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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Erbil, Iraq - Who left the bloody lights on

From the Series: Who left the bloody lights on The highly challenging process of shooting the world's lit cities, towns and villages at night from the cockpit of my Boeing 777 & 787 doing 600mph, six miles above the ground looking out of small small windows with avionics reflections everywhere during, while trying to find periods of low low workload. Guess the next best thing if I was not smart enough to be an astronaut but mama and papa still proud, so win win. Oh and guess I should also mention something about climate change/energy consumption blah blah, but sure you got that as well, turn your bloody lights off. Enjoy.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Erbil, Iraq
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Rico X.