Photobook The Island now available online

Aug 17, 2015 | Posts

One of the images found in photobook The Island by Marcus Moonen

The Island

Near the end of 2013, I spent a few days by myself on an island in the North Sea. I had to take some time to reflect, think over the past year and look forward to the future. I wandered around alone on a cold, dark island, but when I started to look through my lens, I became mesmerized. The island had captured me.

Everything I saw reflected my mood, or maybe I was projecting my mood out through the lens. These photos are about desolation, feeling alone. However, in the end I realized that you are never completely alone on this blue marble (or on an island in the North Sea).

I had a great experience capturing these images, although I guess I sort of missed 2013 turning into 2014. I decided to make these images available for anyone who wants to own them in a photobook.

Order online

As of today you can order my photobook “The Island” online!

The Island by Marcus Moonen | Blurb Books
Near the end of 2013, photographer and filmmaker Marcus Moonen spent a few days on an island in the North Sea. For company he brought only his camera. The result is a book of photos that tell a story of desolation and surrealism.

It is printed on high-quality, sustainably sourced paper by Blurb Books, has 36 pages and will arrive within two weeks at your home address!

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