20 Incredible Photos of Rainbows

Full rainbow over a field of red flowers
Photo: Jorge Fernández Salas/Unsplash

Few subjects can transform your photos like a rainbow. Capturing beautiful rainbow photos involves some luck or fortunate timing, but more importantly, it requires you to be ready and take advantage when opportunities arise.

The photos below will inspire you to be ready the next time a rainbow might appear.

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Rainbow at Skogafoss in Iceland
Photo: Sorasak/Unsplash
Lighthouse with a stormy sky and rainbow
Photo: ELG21/Pixabay
Rainbow over the coast of Rhosilli, UK
Photo: Marcus Woodbridge/Unsplash
Rainbow over rock formation at Zion National Park
Photo: Dawn2Dawn/Unlimphotos
Rainbow over Honolulu
Photo: Hruruk/Pixabay
Rainbow over Ryten, Norway
Photo: Kym Ellis/Unsplash
Rainbow over Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Canada
Photo: David Brooke Martin/Unsplash
Rainbow over a lighthouse
Photo: catolla/Unlimphotos


Rainbow in the mountains
Photo: efPercy05/Pixabay
Rainbow over mountains
Photo by Greg Nunes/Unsplash
Full rainbow over a field of red flowers
Photo: Jorge Fernández Salas/Unsplash
Rainbow over mountains and lake
Photo: Tobias Bjørkli/Pexels
Aerial view of a rainbow over the beach
Photo: Sean/Unsplash
Rainbow over a field with sheep
Photo: catolla/Unlimphotos
Rainbow over the coast
Photo: Vincent Delsuc/Pexels
Photo of palm trees and a rainbow
Photo: Nathan Dumlao/Unsplash
Rainbow over Sandeid, Norway
Photo: Mantas Sinkevičius/Unsplash
Rainbow over car driving on the road
Photo: Calvin Chou/Unsplash
Rainbow over open wilderness
Photo: ErmelTufino/Pixabay
Rainbow over a dirt path in Iceland
Photo: Hernán Sartorio/Unsplash
20 incredibly beautiful rainbow photos