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Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir

The #GVPics Instagram competition becomes brighter each day with sunny landscapes and locals dressed in fewer clothes. Check out the winner and runners-up and 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:

Where there is smoke, there’s toast.

Come for the natural beauty, stay for the obscure piles of soggy sandwiches. #reykjavikloves #sandwichart #statementpiece #reykjavik #gvpics #hverfisgata #iceland #101rvk #waitbutwhy #fixerupper

A photo posted by Jessica Bowe (@jrbowe) on May 29, 2016 at 10:32am PDT

Make sure to cover your head when these approach. They can get really mad.

Never mess up with the Kría, she's à tough fighter – Strandir area – july 2014 #repostproject #Iceland

A photo posted by Julli jonsson (@julli_jonsson) on May 26, 2016 at 3:44am PDT

Colourful houses of the Westman Islands.

omelette du fromage #vestmannaeyjar #westmanislands #heimaey #GVPics

A photo posted by ANAKAREN JIMB (@anacarwash) on May 22, 2016 at 11:56am PDT

This black church is located in Búðir and is even more beautiful inside.

Budir #gvpics #island

A photo posted by @gudmarco on May 17, 2016 at 1:11pm PDT

An ok view for swimmers. The red doughnut is also a must for sunbathing. Maybe not in this weather though.

⭕️ #igersiceland #gvpics

A photo posted by Álex (@pilagrimur) on May 26, 2016 at 9:07am PDT

This photographer is preparing his last frame.

#candid #photographer #adventure #iceland #vikingtours #vestmannaeyjar #gvpics

A photo posted by @jeanleighk on May 30, 2016 at 5:24am PDT

The young skater kids of Reykjavík never cease to amaze.

#kids #iceland #reykjavik #skateboarding #skate #riot #fun #sport #jump #kickflip #igersiceland #gvpics @ig_iceland @icelandfitness @iceland.scenes

A photo posted by Hidden Iceland (@hidden_iceland) on May 29, 2016 at 3:27pm PDT

That caption though.

#compromise: he wanted a pink #house, she wanted a #yellow house, they argued and then found a way to #agreetodisagree! fun to #imagine the #story behind this beauty! #roadtrip #hofsos #iceland

A photo posted by Stacey Katz ? NY ?? Iceland ?? (@stacey.katz.photography) on May 27, 2016 at 12:36pm PDT

Is Reykjavík always this colourful or does the snow just usually cover it?

even on a rainy day, #reykjavik is #colorful and #cute! apparently multi color brick paths are all the rage these days, and yes there is actually a store called #reykjavikscutest, can't make this stuff up even if I tried! #streetart #artsyfartsy #iceland

A photo posted by Stacey Katz ? NY ?? Iceland ?? (@stacey.katz.photography) on May 26, 2016 at 3:59pm PDT

Yub, guess it does.

Snowstorm in Akureyri – North Iceland – December 2014 #repostproject #Iceland #akureyri

A photo posted by Julli jonsson (@julli_jonsson) on May 27, 2016 at 2:39am PDT

AND THE WINNER IS:

#compromise: he wanted a pink #house, she wanted a #yellow house, they argued and then found a way to #agreetodisagree! fun to #imagine the #story behind this beauty! #roadtrip #hofsos #iceland

A photo posted by Stacey Katz ? NY ?? Iceland ?? (@stacey.katz.photography) on May 27, 2016 at 12:36pm PDT

Congratulations Stacey Katz. This photograph of an old Icelandic house makes us feel nostalgic and the caption is genius. You have a T-shirt and goodie bag awaiting you 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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