Late afternoon at the Red Sea in Hurghada, Egypt

Kristin Steindorsdottir, 32, a clothing-store owner, originally from Iceland, now living in Copenhagen, on a family vacation with her husband, Adalsteinn Palsson (not pictured), and their children, Rokkvi, 4, Logi, 5, and Birta, 11. “Every day we enjoyed the warm sea and the sun from morning until sunset — this is something we cannot experience where we come from. The kids had just discovered the small fish in the sea, and you can maybe see that they have made a big shark in the sand. When it was dark that night, we went back to the beach to feed the small fish with some bread. It is interesting that this picture was taken in the twilight, because all of our children carry Icelandic names related to the daylight and darkness: Birta means bright, Logi means flame, and Rokkvi means dark. The picture reminds us how full of life our kids are, how much fun it was to play with them on the beach, even though everyone else had left, and the sun almost had set. These are the moments giving you the most out of life.”