Far from palms, exotic drinks and sunbeds, Reynisfjara in Vík, Iceland features the most beautiful black-sand beach. Windy conditions and absolutely no sunbathing.

Right on the beach you'll find the mountain Reynisfjall with a majestic basalt playground, made specifically, by nature, for humans to risk their lives jumping or puffins to risk their offspring nesting.

This place is like no other, but despite the cold winds, this is by far my all-time favorite beach.

Adobe Lightroom 5.7.

Olympus OM-D E-M1, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm 1:2.8 PRO.

Photo Settings: 12mm, f/5, 1/640 second, ISO 500.

Map: 63.4036, -19.0442

Waterfall along the Oirase Gorge in Northern Japan.

I have been waiting for this green seaweed to grow again on some of these rocks in the tidal zone. It dies back in the summer and is brightest right about now. Now I just have to wait for a great sunset and the right tide at the same time.

Lightroom, tripod, 0.9 nd filter.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.

Bare Island is a small island in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 16 km south east of the Sydney central business district, close to the northern headland of Botany Bay.

Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.

Nikon D810, Nikon AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8D.

Photo Settings: 20mm, f/16, 238 seconds, ISO 100.

Taken in Norway somewhere between Geiranger and Stryn.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/10, 1/80 second, ISO 100.

The front end of a Bentley Mulsanne. At the 2012 Montreal Auto Show.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM.

Photo Settings: 75mm, f/5, 1/40 second, ISO 800.

This little guy looked better en profile.

Taken moments after a previous submission (Kapalua Sunset), this shows that the best colors in the sky are often after the Sun has disappeared.

Maui provides countless spots to capture amazing scenes.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 1/4 second, ISO 50.

I took this photo during a walk to the "Königsstuhl" in Heidelberg, Germany. The mood in the wood was just great so i had the chance to take this photo. I hope you like it too...

Canon EOS 400D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

A floating colony, Antarctica 2006. Photo taken with a Canon IXUS 500.