23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Frozen Giants

At Vatnajökull National Park, Vatnajökull’s blue ice surges like a frozen tide, mountains guard its silence. This frozen giant is both a monument of time and a fragile witness to a warming world.

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Date Taken: 07.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Höfn, Iceland
Copyright: © Jing Xin