the same shade of green as the grass. Good composition as well!
Lars

ChrisJ (171888) 2017-08-27 3:27

Hello Craig,

Effective tight framing with no part of the frame wasted. Even the overgrown grass of the front entrance adds to the derelict and neglected appearance. Tfs!

ktanska (44838) 2017-08-27 3:44

Hi Craig,
Texture of the wall and covered windows is just amzing. And it makes good combination of grassy foreground. I agree with you, such places are quite interesting.
Kari

Royaldevon (85932) 2017-08-27 3:50

Hello Craig,

Are you posting your photographs from home now?

Isn't it funny how we have such different tastes on a similar subject!
I love the idea of lonely abandoned houses, with all that they have to offer but of the three that you have shown us, this is my least favourite. I do like those that reveal the ruggedness of the location and the isolation.
Maybe that is because I like scenery!
Whatever, you have given us three wonderful shots of a place that I have never visited!

Have a great w/e,
Bev :-)

Cricri (176) 2017-08-27 9:34

Hi Craig
Elle semble perdue dans le ce beau paysage, trois belles images de cette maison abandonné qui a un côté charmant et qui fait le bonheur des photographes
Belle soirée
cricri

PiotrF (54882) 2017-08-27 16:32

Hello Craig,
Interesting capture of this abandoned building.
Good picture with fine details.I like nice color and good quality.
Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

alvaraalto (42804) 2017-08-28 3:39

Hello Craig
I’ve read a lot of books of the Icelandic Nobel-Prize literature winner Halldór Laxness.
This abandoned house is a perfect illustration by some of his stories always full of the famous legends and saga of Iceland and also full of the hard life in the deserted places of the island.
Well done, have a nice day, Groet Rob

pierrefonds (114608) 2017-08-29 15:50

Hi Craig,

The house is well placed in the frame. The point of view is showing the details of the anbandoned house. There is a good contrast between the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ikeharel (113501) 2017-09-02 21:20

Hello Craig,
Teeth of time's are shown on this hut. happened all over where rural villages are left and people moving to modern towns.
Wish you a nice Sunday,
Ike