Sea Stacks and Snow: Connecting the Faroe Islands

Some of the Faroe Islands can only be reached by ferry, and for the past decade, local-born Teitur Samuelsen has been heading up two milestone tunnel projects to bring his tiny nation closer together. These dimly-lit tunnels sink so far below the Atlantic, they make the journey feel like a slow dive into the earth’s hidden layers. “The Faroe Islands have long been defined by their rough sea crossings and deep fjords,” says Teitur. “Now, harder-to-get-to communities don’t feel quite so isolated.”...