Lauren Hellmich, Highland Passage (LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT 2026)

A group of hikers cross the remote Icelandic highlands, their bright packs visible against the volcanic earth, snow and mist. The scene captures the feeling of travelling through a landscape that is both beautiful and overwhelmingly vast.

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