Words by

Arta Balode

Brevity is the source of wit, they say. And simplicity, the soul of elegance. Okay, I made that second one up. This week we wanted to showcase those the beauty in keeping it simple.

Remember to continue tagging your photos with the hashtag #GVPics for a chance to become the winner of the next week’s Instagram competition.

Our runners-up are:

Going nowhere fast.

I can only hope some enterprising Icelander will set up a pylsur and lemonade stand along the trek to the DC-3 wreck. Pack a snack you guys – you can thank me later. ??? — – — – — – — – -/- #hangry #plane #middleofnowhere #travel #explore #getaway #Iceland #welltravelled #everydayiceland #thegreatoutdoors #mytripmyadventure #mytravelgram #igtravel #instapassport #letsgosomewhere #photooftheday #exploretheglobe #passionpassport #instagoodmyphoto #beautifuldestinations #igersiceland #lifeofadventure #stayandwander #thecreatorclass #artofvisuals #agameoftones #createyourhype #createcommune #gvpics #mystopover

A photo posted by L Y D I A D A N I S (@lydiadanis) on Oct 15, 2016 at 5:03pm PDT

“Ice Ice Baby…”

Rozbíjení #glacier #seaside #ice #blackbeach #beach #sea #iceland #iceicebaby #gvpics #naturephotography #jokulsarlon #island #beauty #brokenglass #fascinating

A photo posted by Aneta Doleželová (@mypasswordsucks) on Oct 15, 2016 at 1:22am PDT

A real “Skyfall.” With less guns. 

In the north the waters flow peacefully downwards to plunge into the deep, rugged gorge called Kolugljúfur. Their journey then sends them cascading over many waterfalls which bear the name Kolufossar Falls in honour of the giantess, Kola. August ’16 #iceland #islande #ísland #aroundiceland #everydayiceland #gvpics #icelandair #igersiceland #ig_iceland #islenskutivist #inspiredbyiceland #loves_iceland #mystopover #wheniniceland #whyiceland #wowair #travel #explore #stayandwander #wilderness #ourplanetdaily #folkmagazine #passionpassport #recklessimage #thegreatoutdoors #wanderlust #waterfall

A photo posted by @jorickvk on Oct 14, 2016 at 2:30am PDT

Here today, gone tomorrow.

The ice diamond Wandering around #jökulsárlón might give the opportunity to find such gems that would melt on a couple of days.

A photo posted by Júlli Jónsson (@julli_jonsson) on Oct 15, 2016 at 4:47am PDT

Even the leaves feel melancholic.

Mood ? . . . . . . #autumn #leaves #igiceland #igersiceland #inspiredbyiceland #reflecting #view #natureaddict #natgeo #liveauthentic #lifeofadventure #travelstoke #instagood #mkexplore #exploretocreate #letsgosomewhere #mytinyatlas #keepitwild #soft_vision #visualwanderlust #moderndayexplorer #iceland #peoplescreative #mystopover #wowstopover #wildernessculture #greatnorthcollective #gvpics

A photo posted by Víðir Björnsson (@vidirb) on Oct 13, 2016 at 6:58am PDT

“Less is more” always applies when it comes to weather gear. Umbrellas are futile in this town.

Icelandic weather summed up. #sadumbrella #brokenumbrella #lonelyobjects #discardedumbrella #insideoutweather #reykjavik #reykjaviknightlife #rainrainrain #icelandicweather #autumn?#gvpics

A photo posted by Jessica Bowe (@jrbowe) on Oct 12, 2016 at 9:03am PDT

And our winner this week!

Rainy day . . . . . #kringlan #húsverslunarinnar #vrhúsið #rainyday #rain #window #bnw #bnwsociety #blackandwhite #raindrops #rainy #gvpics #reykjavík #iceland #myviewtoday #throughthewindow

A photo posted by Þorsteinn Valdimarsson (@steinivalda) on Oct 11, 2016 at 11:51am PDT

Congrats, Þorsteinn. Your photograph nicely combines black and white, dark and light, inside and outside. There’s a T-shirt and Grapevine goodie bag waiting for you at our office.

Thanks to all the Instagrammers who participated in this week’s contest! Keep on finding creative ways to capture Iceland’s beauty on your phone, and make sure to follow @RVKgrapevine and use the hashtag #GVpics to compete in next week’s competition.