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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Natural Art

Viewed from above, this Icelandic river becomes a masterpiece of nature, its paths traced like brushstrokes on a canvas. Soft flows shift from deep blues to black where sandbanks emerge, and rare glacial particles lend an ethereal hue.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Iceland
Camera: L2D-20c
Copyright: © Matteo Strassera