From icy waterfalls to looming mountains, sizeable glaciers to snaking rivers, Iceland is, in photographer Eva Ho's words, "pure eye-candy" to a photographer.But Ho captured something even more spectacular when she took to helicopter to photograph Iceland's strikingly diverse landscape.

Ho explained that her first trip to Iceland gave her a glimpse into the country's epic scenery. She returned for a second time this summer to explore the location more deeply. Her trip coincided with the summer solstice, when there are about 21 hours of daylight in the capital city of Reykjavik, making for a better chance of capturing Iceland in all its glory.

"Iceland is one of the best places to do aerial photos because of its stunning topography and otherworldly scenery," Ho told weather.com in an interview. "From the sky, you get such a different spatial view of the magnificent landscape, resulting in lots of abstract images from river deltas, glacial runoffs, colorful mineral beds and volcanic offsprings."

Ho and a team of fellow photographers rented a doorless helicopter for five hours, which was enough to cover much of the island. In a lot of the areas the photographer shot, she and her team were the only people for miles.

"Unlike other places, you are dealing with very unpredictable weather elements," Ho said of shooting in Iceland's climate. "You can go from wearing shorts to 50 miles per hour winds and rain in a matter of hours. Iceland has somewhat crazy weather because of its oceanic currents and its position near the Arctic Circle. In the summer, it can be quite temperate and livable, while the winters are a bit more brutal and dramatic. But there is great photography in both seasons, and I encourage folks not to be deterred by the weather, but use it to your advantage to create more compelling images."

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