Road and waterfall near Útnesvegur

Farm houses by a winding road that crosses the hills and mountains of the Snaefellsnes peninsula in southwest Iceland.

Lava field in front of Snæfellsjökull

Boulders in a lava field in front of the Snæfellsjökull volcano - famous for it's role in Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" - located on the Snaefellsnes peninsula in southwestern Iceland.

Godafoss

According to local myth, it is said that upon returning from the Icelandic parliament in the year 1000, the local lawspeaker Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi Thorkelsson threw his statues of Norse gods into the Godafoss waterfall thereby making Christianity the official religion of Iceland.

Zodiac on the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in Iceland

Tour company employee driving a Zodiac boat on the Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon. Employees search for dangerous icebergs (mostly hidden underwater) in the path of the larger vessels filled with paying customers.

Self-portrait

Self-portrait standing on an iceberg on the Black Sand Beach of Jokulsarlon in south Iceland.

Town of Heimaey

The town of Heimaey rests at the foot of a mountain in the Westman islands, located off the south coast of Iceland.

Beach where the Turkish pirates landed on Heimeaey in 1627

The beach where the Turkish Abductions (Icelandic: Tyrkjaránið) started. These were a series of slave raids that took place in Iceland between June 20 – July 19, 1627.

Geysir geyser in Iceland

Geysir (also known as The Great Geysir), is a geyser in southwestern Iceland, in an area known as the Golden Circle. The English word "geyser" derives from Geysir. Geysir is in the Haukadalur valley and about 50 metres north of the popular tourist attraction Strokkur geyser.

Akureyrarkirkja

Akureyrarkirkja ("The Church of Akureyri") is a Lutheran church in the town of Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, and completed in 1940.

Architectural detail in Reykjavik

View of cement walls and staircase and a wooden door on a building in Rejkavik Iceland.

Detail of a tombstone

Moss grows on the inlaid medallion of a tombstone in the Hólavallagarður cemetery in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.

Door to Akureyrarkirkja

The front door of the Akureyrarkirkja ("The Church of Akureyri"). This is a Lutheran church in the town of Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, and completed in 1940.

Harpa Concert Hall

Interior view of the incredible architecture of the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Harpa Concert Hall

Interior view of the incredible architecture of the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Icelandic architecture

The corner of a buiding in Reykjavik provides an example of classic Icelandic architecture.

Inside Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavik Iceland

Inside view of the Hallgrímskirkja Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Inside view of an Icelandic church on Snaefellsnes peninsula

Inside view of a small church near the southern coast of the Snaefellsnes peninsula in southwestern Iceland in summer.

Lighthouse near Reykjavik

The lighthouse on Grotta Island, near Iceland's capital Reykjavik, backlit by the midnight sun setting over the North Atlantic.

Mural in Akureyri

A mural portrait of a young girl by artist Guido van Helten adorns the side of a building in the city center of Akureyri, northeastern Iceland.

Ráðhús Reykjavíkur

Elevated pathway over a pond leading to the City hall in Reykjavik Iceland.

RVK-RVX project murals on the Loftkastalinn building in Reykjavik Iceland

Large scale series of murals by artist Guido van Helten on the Loftkastalinn building, a former theatre, now housing film and design production studios in the Old west side of Reykjavik, Iceland. The artwork was inspired by images from the archive of the Reykjavik museum of photography of the 1961 theatre production ‘no exit’ by Jean Paul Sartre.

Small church on Snæfellsnesvegur

A tiny church isolated in the countryside of the Snaefellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.

Small church on Snæfellsnesvegur

A tiny church isolated in the countryside of the Snaefellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.

Statue in memory of Icelandic settlers of Utah

Statue on Heimaey island commemorating the Icelandic Mormons who emigrated to Utah starting in the mid-19th century.

Statue in memory of Icelandic settlers of Utah

Statue on Heimaey island commemorating the Icelandic Mormons who emigrated to Utah starting in the mid-19th century.