The Story of Iceland Airwaves in Fifty Photographs
06 November 2017, 04:47
Photography by
Ian Young
Five days in Reykjavík and several hundred bands: here's a photo essay of this year's Iceland Airewaves, featuring Cyber, Mura Masa, Sigrid, Reykjavíkurdætur and more.
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 39 Bagoura Band by Ian Young](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_39_-_Bagoura_Band_by_Ian_Young.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138428&s=d3a3479ac6349a4c1ade21f9eea3b7b2)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 04 Kiasmos](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_04_-_Kiasmos.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138431&s=9d6a25004a6951988f736e7a2aa1590d)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 03 Kiasmos](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_03_-_Kiasmos.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138433&s=7f596a61cf6345b2699abecec9cfda59)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 44](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_44.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138434&s=d55033a417e2b4428e4605a1deb0dedf)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 01](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_01.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138436&s=d9409d73f7ee0fdbccdfbae6242590fa)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 31 Vok](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_31_-_Vok.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138437&s=3b739344b3997fe418a530b06ecb38a4)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 32 Vok](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_32_-_Vok.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138439&s=0a3968708b299d4913b22902aab07007)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 25 Cyber](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_25_-_Cyber.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138440&s=3adc1dc3a474c2ad9f5a8493d84b17e4)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 24 Cyber](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_24_-_Cyber.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138440&s=8b0cca18b132aa799d6044da573da7b0)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 17](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_17.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138441&s=f86637e630ae176ea5312eac47a6be1a)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 40](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_40.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138442&s=078d7f2c26126d70284b7bc2afe9d442)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 23 Cyber](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_23_-_Cyber.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138444&s=8d74c81b57bec65fba2278c74eff55eb)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 36](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_36.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138445&s=589cf01287a300a872d16b01d367ec9c)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 13 Mura Masa](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_13_-_Mura_Masa.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138447&s=02f0f1145775a3f412ebacfbf48ef92b)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 14 Mura Masa](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_14_-_Mura_Masa.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138448&s=ef7274134467152fd5333bf6fea50418)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 15 Mura Masa](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_15_-_Mura_Masa.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138450&s=7f4076040c044786fcdbd4e3781c4893)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 30 Kaelan Mikla](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_30_-_Kaelan_Mikla.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138452&s=c9d33af1e54183d4dd89ae05f5312c66)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 20 Harpa](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_20_-_Harpa.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138453&s=4ed637de2689d6a4f9e3f68cf948ac7d)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 12 Mammut](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_12_-_Mammut.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138454&s=026beba41854ea3cb500f163fa7dfbca)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 02 Tusks](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_02_-_Tusks.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138456&s=f2d6360e37d3130b03dcf04f6466ee43)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 46](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_46.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138456&s=cced00d53cd9ee28c10b7d3242c646be)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 22 Asgeir](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_22_-_Asgeir.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138459&s=4c6d9a698824e2f86194d2e2522f0db4)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 16](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_16.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138461&s=c4f6358eb7c21aa78207e2564eedee0b)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 33 FM Belfast](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_33_-_FM_Belfast.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138462&s=3cec784980ef8e90f577353c71c8f1fc)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 45 Sigrid](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_45_-_Sigrid.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138463&s=4b243cacef53547f7538ec31b9982395)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 47 Reykjavikurdaetur](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_47_-_Reykjavikurdaetur.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138465&s=c276684e0d6b6df1bbc2b69fa79aef9e)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 48 Reykjavikurdaetur](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_48_-_Reykjavikurdaetur.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138467&s=98710d580b36290e58de0b854bcf5970)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 49 Reykjavikurdaetur](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_49_-_Reykjavikurdaetur.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138468&s=f27a441b6ccf7922d9691ef1611de731)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 43](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_43.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138469&s=7bec3e98a477f55a567311e54f977936)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 50 Goodnight Reykjavik](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_50_-_Goodnight_Reykjavik.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138470&s=a71abe7a3f3adbae92b994519b7fe7c5)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 26 Hormonar](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_26_-_Hormonar.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138471&s=61a9ef3cc9dc86fc748a726f4081525f)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 27 Hormonar](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_27_-_Hormonar.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138473&s=76648c55746511034a0868eeedd9c207)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 28 Hormonar](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_28_-_Hormonar.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138475&s=4d48ac7637c5e9227b4e4284e9538f1a)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 18 Gruska Babuska](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_18_-_Gruska_Babuska.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138478&s=fd8479c39e045d7e237d90b3a2f1ca4c)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 34 Songhoy Blues](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_34_-_Songhoy_Blues.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138479&s=329ddd4a16429e017272031f880180ef)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 19](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_19.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138480&s=a6ee43104e5acb1de269ee83969b6204)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 08 Gus Gus](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_08_-_GusGus.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138481&s=8bf44192ec8f55f5a36136ec6123c593)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 42 Special K](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_42_-_Special_K.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138483&s=83a5fafc42a303190a36c508ed52f006)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 35](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_35.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138484&s=3245dffb72f22b033ff23d208d96e28b)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 07 Gus Gus](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_07_-_GusGus.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138486&s=4c54e7b596becda53b67e49a5c22ff5a)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 10 Milkywhale](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_10_-_Milkywhale.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138489&s=fd75f2d6508e67096b52460117249689)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 41 Deep Throat Choir](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_41_-_Deep_Throat_Choir.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138492&s=09adeec794c0ffcadf937477bb681950)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 11](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_11.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138493&s=7867a4d3c532df5fe131234689545bdc)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 09 Milkywhale](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_09_-_Milkywhale.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138496&s=f8df39cf8fd40f62652969cb1d4a19a0)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 37](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_37.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138497&s=75b38509685c8e91a95c2e619685f622)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 21 Harpa Eldborg](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_21_-_Harpa_Eldborg.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138500&s=7bba73a13721159121c16b688d67d80f)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 38](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_38.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138501&s=158f472bc25cb9914a2d1d091b9b3682)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 29 Hormonar](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_29_-_Hormonar.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138502&s=9cf70b52512bd21e647f978a1f6e8546)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 05 Alvia Islandia](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_05_-_Alvia_Islandia.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138504&s=74702f65930a5c7d0b2b3f82c72ec6ed)
![Iceland Airwaves 2017 06](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-iceland-airwaves-in-fifty-photographs/Iceland_Airwaves_2017_06.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648138505&s=ba9b8a45874f72aa52a30e540ee99414)
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