At first glance, it’s easy to confuse these photographs with abstract paintings. The aerial images, taken by Andre Ermolaev from a Cessna aircraft, show the elegance of Iceland’s volcanic ...

Chris Burkard’s new book, “At Glacier’s End,” shows beautiful aerial photos of Iceland’s waterways, but he warns that they are at risk because of hydropower plants.

Photographed 500 feet above the central highlands and southern parts of Iceland, the dams and rivers take on amazing, sweeping shapes and colours as the water passes through glaciers.

Aerial Views of Iceland’s Volcanic Rivers. Andre Ermolaev’s photographs of Iceland’s volcanic rivers can look more like abstract paintings. Erin Corneliussen. March 6, 2014 / ...