Brúarárfoss in Árnessýsla, 60 miles (100 km) from Kópavogur and Hafnarfjörður, slightly closer from Reykjavík

Fallingwater

There are few phenomenons in Iceland’s nature as powerful and symbolic as waterfalls.  They are landmarks, destinations, spectacles. We Icelanders may not recognize many mountains from a distance, but we can identify waterfalls from a picture. We have visited them or seen them from afar on our journeys around the country. They are everywhere. Magnificent in their ability to carve and transform the landscape over thousands of years. Unstoppable. Here is a selection of waterfalls that make us return to listen and to see nature in its purest form. Photos taken at a bad time or maybe in bad weather.

In Vopnafjörður, Norður-Múlasýsla, just an hour’s drive from Bakkafjörður
A moment of joy at Skógafoss in Rangárvallasýsla, only 150 km (90 miles) from Reykjavík
A moment of joy at Skógafoss in Rangárvallasýsla, only 150 km (90 miles) from Reykjavík
Gullfoss in Árnessýsla, a one and a half hour drive from Reykjavík
Hraunfossar in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, about 100 km (65 miles) from the capital
Seljalandsfoss in Rangárvallasýsla, just under two hours drive from Reykjavík

Ísland 15/08/2024 : A7R IV, RX1R II – FE 1.2/50mm GM, 2.0/35mm Z, FE 2.8/90mm G, FE 2.8/100mm GM – Photos & text : Páll Stefánsson