Erosion

Svenskehuset, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

From the windswept flanks of Svalbard’s stark interior, this photo captures the raw geological tapestry that defines the Arctic wilderness. Centuries of shifting ice and elemental fury etched into stone—each striation a whisper from a time before names.

This image from the Longyearbyen series distills the strange calm of the archipelago. It’s not just a place, but a feeling: isolation without loneliness, silence that hums with age.