Textures of the Reykjanes peninsula. Today, a very short-lived eruption began in Sundhnúkagígar, just north of the town Grindavík. The activity stopped after just a few hours, and there have since been earthquakes felt around the peninsula. The magma is on the move, a sign of just how alive nature is here. A note on travel: it’s still perfectly safe to travel in Iceland right now. The eruption was confined to a very small closed off area and flights have not been affected. You can see updated travel information at @safetravel_iceland 🙏🏼

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Winter whiteout 🌨️ Iceland often throws some challenges throughout the coldest months, which storms often melting the snow away. A land of freeze and thaw. Spend enough time in the mountains and you can catch these first snow moments, the most pristine visuals of the winter. #iceland

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Sailing to Antarctica ⚓️ After a wild adventure across the drake passage, arriving to the Antarctic peninsula was honestly mind blowing. It felt well earned after almost a week at sea aboard @barkeuropa. #antarctica

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Whiteout moments with the Svalbard Reindeer. These shots span back over 6 years. It seems to be a common theme to come across Reindeer in these conditions, it’s a great assignment to find them on stormy days! #svalbard #reindeer

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An encounter I’ll never forget. We came across this male Polar Bear on the north coast of Svalbard, climbing down from the snowy cliffs to reach a whale carcass on the shoreline. I remember the water being so clear that we could see the whale bones on the sea floor. This bear seemed to be diving down to grab the bones, which was a surreal sight from the zodiacs. #svalbard #polarbear

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Winter scenes along the south of Iceland. I always get asked where my favourite place is in Iceland. It’s honestly very challenging to answer, but if we exclude the entire highland region and the glaciers (I know that’s like 70% of the land mass haha), then the south east has my heart. It’s been a dream for many years to set up a family cabin somewhere on that side of the country and spend quality time around the beautiful glacial landscapes there with our daughter. Maybe one day we’ll make it happen! #iceland

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“Little by little, day by day, a ship at sea will find its way.” It’s best to just get out of harbor, get out of safekeeping, run head first into the unknown. So often we spend our lives wondering “what if?” and never dare to try and answer. It’s not easy, but nothing worth doing ever is. Life is a gift and all of us have the passion within us to strive for great things, even when we feel we may never achieve them. There is no amount of time spent idle that can silence that curiosity within us, we have to answer it. It’s our greatest calling, to open up to the opportunities and reach out in hopes of finding something out there, wherever that may be. Original video masterfully captured by @benjaminhardman Hand drawnAnimation recreated by @1924us #1924us #benjaminhardman #sailboat #arctic #animation #ghibli #mrskelly #beautiful #cool #inspiration #motivation #hope #courage #adventure #fyp #reels #explorepage

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One of my favourite birds, the Rock Ptarmigan or Rjúpa in Icelandic. In the most pristine winter conditions, we came across this one at the edge of an ice covered canyon out in the highlands. It seemed to be looking down as if it knew of something beneath, perhaps a place to retreat into the rocks, or on the flip side a fox to run away from. Its always challenging to get shots of these birds, they are quite skittish. Using my 100-500 canon lens, I was able to create this photo series, something I’ve dreamed of for a long time! #ptarmigan #iceland

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I thought the drone was going to flip 😳 This was probably the most gnarly drone flight I’ve ever done, in extreme wind and extreme cold. Still can’t believe the shots came out this smooth! After successfully driving onto Iceland’s largest glacier for the first time, I had a dream to get some aerial shots to remember this moment. After managing to take off from the ground, I took this clip of the drone getting absolutely smashed by the wind. Was not confident any shots would be usable, but it definitely paid off. Landing was a hectic challenge, I usually catch the mavic but in this case that was not going to happen without loss of fingers haha. In the end I managed to get it on the ground in between wind gusts. The drone was completely frozen over 🥶 Good times in the mountains! #iceland

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