Drew Doggett’s Icelandic Horses: In the Realm of Legends
A pale horse against black sand. A flowing mane beside falling water. Drew Doggett’s Iceland photographs bring together two subjects that se...
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Iceland: Volcanic Landscapes, Waterfalls & Wild Scenery
Iceland is a place to look closely at the ground beneath your feet as well as the horizon. Explore photographs and stories about its landscapes, then follow the waterfall and volcano collections to see how these natural features shape other places too.
Start with Blue Lagoon, Iceland: How to Plan a Relaxing Spa Visit and Elephant Rock, Iceland: The Real Formation on Heimaey.
Heimaey’s Elephant Rock: Basalt, Perspective and an Island’s Volcanic History
Photo: Julian Martin . Once you see the elephant, it is difficult to see anything else. A rounded head, a heavy-looking ear and a trunk dipp...
A Fog Waterfall: Cloud Moving Like a Landscape Feature
A white layer rolls towards a dark cliff and seems to pour over it. For a moment, the air looks as though it has found a waterfall of its ow...
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10 Photographs from the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Contest
A memorable travel photograph gives your eye somewhere to land, then rewards you for staying. Ten entries from the 2015 National Geographic ...
Andre Ermolaev’s Iceland Aerials: Seventeen Studies of Water and Land
At first glance, the shapes could be paint spreading across a canvas. Look longer and the curves begin to resolve into channels, banks and a...
Iceland’s Blue Lagoon: Geothermal Water and the Landscape Around It
Pale-blue water, dark lava and steam drifting into the air make the Blue Lagoon an instantly recognizable Icelandic scene. A visit can be a ...