Orsolya Haarberg / Arctic fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) in distance sitting in moss-covered lava field, white winter coat, Eldhraun, Iceland, April 2010

Steve Nicholls / Lava field with growth of Dotted polypody fern (Polypodium pellucidum), Kilauea, Hawaii, USA, August 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Herb robert (Geranium robertianum) flowering in lava field, La Geria area, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Canary pine tree (Pinus canariensis) moving in the wind, in lava field near Chio, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, December 2008

Jouan & Rius / Moss covered rocks in lava field, central Iceland 2005

Wild Wonders of Europe / O Haarberg / Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in a lava field, Dimmuborgir, Mvatn, Iceland, May 2008

Orsolya Haarberg / Acidic steam and solidified lava surface at Leirhnjkur. Iceland. July 2008

Espen Bergersen / Berserkjahraun is a 4000-year-old lava field situated on the Snaefellsnes peninsula, Grakula Scoria crater, Iceland, October.

Espen Bergersen / Berserkjahraun, a 4000-year-old lava field situated on the Snaefellsnes peninsula, Grakula Scoria Crater, Iceland, October 2017

Espen Bergersen / Berserkjahraun, a 4000-year-old lava field situated on the Snaefellsnes peninsula, Raudkula Scoria crater. Iceland, October 2017

Espen Bergersen / Berserkjahraun, a 4000-year-old lava field situated, Snaefellsnes peninsula.Raudkula Scoria Crater. Iceland, October 2017

Espen Bergersen / First snow of the winter on a lava field, Landmannalaugar, Iceland. October 2017