Alaska-born photographer Acacia Johnson's Polaris portrays the northern terrains of Alaska and Iceland in an arrangement of wonderfully barometrical photographs. With a significant association with the Far North's supernatural territories, Johnson—who depicts her photographic process as "expeditionary in nature"—catches shocking pictures of untamed wild. Starkly delightful, the scene is specked with fruitless mountains, icy caves, peaceful shores, and smooth waterfalls. With a palette of moody blues, grays, black, and white, Johnson paints a delicate picture of the place that is known for her youth.
Meandering remote painted scenes by foot, Johnson looks for minutes when reality appears to obscure at the edges and get to be an alternate domain. She says, "Alone on these trips, I mull over how the element differentiations and short lived components of the Far North give an uplifted feeling of being alive, and reflect upon the unconventional blend of marvel, fear, and admiration that the scene summons. Polaris, the North Star, works as an allegory for the steadiness of enchantment that I see in an environment that is overall in consistent flux."
Acacia Johnson Polaris
Source : Acacia Johnson's website