American Expat Photographer Captures Epic Scene of Northern Lights Behind Erupting Volcano in Iceland

Courtesy of Christopher Mathews

An American photographer, who waited years for the chance to capture an epic natural phenomenon on film from his new home in Iceland, was rewarded by a double whammy: an erupting volcano against the spectacular backdrop of the aurora borealis.

Preparations for the photo that would become a viral sensation began even before lava flowed.