{"id":1842207,"date":"2026-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1842207"},"modified":"2026-03-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:00:00","slug":"meditate-to-the-undulations-of-baltic-sea-ice-in-jan-erik-waiders-hypnotic-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1842207","title":{"rendered":"Meditate to the Undulations of Baltic Sea Ice in Jan Erik Waider\u2019s Hypnotic Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/waider-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A gif of thin, undulating layers of Baltic Sea ice that look like moving facets\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Jan Erik Waider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Meditate to the Undulations of Baltic Sea Ice in Jan Erik Waider\u2019s Hypnotic Videos<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T09:02:07-05:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/jan-erik-waider\">atmospheric photographs<\/a> of icy seas and rugged landscapes from Iceland to the Antarctic, focus on dramatic forms and cast remote places into a dreamy ethereality.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Waider captured a striking phenomenon in the Baltic Sea, just off the coast of northern Germany. Fresh ice formed a thin layer on the rolling surface, creating faceted, polygon-like shapes that moved gently and rhythmically with the waves without breaking apart.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Waider\u2019s aerial drone perspective creates an otherworldly, almost totally abstract effect. At first glance, it appears as though it could be a minimalist animation highlighting the interactions between water, light, and motion. \u201cSoft evening light, fine crack lines, and shifting tones from warm gold to deep green turned this fleeting moment into a study of structure, depth, and calm,\u201d Waider says.<\/p>\n<p>See more on Waider\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@northlandscapes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/northlandscapes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/northlandscapes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/waider-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471679\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1110\" 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