Trollstigen mountain road, near Åndalsnes, in Romsdalen. Norway. The road twists through 11 hairpin bends as it climbs up to Stigrøra (858 metres above sea level). In some parts it's cut into the mountain and others are built on top of stone walls. An impressive bridge carries it across the Stigfossen waterfall.
Awards: Honorable Mention in BIFA 2020; Honorable Mention in IPA 2020; Published and Awarded by 1x.com expert curators. Sunrise at Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon. Late Autumn in South Iceland. Fjaðrárgljúfur is a canyon in south east Iceland and the Fjaðrá river flows through it. It's up to 100 m deep and about 2 kilometres long.
The floating house of Maligne Lake, Alberta, Canada. Maligne Lake is a lake in Jasper National Park, located 44 km south of Jasper town. This photo was taken from the near the, from where are visible Leah and Samson Peaks and Mount Paul to the east, and Mounts Charlton, Unwin, Mary Vaux and Llysfran Peak to the south and west. The Charlton, Unwin and Maligne glaciers are also visible from the lake. Maligne Lake is fed and drained by the Maligne River, which enters the lake on its south side, near Mount Unwin and drains the lake to the north. Maligne Lake, as well as Maligne River, Maligne Mountain, and Maligne Pass, takes its name from the French word for malignant or wicked. The name was used by Father Pierre-Jean De Smet (1801–1873) to describe the turbulent river that flows from the lake (in the spring), and soon spread to the lake, canyon, pass, mountain and range. It is also possible that early French traders applied the name to the river for its treacherous confluence with the Athabasca River.
Awards: Gold Prize in BIFA 2020; Honorable Mention in IPA 2020; Published and Awarded by 1x.com expert curators; Finalist at Siena International Photo Awards 2021. Ice cave in Athabasca Glacier, Rocky Mountains, Canada. The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier moves down from the icefield at a rate of several centimetres per day. Due to its close proximity to the Icefields Parkway, between the Alberta towns of Banff and Jasper, and rather easy accessibility, it is the most visited glacier in North America.
Emerald Lake, British Columbia, Canada. Emerald Lake is located in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest of Yoho's 61 lakes and ponds, as well as one of the park's premier tourist attractions. The lake is enclosed by mountains of the President Range, as well as Mount Burgess and Wapta Mountain.