Amazing Capture Of Milky Way Reflected At The World's Largest Salt Flat

Determined to find a destination where he could photograph a completely dark sky, Russian photographer Daniel Kordan traveled to the Altiplano region of west-central South America, an area known for its absolute darkness, and which rises 12,300 feet above sea level. While here, Kordan captured the Uyuni salt flat with a special astrophotography camera.

The luminous glow of the Milky Way galaxy onto the plain looks like something that only exists in a dream. Kordan is headed to the Faroe Islands and Greenland to lead workshops on how to capture a magical landscape, just in case you're looking to book an impromptu inspiration vacation. Half of the world's 11 million tons of unexploited lithium, a key component in lithium-ion batteries, happen to lie beneath the Salar de Uyuni, leading to a recent boom in lithium mining in the country. Image credit: Instagram.com/danielkordan