The photograph of the month for April 2026 comes from my recent private winter landscape extension workshop in the south of Iceland and is of a frenzied sea state at the seaside town of Vik. Gale-force offshore winds had whipped the sea state into a chaotic, frenetic maelstrom, creating incredibly dramatic (and scary) conditions. We stood mesmerised from the safe vantage of the breakwater as we photographed this powerful display of Nature’s fury. I had specifically chosen this breakwater as our vantage point, away from the main town, as I knew this was where the seas were at their most dramatic. This particular photograph is my favourite from the session as it captures the wind, power, drama and fury of the ocean. The decision to crop this to a panorama was an obvious and easy one, as the crop plays symbiotically with the natural line of the incoming wave. This was a rare opportunity to photograph the rare wrath of Mother Nature.