Mick Hartley

Pictures of Iceland's latest volcanic eruption at In Focus:

[Photo: © Jóhann Ingi Jónsson]

Erupting steam and ash interact with clouds above Grímsvötn volcano. Photographer Jóhann Ingi Jónsson traveled within 1 kilometer of the eruption site on the evening of May 22, 2011, to get these photos.

More (some duplication) at The Big Picture. 

Both In Focus and The Big Picture also cover the Joplin, Missouri tornado and its aftermath.