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Awesome Iceland: Breathtaking Photos reveal the dramatic landscapes that have inspired Hollywood film ********s

Article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2648431/Breathtaking-Iceland-pictures-reveal-beauty-island-starred-Game-Thrones-Prometheus

Iceland has become a favourite filming spot for Hollywood movies and these spectacular images certainly show why.
Known as the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’, the spectacular Nordic island has been used as a ******** for the box office hits Prometheus and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as well as the fantasy series Game of Thrones.
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, it is also a photographer’s dream, says Peter Rolf Hammer, who captured these amazing Photos on a five-week journey across the country.

The Australian, from Melbourne, was inspired by Iceland’s varied landscape, from geysers and waterfalls to volcanoes and mountains.
He said: ‘It’s no surprise at all that Hollywood is filming in Iceland. The scenery is spectacular.’

The 69 year old retired electronic engineer spent five weeks travelling around Iceland in a bid to capture its beauty on film and the results are an awe-inspiring set of snaps, filled with rugged landscapes and dramatic scenes.
He said: ‘I have always liked to travel to places which are not your average tourist destination and where you can see dramatic landscapes.

Nature at its most dramatic: The spectacular scenery and remote ********s in Iceland have made it a favourite with Hollywood for films and TV series

‘The scenery in Iceland is so dramatic and varied from thermal areas to glaciers, mountains, waterfalls, glacial lagoons and seascapes.’

But he added: ‘It’s not always easy to handle the photographic side of things when you’re being blown around in the rain though.’

Iceland has also been used as a a******** for the films Lara Croft Tomb Raider, Batman Begins and James Bond’s Die Another Day.
Peter travelled more than 4,000 miles across Iceland, photographing the majority of the country.

Frozen: A glacier winds its way down the mountainside forming what looks like a beautiful white river

He visited Sanefellsnes, Grundarfjordur, Ondverdarnes and Arnarstapi, as well as the stunning Godafoss falls.

Godafoss is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland, with water falling from a height of 40ft.

Peter says: ‘Some of the images I took on iced roads were tricky, as the ice is slippery and falling would not have been nice.

‘A fair amount of effort is made to try and keep comfortable, but the beauty of the landscape tends to take over.’

‘I get a really positive reaction from people that see my photographs, the usual reaction is "wow".

‘We do need to care and protect the world’s wilderness areas from development.

‘I think our modern civilisation is far too much involved with money and not considering the environment.’