Reykjavik, Iceland has recently experienced one of its most intense snow in years. The heavy snowfall happened Sunday night, turning the capital into a winter wonderland.
According to Bored Panda, this one's a record-breaking event, the second highest amount in the capital's history having 51 cm (about 20 inches) of snow. The city had the highest amount of snow way back in January 1937 that reached up to 55cm.
A lot of cars and traffic lights were buried underneath the thick snow. In fact, a lot of facilities like schools, businesses and major roads were also closed. However, there was one photographer who decided to grab the opportunity of taking some photos.
The photographer's name is Gunnar Freyr, a 30-year old man, made up his made of taking pictures when the sound of breaking trees woke him up. He also calls himself the Icelandic Explorer and it appears that he really did a lot of exploring that night.
Freyr took a lot of shots even at 3 in the morning. He thought that it was a great time to take pictures of people having fun out in the snow. He took a few pictures of couples holding hands because the snow was really adding a romantic vibe to the whole situation. See his Instagram account here.
He also took a few pictures of tree branches breaking and streetlights not being able to shine because of the snow. There were also cars totally covered with the white powder.
That night was one of the most extreme snowfalls that Freyr experienced in his life. According to BBC, he was even having a hard time taking pictures because the snow would settle on almost everything, even on his camera. Freyr said, "It was a difficult shoot because my camera kept getting covered with snow."
A lot of people tried to stay indoors during the snowfall and waited for it to stop but for Freyr, it was a moment that he didn't want to miss out on. It was indeed a once in a lifetime experience because 51 cm of snow doesn't happen pretty often.
Iceland is known for having a lot of snow but Sunday night was a different one. A lot of people were affected because roads, businesses and schools were closed.
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