Words by

Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir

Photo by

Tamara Ferioli

Each week we pick ten photographs from our #gvpics Instagram competition we find interesting, funny, or beautiful. This week’s entries were amazing and picking only ten pictures was a headache.

Remember to tag your picture with #gvpics for a chance of becoming the winner of next week’s Instagram competition!

The runners-up:

It’s hard out there for a single glove.

Bye bye Winter, from Reykjavik, Iceland. #reykjavik #iheartreykjavik #ilovereykjavik #reykjavikstreetart #everydayiceland #icelandexplored #gvpics

A photo posted by @21lo on Mar 11, 2016 at 3:31am PST

Woah!

If you are in #iceland #whalewatching in #eyjafjörður #akureyri is a must! @whaleshauganes is my personal number one ?? #humpbackwhale #humpback #whale #island #ísland #everydayiceland #icelandair #airiceland #whyiceland #ig_iceland #travel #mountain #outdoor #wandering #pictureoftheday #photo #animal #lonleyplanet #F4F #sea #seashepherd #66north #whales #mystopover #instanticeland #gvpics

A photo posted by ??Kersðin•27•Icelandaddict?? (@n.iceland) on Mar 7, 2016 at 11:07am PST

Artwork made out of hair, interesting!

I keep calm admiring your lava | Pencils and hair on framed japanese paper #tamaraferioli #art #artist #artoftheday #artsy #artsy #iceland #contemporaryart #draw #drawing #gallery #graphic #paper #nature #illustration #instaart #instaartist #pencil #sketch #blackandwhite #love #linedrawing #inspiredbyiceland #GVpics #zeppelin #vulcan #icelandair

A photo posted by Tamara Ferioli (@tamara.ferioli) on Mar 10, 2016 at 1:17pm PST

The scariest photograph ever.

Being attacked by arctic terns. #markmartucciphoto #icelandtravel #bestoficeland #niceland #instamood #instatravel #bird #iceland #visiticeland #arctictern #exploretocreate #everydayiceland #instagood #natgeo #stayandwander #destination #adventureinspired #folkgreen #travelphotography #wanderlust #lifeofadventure #optoutside #gvpics #mystopover #adventure #bestoftheday #lonelyplanet #tripiniceland #passionpassport #visualsoflife

A photo posted by mark martucci (@markmartucciphoto) on Mar 14, 2016 at 6:06am PDT

Waffles with cream and jam, yum!

Just cause it's storm outside and storm us a perfect time to make waffles ? #инстаграмнедели #instagramrussia #vsco #vscocam #vscogood #vscorussia #whatsonrvk #babystasjalivesiniceland #instagramrussia #livefolk #scandinaviaclub #gvpics #vscofood #morningslikethese #chasinglight

A photo posted by Stasia Andreeva (@sundays_and_tea) on Mar 13, 2016 at 4:54am PDT

Getting that electric feel.

Remember: selfies kill. #reykjavik #iceland #icelandicwind #selfietime #danger #lightning #aliensky #selfiesaturday #gvpics #reykjavikloves #icelandsecret #inspiredbyiceland #66N #66north

A photo posted by Jessica Bowe (@jrbowe) on Mar 12, 2016 at 6:47am PST

Where else to relax than inside a glacier?

Again at work… short break in shooting glacier. Just hanging in hammock on two icescrews inside ice cave 😉 #hammock #hammocklife #hammocktime #glacier #iceland #icelandic #marcindobas #cave #visiticeland #lesovik #onassignment #ice #tbh #tbt #instagood #photography @lesovik_outdoor #GVpics

A photo posted by Marcin Dobas (@marcindobas) on Mar 10, 2016 at 3:03pm PST

This one killed us with cuteness

Loki – my partner in job! #dog #sheep #sheeperd #farm #countryside #animals #iceland #gvpics #islandia

A photo posted by Ewa (@ewson_m) on Mar 13, 2016 at 10:34am PDT

Grumpy cat found the only dry spot in Reykjavík.

Met this friendly or perhaps just freezing cat who kept rubbing against me when I was freezing to death having walked in the snow for over an hour ❄️ #catmapper #köttur #gvpics #catsofreykjavik

A photo posted by Mu-An ? (@muanchiou) on Mar 12, 2016 at 2:32pm PST

These horses know how to use the snow in a good way, as a face-mask!

"Facing the blizzard" #iceland #islande #northiceland #skagafjörður #visitskagafjordur #absoluteiceland #aroundiceland #discovericeland #everydayiceland #godoiceland #gvpics #happyiceland #icelandair #icelandexplored #icelandichorse #icelandtravel #icelandsecret #igersiceland #ig_iceland #iloveiceland #inspiredbyiceland #loves_iceland #mystopover #passporticeland #topiceland #traveliceland #wheniniceland #whyiceland #wowair #WeSetTheSails

A photo posted by ↟ ℂ&ℂ in Iceland ↟ (@wesetthesails) on Mar 12, 2016 at 2:35am PST

And the winner is:

Tamara Ferioli!

I keep calm admiring your lava | Pencils and hair on framed japanese paper #tamaraferioli #art #artist #artoftheday #artsy #artsy #iceland #contemporaryart #draw #drawing #gallery #graphic #paper #nature #illustration #instaart #instaartist #pencil #sketch #blackandwhite #love #linedrawing #inspiredbyiceland #GVpics #zeppelin #vulcan #icelandair

A photo posted by Tamara Ferioli (@tamara.ferioli) on Mar 10, 2016 at 1:17pm PST

Congratulations Tamara Ferioli for your beautiful submission, you get the fabulous Grapevine T-shirt! The piece is a beautiful interpretation of Icelandic lava and we recommend our readers to check out the other artworks this Instagram feed holds.

We would like to thank everybody for their wonderful submissions in our contest. Keep tagging your photographs with #gvpics for a chance of becoming the winner of next week’s Instagram contest!