{"id":92,"date":"2025-11-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/series\/black-sand\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:59:34","slug":"black-sand","status":"publish","type":"kurato_project","link":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/series\/black-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kurato-synopsis kurato-wrap kurato-grid wp-block-kurato-synopsis\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-lead\">I first went to Iceland for one week in 2018. I kept going back, and the last <em>three winters<\/em> became this series.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-copy\"><p>The first trip was a commission for a travel magazine. I came home with nothing I liked. The beaches were too big and too dark, and my pictures made them look small. In February 2023 I went back without a brief and rented a room on a farm under the mountains.<\/p>\n<p>The series is about one stretch of coast, about two hundred kilometers long. I learned the tides and the bus times, and I learned which beach takes the last light in winter. Most of the frames were made in the twenty minutes after sunset, when the black sand is still wet and holds the color of the sky.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025 the series became my first book, published by Northline Editions. It has forty-two plates. Every photograph on this page is also sold as a fine art print. Write to me for any that are not in the shop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-color-script kurato-wrap kurato-section wp-block-kurato-color-script\" aria-label=\"Black Sand, in eight colors\" data-layout=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-sec-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Black Sand, in eight <em>colors<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">Sampled from the prints<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ol class=\"kurato-color-script-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-black-beach-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-black-beach-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-black-beach-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#1C1E22, #1C1E22)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">Wet black sand<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#1C1E22<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-black-sand-surf-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-black-sand-surf-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-black-sand-surf-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#DDE4E6, #DDE4E6)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">Surf<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#DDE4E6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-braided-river-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-braided-river-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-braided-river-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#8A8374, #8A8374)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">Glacial silt<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#8A8374<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-ice-lagoon-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-ice-lagoon-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-ice-lagoon-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#55616E, #55616E)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">Sea fog<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#55616E<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-glacier-aerial-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-glacier-aerial-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-glacier-aerial-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#2F5878, #2F5878)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">Glacier blue<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#2F5878<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-pink-mountain-beach-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-pink-mountain-beach-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-pink-mountain-beach-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#B78595, #B78595)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">Midnight dusk<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#B78595<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lone-peak-reflection-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lone-peak-reflection-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lone-peak-reflection-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#C49A55, #C49A55)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">October grass<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#C49A55<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"kurato-color-script-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 320px, (min-width: 560px) 46vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/photographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/iceland-lava-flow-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-color-script-chip\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(#E07A2E, #E07A2E)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-name\">Lava<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-meta kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">No. 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>#E07A2E<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-color-script-caption\">One color 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