Salt Flats

How this photograph was made in-camera in the middle of the Bolivian salt flats

Apr 9, 2020 by John Aldred 1 Comment

Fine art photographer Gray Malin recently published the second instalment of his Far Far Away series. It’s an interesting and somewhat abstract set of images shot in the Bolivian salt flats, Salar de Uyuni. One particular image involved transporting 500 bananas out into the middle of the salt flats, to create a huge pile of them.

You might think the image is Photoshopped and indeed all is not quite as it seems, but the image was created entirely in-camera. In this video, Gray shows and talks to us about how he did it.

Photographer captures amazing photos of the Milky Way over the mirrored salt flats of Bolivia

Aug 1, 2016 by John Aldred 5 Comments

Astrophotography is one of those genres I love to admire from a distance. I’ve tried it occasionally and failed miserably every time. I’m sure most of it is down to my technique, although I’m going to blame clouds and light pollution anyway. I’d love to be good at it, but it’s just not going to happen.

So, when I see work from people like Russian landscape photographer, Daniel Kordan, I am both amazed and impressed. During a recent visit to Sala de Uyuni in Bolivia, Daniel managed to capture something incredible. The Milky Way reflecting off the surface of the flooded salt flats.

Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

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