Greenland is guaranteed to maximise any inferiority complex you might have – and if you don’t have one, it’ll nurture one. It is, without a doubt, one of the most incredible and gigantic places on earth.
200ft icebergs towering over you in every direction are bound to have a powerful effect on you. Balancing on a small inflatable zodiac you bob in-between them as they groan and roll, casting waves that threaten to topple you into the icy waters. Here we stumbled across this ice monument and were immediately enraptured by its texture, contrast and intense colour. We waited until the clouds framed the iceberg in an ethereal way and took the opportunity to capture my favourite image.
At night the sky comes alive with the dancing lights of the Aurora Borealis. The silence is incredible – the movements and patterns disturb no-one and make no noise. It’s just you and nature’s greatest display. As I lay on the deck of the ship in my pyjamas in the dead of the night the lights danced around me. At one point the aurora created an incredible chandelier which seemingly danced fingers of light right onto the surface of the water. I held my fingers up, wiggling them as if I could touch and tickle the light. I looked around me and fellow passengers were doing likewise. The silence would be broken only by the sounds of giggles and gasps as the display grew in intensity. I shed a tear or two – it was overwhelming. Surely this was a dream?
Further photos of the Aurora Borealis are available in the Taraji Blue Arctic photo gallery.