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A Study of Icelandic Summer

A visual exploration of Iceland's otherworldly landscape and pool-loving culture in the long days of summer. Read more about this project on National Geographic's photography blog. 

View fullsize A family soaks in the hot tub at a pool in Fludir, a small Icelandic town of around 400 people.
View fullsize Hveragerdi, located 45 km east of Reykjavik, used to be home to Iceland's largest pool complex, Laugaskarð, pictured here. It is a popular tourist destination for Icelanders because of its geothermal complex and outstanding scenery.
View fullsize A German couple on holiday in Reykjavik prepares to leave Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach in the late evening. Their vacation lasted two months.
View fullsize The backyard of a local Reykjavik family enjoying the sunny afternoon together
View fullsize A glen of aspens right outside of Fludir. Though approximately three-quarters of Iceland is barren of vegetation; the aspen is one of the few trees native to the area.
View fullsize At the community pool in Fludir, Iceland. The small town of about 400 people is situated in the mountains and its scenery makes it a popular vacation spot for many Icelanders in the summer months.
View fullsize Horses run along the road in Myvatn, in northern Iceland.
View fullsize Greenhouse, Flúðir Very few fruits grow naturally in Iceland, but strawberries are among the most popular to cultivate in greenhouses. The long, glass, rectangular buildings are commonplace in small Icelandic towns. Many of those harvesting the frui
View fullsize A family portrait in Hveragerði
View fullsize A collection of road signs off of Highway 1.
View fullsize A mountain view from a bus window, headed back into Reykjavik from a small town in southern Iceland.
View fullsize Two teenage boys spend the afternoon at the mall in Hveragerdi.
View fullsize A pair of work pants hangs in a greenhouse where strawberries are grown, Fludir
View fullsize A girl plays in her backyard in Reykjavik after a morning at the pool with her mother and younger sister.
View fullsize A model of a light house stands at the Úlfljótsvatn camp site, 45 km from Reykjavik, where the 2012 International Scout Jamboree was held in 2012.
View fullsize Beachgoers lounging on the banks of Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach in Reykjavik on the first day of August.
View fullsize Laundry dries in the summer sun in Hofsos.
View fullsize A girl wears braids adorned with Iceland's flag as she watches the Euro Cup 2016 match between Iceland and France on a big screen in downtown Reykjavik.
View fullsize People enjoy the public pool in Heimaey, an island in the Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland.
View fullsize Sophie, a hungarian, picks strawberries at the greenhouse in Fludir. It is common for immigrants from European countries to work in these jobs. She says she will return to Hungary soon.
View fullsize A puffin walks through the gift shop at the Sæheimar Aquarium in the Westman Islands.
View fullsize At the Petting Zoo in Reykjavik. This girl and her family visited Iceland on holiday from their home in Washington, D.C. According to the Iceland Tourist Board, travel to the country is up 52% by North Americans this year.
View fullsize A lighthouse seems to stand at the edge of the world in Stykkishólmur, on the western coast of Iceland in the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
View fullsize A girl looks out at the lake from the the Úlfljótsvatn camp site, 45 km from Reykjavik, where the 2012 International Scout Jamboree was held in 2012.
View fullsize A family from Reykjavik and one shivering puppy visits the Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall in western Iceland.
View fullsize A tourist photographs steam escaping from a vent at Namafjall in in Lake Myvatn, a landscape covered with with mud pots and fumaroles.
View fullsize Guests dry off at Seljavallalaug, an outdoor swimming pool built in 1923, nestled in the mountains of southern Iceland.
View fullsize Horses at a stable just outside of Hveragerði. Many visitors enjoy riding horses through the scenic countryside and around the geysers.
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View fullsize A map of Iceland is painted on a wall at a whitewater rafting business in eastern Iceland.
View fullsize Passengers on Heimaey ferry watch the water on the trip back to the main land.
View fullsize A lifeguard sits in the break room at the local pool in Hveragerði.
View fullsize A group of rafters prepare to enjoy the East Glacial River with Viking Rafting tour company.
View fullsize Kaffi Kú in Akureyri
View fullsize The bus driver for Viking Rafting watches a rafting group from a cliff just before they pass through a rapid on the East Glacial River.
View fullsize Icelandic pride during the Iceland v. France cup game in Reykjavik, July 2016
View fullsize Myvatn nature baths
View fullsize A tourist waits for the bus outside of a gas station in Hveragerdi.
View fullsize A baby blue church in Seydisfjordur
View fullsize Chickens flock a picnic table outside an ice cream shop in Akureyri.
View fullsize Two Polish backpackers hitch hiking their way across Iceland take a break on a bench in Hofn in southeastern Iceland.
View fullsize Reykjavik, Iceland Lying in the sun during A mid-afternoon tea party following a morning at the pool.
View fullsize An elderly woman rests in the sunshine at Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach in Reykjavik. Since Iceland spends a majority of the winter in darkness, residents soak up the sun while they can.