I haven’t tried paragliding yet. But watching a group prepare to take off on a morning like this, surrounded by the snow-dusted peaks of the German Alps, makes me wonder what the world must look like from up there. A sense of serenity, with nothing but silence and sky all around.

The volcano really treated us with this view – often hidden by clouds, yet here it stands in all its glory. Just as the golden hour kicks in. The snowy peak is just the cherry on top.

Madeira is a small island on the Atlantic, north of the Canary Islands. Also referred to as "Hawaii of Europe". And while that may be an overstatement, I think it definitely bears at least some resemblance.

This is what I'd call a happy accident. About a block away from Grand Central, on a gloomy January morning, I was presented with this scene. I completely missed the focus, but such is life. We live and we learn. Still, it ended up being one of my favorite shots from the trip.