ICELAND | clouds and rivers | August 2010 | 47217A

Set your alarm clock early and row up your gear ready to get dressed in the dark - you need to be at the top of a mountain at least 30 minutes before sunrise. It'll be cold and windy, and you'll be soaked in sweat, but you'll see the landscape awake. In search for simplicity, this image reduces the mountains to mere shadows, threaded by braided rivers heading north-east towards the new day. Landmannalaugar from Bláhnúkur.