Despite its small size, Iceland has tremendous natural diversity due to its geologically recent volcanic origin. This diversity, coupled with hours of soft, colorful light, creates endless opportunities for photography. Driving from the capital city of Reykjavík to the popular Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon on a late spring day, you will pass steaming geothermal areas, the largest glacier in Europe, waterfalls dropping hundreds of feet from their brinks, extensive fields of flowering purple lupine and moss-covered lava rocks, neon green hillsides and mountains, desolate expanses of braided glacial rivers, and multiple volcanoes, ultimately to arrive at a lagoon filled with massive icebergs destined to end up as glistening pieces of ice on the nearby black sand beach.
During the five hours it will take to make this drive, a visitor will pass enough stunning natural scenery to fill days with photography and exploring. Add in almost endless soft light during the spring and summer, and the possibility for displays of the aurora borealis during the fall and winter, and it is easy to see why we continue to return to this place.
