The eyes behind the images

Green aurora and stars over the dark water of Mývatn, Iceland, with distant village lights. Video: Giles Laurent (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Northern lights over the still water of Mývatn, Iceland, with distant shore lights. Giles Laurent (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Icebergs drifting on Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon in daylight, seen from above with the gravel shore at the edge. Video: Sergey Guk (source, opens in a new tab) · Pexels License (license, opens in a new tab)

Seljalandsfoss waterfall pouring over mossy cliffs in daylight, south Iceland. Video: Giles Laurent (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Vestrahorn's ridgeline reflected on the wet black-sand beach at Stokksnes. Daniel Oberhaus (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Vestrahorn mountain at sunset under a pink sky, mirrored in the tidal lagoon at Stokksnes. Gérard Cachon (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

A shaggy Icelandic horse standing in low winter sun on snow-dusted ground. Andreas Tille (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

The glass facade and concrete gallery inside Harpa concert hall, Reykjavík. Jeff Hitchcock (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Green aurora borealis arcing over Kirkjufell mountain and its waterfalls at night. vaidyanathan (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Blue icebergs drifting on the still water of Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon. Jakub Hałun (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

A vast blue-white iceberg wall rising from dark water at Ilulissat Kangerlua. Ekrem Canli (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

A small boat dwarfed by an enormous iceberg in Disko Bay. Buiobuione (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Gásadalur village above sea cliffs, with Múlafossur waterfall dropping into the Atlantic. Mike Maguire (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

The turf-roofed church at Saksun behind a dry-stone wall, with a lone visitor at the gate. Stig Nygaard (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Red and white houses of Reine beneath jagged Lofoten peaks in warm evening light. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

The colourful timber facades of Bryggen wharf in Bergen with people passing by. Diego Delso (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

A ship's wake tracing through the narrow green walls of Nærøyfjord. Cbliu (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

A red wooden cottage with a small jetty on a rocky islet in the Stockholm archipelago. Christof46 (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Ochre and red facades around the Stortorget square fountain in Gamla stan, Stockholm. Jukka (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Snow-encased trees standing like sculptures under a winter sky at Riisitunturi National Park. Tero Laakso (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

A traditional Finnish smoke sauna of weathered timber on a mossy stone foundation in birch forest. JP Korpi-Vartiainen (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Nyhavn's coloured townhouses and moored wooden boats reflected in still water at sunset. Moahim (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Two smørrebrød open sandwiches plated with roast beef, shrimp, egg and salad. Anneli Salo (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

An explorer with a headlamp standing inside a glowing blue glacial ice cave. Eric Kilby (source, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (license, opens in a new tab)

Still water and drifting ice on Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon in soft daylight. Video still: Sergey Guk (source, opens in a new tab) · Pexels License (license, opens in a new tab)