IDYLLIC ICELAND

With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood. From Prometheus to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Game of Thrones, Iceland is home to some of the most popular films and TV shows. ‘It’s no surprise at all that Hollywood is filming in Iceland,’ says photographer Peter Rolf Hammer, of Melbourne, Australia.. ‘The scenery is spectacular.'

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OUT-STANDING FIREFIGHTER BREAKS ENDURANCE WORLD RECORD

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INDONESIAN FLOATING MARKET IS BURSTING WITH COLOUR

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CATERPILLAR KISS

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CLOWNFISH OPENS WIDE TO REVEAL A CREEPY INTRUDER

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PELT-MOBILE SPOTTED

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TUNNEL FOR VICTORY

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PRAYING MANTIS MAKES AN UNLIKELY FRIEND

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

ADORABLE BABY ORANGUTAN PLAYS WITH MUM

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PLAYFUL TIGERS GET UP TO MISCHIEF

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ADORABLE HARVEST MOUSE CLIMBS DANDELION

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

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