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Finalist Adventure Photographer of the Year

Eric Wittkopf Iceland

64°02'30.5"N 16°10'59.2"W

Waves crash on the shore at the aptly named Diamond Beach, Iceland, creating an image full of texture and vibrant hues. “The challenge,” says photographer Eric Wittkopf, “was running towards the shore break, using a long exposure of one-second, and then getting back to safety before the swell hit me.”

BEHIND THE LENS

2020 APoY finalist, Eric Wittkopf

Eric Wittkopf Germany

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Air temperature 0 degrees Celsius
  • Strong winds
  • Hazard: moving ice blocks
  • Site accessed on foot

Born in Germany in 1991, Eric was drawn to the sea for as long as he can remember. The water shaped his early. He later studied communication design and creative direction and finished with a Master of Arts, giving structure to what had always driven him: design, form and everything in between. Even then Eric was already travelling, looking for stories, for adventure, and for people who share the same pull toward the unusual.

IMAGES BY Eric Wittkopf