Iceland

photos, stories & tips from my travel in Iceland
Iconic sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason shines on the seaside in Reykjavik.
Thin stone columns rise into a cloudy Reykjavik sky around the main tower of Hallgrímskirkja.
Bronze doors at the main entrance to Hallgrímskirkja designed by Leif Breiðfjörðsblikksmiðja
The colorful west end of Reykjavík shines against the sea during a break in the clouds as seen from atop Hallgrímskirkja.
Lava flows and smoke rises around the top crater of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland.
Fresh black lava puffs white clouds of smoke as it cools on top of Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland.
Orange streams of lava trickle across the black cooled crust of an ongoing eruption at Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland.
People in bright jackets are the only colors visible on a dark rainy day at Reynisfjara black sand beach in Iceland.
A bright green carpet of vegetation spills up the cliff at Seljalandsfoss, split by a thin blue stream.
Standing in thick brown mud behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland watching a huge stream of water drop into a circular pool surrounded by bright green vegetation.
A small waterfall on the Fossálar river in South Iceland flows between green cliffs and mud.
Panoramic view of the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon in Iceland.
Colorfully dressed tourists line the shore of the Jokulsarlon glacier bay in Iceland.
Panoramic view of the Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon in Iceland.
A camouflaged couple huddles discretely on the shore of Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon in Iceland.
Bright zodiac inflatable boats wait for passengers on the shore of Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon in Iceland.
Panoramic view of the Fjallsárlón glacier in Iceland from a zodiac boat in the lagoon.
Panoramic view of green grass fields with distant mountains and lakes in Iceland near the village of Kirkjubaejarklaustur
Icelandic horses graze in a field near Kirkjubaejarklaustur.
A river of brown and blue flows between the cliffs of Fjadrargljufur canyon in Iceland.
Panoramic view of Fjadrargljufur canyon in Iceland with the Eldhraun lava field in the distance.
Ice-cap covered volcano Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland seen across a field of purple lupines
People stand in front of the huge Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland.
The sharp rocky peak of Drangshlíðardalur protrudes from green grassy fields across the river from Skógafoss in Iceland.
Steam emerges from the blue hole of a geothermal vent near Geysir in the Haukadalur valley of Iceland.
Eruption of the geyser Strokkur near Geysir, Iceland resembles a figure making rude gestures.
Panoramic view of the Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland including a rainbow.
Panoramic view of Þingvellir national park in Iceland looking over the rift toward fields, lakes and mountains in the distance
One of the oldest church sites in Iceland can be seen across the Öxará river in the great rift valley of Þingvellir national park.
Elevator scaffold descends into the magma chamber of the Þríhnúkagígur volcano in Iceland.
Light and vegetation spill into the opening of a lava tube near Þríhnúkagígur volcano in Iceland.