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Iceland.
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Geysir

  1. Nature · South

    Strokkur Geyser Blast

    Stand ready as the Strokkur geyser hurls a boiling column skyward every few minutes — and photograph it.

Grindavík

  1. City discovery

    Visit Blue Lagoon Iceland

    Not a natural lake: water discharged by the geothermal plant next door collected in a lava field, and silica turned it milk blue. A tourist site that exists by accident. Photograph the colour.

Grundarfjörður

  1. Nature · West

    Aurora over Kirkjufell

    Line up the Kirkjufell peak and its little waterfall as the aurora curls overhead — and photograph it.

Gullfoss

  1. Nature · South

    Gullfoss Thunder

    Feel the spray as the two-tier Gullfoss waterfall crashes into its glacial canyon — and photograph it.

Höfn

  1. Nature · Southeast

    Jokulsarlon Icebergs

    Watch blue icebergs calve and drift across the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon to the sea — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Southeast

    Diamond Beach Ice

    Find the ice diamonds scattered on the black sand of Diamond Beach below the lagoon — and photograph it.

  3. City discovery · Southeast

    Vatnajokull Ice Cave

    Duck into a glowing blue ice cave carved deep under the Vatnajökull glacier in winter — and photograph it.

  4. Nature · Southeast

    Svartifoss Basalt Falls

    Hike up through Skaftafell to Svartifoss, the waterfall framed by black basalt organ pipes — and photograph it.

Húsavík

  1. Nature · Northeast

    Husavik Whale Watch

    Sail out of Húsavík, the whale capital, to spot a humpback breach in Skjálfandi bay — and photograph it.

Hvolsvöllur

  1. Nature · South

    Behind Seljalandsfoss

    Follow the wet path all the way behind the Seljalandsfoss waterfall's sheer curtain — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · South

    Skogafoss Spray

    Walk right up to the 60-metre wall of the Skógafoss waterfall and chase its rainbow — and photograph it.

Kerið

  1. Nature · South

    Kerid Crater Lake

    Circle the red rim of the Kerið volcanic crater above its still aquamarine lake — and photograph it.

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

  1. Nature · Southeast

    Fjadrargljufur Canyon

    Trace the mossy serpentine walls of the Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon along its river path — and photograph it.

Mývatn

  1. City discovery · Northeast

    Myvatn Geothermal Baths

    Soak in the milky-blue geothermal water of the Mývatn Nature Baths under the open sky — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Northeast

    Godafoss Falls of the Gods

    Stand at the horseshoe rim of Goðafoss, the waterfall of the gods, in the north — and photograph it.

  3. Nature · Northeast

    Dettifoss Raw Power

    Brace against the roar of Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe, in summer — and photograph it.

Reykjavík

  1. Culture & art · Capital Region

    Harpa Glass Facade

    Step inside the honeycomb glass facade of the Harpa concert hall as it shifts colour — and photograph it.

  2. Culture & art · Capital Region

    Sun Voyager Steel

    Meet the Sun Voyager sculpture, a steel dreamboat pointing across the bay to the mountains — and photograph it.

  3. City discovery · Capital Region

    Rainbow Street Stroll

    Walk the painted rainbow of Skólavörðustígur up to the church with a coffee in hand — and photograph it.

  4. Culture & art · Capital Region

    Hallgrimskirkja Tower

    Ride the lift up Hallgrímskirkja church tower for the rooftop rainbow of Reykjavík below — and photograph it.

Seltjarnarnes

  1. Nature · Capital Region

    Aurora over Grotta

    Wait out the dark by Grótta lighthouse for the northern lights to ripple green over Reykjavík — and photograph it.

Snæfellsnes

  1. Nature · West

    Snaefellsjokull Ice Cap

    Face the glacier-capped Snæfellsjökull volcano that crowns the tip of the peninsula — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · West

    Djupalonssandur Pebbles

    Walk the black pebble cove of Djúpalónssandur past its lifting-stones and shipwreck iron — and photograph it.

  3. City discovery · West

    Arnarstapi Cliffs

    Follow the cliff path at Arnarstapi to the Gatklettur stone arch loud with seabirds — and photograph it.

Vatnajökull

  1. City discovery

    Trek on a glacier in Iceland

    Do a guided glacier trek among crevasses and blue ice — and photograph it.

  2. City discovery

    Enter a glacier ice cave in Iceland

    Walk inside the brilliant blue ice cave formed within a glacier in winter — and photograph it.

Vík

  1. Nature · South

    Reynisfjara Black Sand

    Stand on the black volcanic sand of Reynisfjara beneath its basalt columns and sea stacks — and photograph it.

  2. City discovery · South

    Dyrholaey Arch

    Look out from the Dyrhólaey promontory over its great sea arch and nesting puffins — and photograph it.

  3. City discovery · South

    Solheimajokull Glacier Hike

    Strap on crampons and hike the crevassed blue ice of the Sólheimajökull glacier tongue — and photograph it.

Þingvellir

  1. City discovery · South

    Silfra Fissure Snorkel

    Float the glass-clear glacial water of the Silfra fissure between the tectonic plates — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · South

    Thingvellir Rift Walk

    Walk the Almannagjá rift at Þingvellir, the gorge between two drifting continents — and photograph it.