All photographers were made at the Hannesarholt cultural center where masons and other workers have been remodeling the house and wall, and building an addition. The three workers featured in the photograph are all master masons, skilled at working with concrete, brick, tile, and stone, and with coating, sealing, and otherwise finishing the work they do.
James P. Leary photographed and interviewed the masons.
Bragi Guðjonsson applies newly mixed concrete to form the rounded top surface of an outdoor wall, 28 September, 2012.
Guðmundur Gunnlaugsson & Bragi Guðjonsson work as a team on opposite sides of a wall to form its rounded top surface, 28 September, 2012.
Guðmundur Gunnlaugsson pauses to survey his work atop the wall, 1 October, 2012.
Þröstur Eggertsson with a mason's scaffold and the exterior wall of the Hannesarholt addition in the background, 4 October, 2012.
Guðmundur, Þröstur, and Bragi work together to apply a rubbery tar coating to the roof of the Hannesarholt addition, 5 October, 2012.
Þröstur Eggertsson with a concrete lamp he made, 8 October, 2012.