Inspiration

Alex Noriega is a full time landscape photographer based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. In his images, he strives forperfect composition, interesting light and technical excellence. Alex is especially interested in the geology of the American desert southwest, the mountain environments as well as the forests. He appreciates both, dramatic and quiet scenes. He won 2016 USA Landscape Photographer of the Year, The Epson International Pano Awards and International Landscape Photographer of the… read more.

This photograph was taken from a window plane during a business trip to Singapore from Jakarta, Indonesia. As a photographer, I always have my camera ready whenever traveling with an airplane because you never know what you’ll encounter. The perspective of bird eye view is always magnificent and unique especially from 30,000 feet above the ground. It was in the early morning around 11 and the sun was just right in front of me thus creating specular highlight on shiny surfaces like water from the ocean or… read more.

Funnel Factory by Alex Noriega I had read about this area in an old book, and I had seen images of this type of rock from a favorite artist of mine, Guy Tal. I also knew the area from a road trip I did several years prior, so I had been looking at maps for years and I was enamored with the geology. The formation was actually large enough that I was able to find and plan my composition on Google Earth. I chose to use a telephoto lens to isolate the part of the mesa that… read more.

Raico Rosenberg was born and raised in Tenerife. Exploring the natural environment of the island from an early age helped him to create a unique bond with the amazing landscapes of Tenerife. Raico images are technically excellent and artistically inspiring; they perfectly encapsulate his distinctive vision and profound connection to nature. He pushes the cameras limits with advanced techniques and keeps the post processing to the minimum. His exceptional skills have been noticed by international companies… read more.

I live some driving hours away from Andenes and went there to take a shot of Bleikøya. I really hoped to get Northern Lights on the sky during the periode I was there. Bleik with the Bleikøya in Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. I wished to get a shot with the aurora over the top of Bleikøya. On the second night the Northern Lights danced over this island like in a dream. It was a beautiful clear fullmoon-night in january during the magical dark season with its beautiful… read more.