Painted By Nature by Kristin Piljay

Painted by nature, captured by me. This past summer, I finally bought a drone and was excited to bring it to Iceland, a land of surreal and amazing landscapes. The geothermal areas of steaming hot springs and boiling mud pools are some of my favorite places in Iceland and when I launched my drone at Hverir, I let out a little gasp when I saw what it looked like from above! It was like a dream come true - this surreal view of the landscape - especially when I pointed the camera straight down. Top-down drone photography is now a new favorite type of photography for me and I am excited to continue to experiment with this in other places. I’ve always loved seeing the world from above, but i...View all