On Thin Ice
Fall, 2019
A social-media fueled tourism boom saved Iceland from economic ruin. A decade later, is it leading the country to environmental collapse?Selfie sticks punch the sky as three women bob through the milky-blue water. They look like knights charging against a strong wind, but they’re young and they’re American and they persevere. Their hair is piled high on their heads, and they purse their lips as they gaze up at their iPhones. Behind them, a man takes photo after photo of his partner as she swans...
