Fog, in literature and real life, is a force of mystery and magic. It obscures some things to reveal others; and it can transform an already beautiful landscape into something out of a fairy tale.

Sometimes the fog rolls in thick and fast, covering the landscape in a river so dense only a few defiant buildings or iconic mountain peaks remain in sight, holding their own against the sweeping torrent.

Other times it's insidious, a horror movie-worthy creeping fog that sneaks up on you, thickening so slowly you don't know it's there until it's completely obscured the next twist in the trail.

The 30 gorgeous photographs below--captured by 500px photographers from around the world--demonstrate each of these situations perfectly, captivating your imagination along the way :

River del mar by Ted Andre Nilsen on 500px.com

Poland by Artur Magdziarz on 500px.com

Birds Eye View. by Volodymyr Zinchenko on 500px.com

The End Station by Martin Rak on 500px.com

The World Below....2 by Bobby Joshi Photography on 500px.com

Night ends by Daniel Řeřicha on 500px.com

Tahoma the Great by Marc Adamus on 500px.com

Hide-and-Seek by Kenji Yamamura on 500px.com

Dubai Cryogenic by Daniel Cheong on 500px.com

ray... by Charungroj Bunphabuth on 500px.com

Between the fog by Marcin Sobas on 500px.com

High Tide by Max Rive on 500px.com

A view from Heaven by Filippo Moretti on 500px.com

Kingdom Of Clouds by Evgeni Dinev on 500px.com

Paradise by Saeed Barikani on 500px.com

Ride the Lightning by Jeff Lewis on 500px.com

Foggy Dubai Marina by Sajeesh Shanmughan on 500px.com

Bastei by Martin Rak on 500px.com

These Magic Moments by Dora Artemiadi on 500px.com

Milkyway thailand by Anuchit นายบันทึก on 500px.com

Fogfall Morning by Toby Harriman on 500px.com

Mt Bromo Under The Stars by Elia Locardi on 500px.com

Cemoro Lawang by Silentino Natti on 500px.com

Golden Mist by Khalid Al Hammadi on 500px.com

We met again by Janez Tolar on 500px.com

Schäfler by Tobias Knoch on 500px.com

Heaven by Marko Korošec on 500px.com

Grand Canyon Cloud Inversion by Harun Mehmedinovic on 500px.com

Trollstigen , Norway . . by pascal Kiszon on 500px.com

Nebelschweif by Robert Pfiffner on 500px.com - เทอร์ร่า บีเคเค

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