Image of the month
Teddy Bear Chollas in the Sonoran Desert
BACKLIT TEDDY BEAR CHOLLAS AT SUNSET
Teddy Bear Chollas (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) are a native species of the Sonoran Desert that extends from northern Mexico up to the southern parts of California and Arizona. [...]
Dyrholaey Arch near Vik i Myrdal
SUNSET AT DYRHOLAEY ARCH
This month's image shows a winter sunset at Dyrholaey Peninsula. It is an obligatory stop along Iceland's South Coast - during summertime and also in winter. And if you are lucky, there might be some fresh snow making the black lava sand beaches around Vik i Myrdal even more scenic.
The [...]
Courthouse Tower - Winter at Arches National Park
COURTHOUSE TOWER
Winter at Arches National Park
Wintertime is coming up, with the season's first snow dusting the red rocks around Moab sometimes in late November and the highest chances of snowfall in [...]
Photography in Urederra in Northern Spain
The TURQUOISE WATERS of the RIO UREDERRA
Fall arrives late in northern Spain, usually by the end of October or in early November. One of the most unusual places (guess you will never associate this kind of image with Spain!) is located more or less an 1.5 hour's drive south of Bilbao (map). This part of the [...]
Schrammsteine at Saxon Switzerland
SAXON SWITZERLAND
When autumn meets winter
In late October the first snow might start falling again on the woods and sandstone spires across Saxon Switzerland in East Germany near our hometown Dresden. This month's image shows the [...]
Shooting Aurora Borealis in Iceland
AURORA BOREALIS
In late summer, as soon as the nights get dark enough, we might start seeing beautiful Aurora Borealis displays in the Northern Hemisphere again. This year they began showing up already on August 20 and at many places in Iceland there were [...]
Aerial Photography in Iceland
Seeing Iceland’s natural wonders from a bird’s eye view is one of these once-in-a-lifetime experiences, one will probably never forget. The world looks so totally different and surreal from the air. It is hard to believe that all those colorful glacial rivers [...]
Glow Hour at Painted Dunes in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Volcanic NP in Nothern California is one of the least visited national parks in the Western US, mainly due to its rather remote location, way off the popular itineraries along the Pacific Coast. Additionally, the area is not easy to access most part of the year (late spring, summer and fall only). [...]
Landmannalaugar - Midnight Sun in Iceland
Midnight Sun
Iceland is a great place to visit around summer solstice (June 21) due to its proximity to the Arctic Circle. The sun will be visible for the full 24 hours on the island of Grímsey, for almost 23,5 hours in the town of Akuyeri and also in Southern Iceland it [...]
Puffins - Best Viewing Places in Iceland
Puffins in Iceland
The Atlantic Puffin nesting colonies are a not-to-be-missed sight along the coastline while on a summer trip in Iceland. It is such a joy watching them sitting on top of the steep cliffs, flying or walking around and cuddling each other! These cute and funny-looking, little birds usually spend the autumn [...]