Travel Photographer Reveals the Dreamlike Tranquility of the Desolate Faroe Islands

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka Faroe Islands

Travel photographer Merlin Kafka ventures across the world to capture moments that are as spellbinding as they are beautiful. One of his latest adventures took him from his home in Glasgow, Scotland to the Faroe Islands, an archipelago that lies between Iceland and Norway. There, he spent a week exploring the lush mountainous landscape with its low-lying clouds, deep blue waters, and quaint villages in the countryside.

Kafka crafts his images to feel like they occupy a moment in a distant dream. The desaturated colors, especially, have this effect, and their appearance is reminiscent of vintage photographs from long ago—certainly not of this century. This reinforces the idea behind Kafka’s pictures, which are intended to “transport the viewer into a world of travel and adventure” and offer a form of escapism from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

The Faroe Islands are just one of Kafka’s recent stops. He's also trekked to locales including Slovenia, the Northern Dolomites, and Bavaria, where he uses his keen eye to compose photographs that’ll ignite your sense of wanderlust. Check them out, below.

Travel photographer Merlin Kafka has captured spellbinding beauty of locations around the world, such as the Faroe Islands…

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka Faroe Islands

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka Faroe Islands

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Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka Faroe Islands

… as well as Bavaria, Germany.

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka Faroe Islands

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka Faroe Islands

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka Faroe Islands

Kafka has also pointed his lens towards the Northen Dolomites…

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka

… Solvenia…

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka

Travel Photographer Merlin Kafka

… and the North Coast 500 in Scotland.

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Have wanderlust yet? (We do!)

Merlin Kafka: Website | Instagram | Facebook 

My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Merlin Kafka.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled 'Embroidered Life' that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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