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.'
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .