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Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir

Looking out the window and seeing folks enjoying the sun in April is a rare sight. The sun that is, not the happy folks. It is approximately 11°C outside right now meaning no oversized furry coats anymore, just your most fashionable shades. We’re happy to see our readers enjoying themselves in the sunny photographs from this week’s competition.

On days like these one can’t help but snap a few pics. Just remember to keep tagging your photographs with the hashtag #GVpics for a chance at becoming the winner of next week’s competition!

The runners-up:

The snowy Icelandic desert looking sunnier than usual.

This looks like outer space dreamland to me. Well, actually just Iceland in a nutshell 🙂 #iceland

A photo posted by GUNNAR FREYR (@icelandic_explorer) on Apr 23, 2016 at 2:08pm PDT

A beautiful tribute to earth day. True words spoken.

Today is the Earth Day. Please, make sure that today, and hopefully not only today, you're going to do something for our beautiful, mindful and careful planet, flying through the enormous colorful universe, bearing the life on its surface we all share. It's us who shape the face of tomorrow and it's us who can choose to make it smile. #earthday #globalconsciousness #120mm #mediumformat #iceland #gvpics

A photo posted by Rinat Grigori (@rinat.grigori) on Apr 22, 2016 at 9:48am PDT

I might have jumped the gun. It might still be winter somewhere in Iceland.

Icelandic weather #gvpics #iceland

A photo posted by Times New Romanovskis (@andrisromanovskis) on Apr 19, 2016 at 4:38am PDT

This guy took earth day very seriously.

The environment is the absolute most important thing. Happy Earth Day. #markmartucciphoto #lupins #earthday #bestoficeland #instamood #instatravel #icelandtravel #iceland #visiticeland #westfjords #exploretocreate #everydayiceland #instagood #natgeo #stayandwander #destination #adventureinspired #folkgreen #like4like #wanderlust #lifeofadventure #optoutside #gvpics #mystopover #adventure #bestoftheday #lonelyplanet #tripiniceland #passionpassport #visualsoflife

A photo posted by mark martucci (@markmartucciphoto) on Apr 22, 2016 at 12:20pm PDT

This church is in serious need of a make-over, some church counturing.

I was never that kind of person that went to church, until a German-Icelandic youth exchange brought me to Akureyri 10 years ago…now, I love taking photos of Icelandic churches and this one is by far one of my favourite churches ??

A photo posted by Sophia (@mynordicdiary) on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:43pm PDT

Look how happy they are to get to finally play in the sun!

Full speed Babies! #iceland #island #hornafjörður #höfn #dynjandi #südostisland #suðausturland #southeasticeland #icelandichorse #icelandichorses #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram #islandpferd #islandpferde #isländer #pferde #pferd #hestar #hestur #foal #foals #fohlen #folald #folöld #gvpics

A video posted by Inga (@st4rbucks) on Apr 24, 2016 at 10:21am PDT

A beautiful cut in half photograph to welcome the first day of summer!

According to Icelandic tradition, tomorrow is the first day summer. With this shot, still deep in the winter vibe, I'm looking out for the warmer times to come. #iceland #firstdayofsummer #summer

A photo posted by GUNNAR FREYR (@icelandic_explorer) on Apr 20, 2016 at 4:13pm PDT

When the nature pool is a lot colder than you expected.

The best thing about Iceland so far. Having a bath in the middle of nature makes me cry! #iceland #gvpics

A photo posted by Rinat Grigori (@rinat.grigori) on Apr 25, 2016 at 5:48am PDT

Summer might be here, but at least don’t throw your rain coat away just yet.

I hulen af vandfaldet, Gljúfrabúi, og dens imponerende højde på 40 meter ? #Iceland#Island#gljufrabui#waterfall#vandfald#nature#natur#beautiful#tourist#turist#instatravel#Loveiceland#travelling#latergram#GVpics

A photo posted by Kristina Daisy Rácz (@kristinadaisy89) on Apr 19, 2016 at 9:01am PDT

AND THE WINNER IS:

The environment is the absolute most important thing. Happy Earth Day. #markmartucciphoto #lupins #earthday #bestoficeland #instamood #instatravel #icelandtravel #iceland #visiticeland #westfjords #exploretocreate #everydayiceland #instagood #natgeo #stayandwander #destination #adventureinspired #folkgreen #like4like #wanderlust #lifeofadventure #optoutside #gvpics #mystopover #adventure #bestoftheday #lonelyplanet #tripiniceland #passionpassport #visualsoflife

A photo posted by mark martucci (@markmartucciphoto) on Apr 22, 2016 at 12:20pm PDT

Congratulations Mark Martucci! Your colourful photograph is a beautiful tribute to both earth day and the first day of Icelandic summer. You have a goodie bag and T-shirt waiting for you here at the Grapevine office.

Thanks to everybody for participating in this week’s contest and make sure to tag your photographs for next week’s competition!
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