Jimmy Nelson has spent the past three years traveling to some of the most remote places on Earth capturing the lives of indigenous people, from the frigid mountains of Mongolia to the endless sandy deserts of Namibia. But the most extreme climates, Nelson said, are the ones that he prefers. "For the worse climatic conditions you gain on two points," Nelson said in an interview with Weather.com. "One, you yourself are focused. You're surviving. Secondly, the weather and the environment...

Isla Mujeres, Mexico, Jan. 2010. (Jeff Friesen) Canadian photographer Jeff Friesen had to battle the “unimaginable” environment of Nova Scotia to capture the beautiful seascapes that comprise his “Beyond Here” series. “The weather changes so frequently [in Nova Scotia], it’s often hard to tell what season it is,” Friesen told weather.com. “The good thing about the volatile weather is that the sky is always interesting… an unchanging clear blue day is almost unknown here.” In his “Beyond Here” series these...

The jagged peaks of Torres del Paine in Patagonia, Chile have long been one of the most popular and beautiful destinations in the world. With 935 square miles of roaring rivers, crumbling glaciers, windswept steppes and dense forests, this national park attracts visitors from around the world who are eager to scale its peaks and experience the magnificent landscape. The park's splendor was recently confirmed when it was named the 8th Wonder of the world by the TripAdvisor-owned travel website,...