A Break in the Veil

Svenskehuset, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A brooding Arctic seascape captured near Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The light slips through breaks in a thick northern sky, gently grazing the rust-hued cliffs and revealing the striped memory of ancient geological upheaval. The shadows here aren’t empty — they’re full of history, shaped by glaciers, wind, and a silence that feels almost sentient. It’s a portrait of the sublime: lonely, unyielding, and quietly magnificent.

This is not the land of comfort — it’s the land that confronts you. And yet, it welcomes you in its own mysterious, indifferent way.