The Dramatic Coast of Reynisfjara, Iceland

Not all beauty comes in shades of blue and gold. Reynisfjara Beach, near the village of Vík on Iceland’s southern coast, is a symphony in black: volcanic sand, basalt columns, and thunderous waves crashing against sea stacks that rise like sentinels from the North Atlantic.

It is haunting rather than idyllic, but no less stunning. On misty mornings, the beach feels almost mythic— a place where the Norse gods might have walked.