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.'
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .