Benjamin Hardman, an Australian photographer based in Iceland, found his admiration for the north five years ago as he embarked on his first photographic mission in the Arctic winter. His passion for the cold has led him in search of the northern polar region’s most obscure landscapes – the barren, cold and volatile environments that are inhabited by colossal ice structures, carved volcanic mountains and resilient wildlife

Ómur: the shape, texture and anatomy of the Arctic is at theprintspace gallery until 29 August