I have explored the edges of glaciers in Alaska and Washington State, but had never actually entered a glacier until we journeyed to Iceland. There we went on guided glacier tours that took us into ice caves at a terminus of a huge glacier ice cap. It was otherworldly, with the melted blue ice scalloped in fantastic patterns.

This photograph represents a glacial feature I had never before observed: it is a large hole, perhaps 30’ in diameter, leading straight up from the bottom of the glacier to the sky. It is called a moulin (French for mill), and it forms when surface meltwaters enter a depression and drain down into the glacier, gradually enlarging the hole. Here I am looking straight up at the sky. It is spectacular!

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing.