“It was a foggy autumn morning and I was on my way to an appointment,” Switzerland-based photographer Marco Zedler tells me. “From the road I saw the …
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Bathed in Fog: These Photos Capture the Magic of Misty Landscapes
On a foggy autumn morning, Marco Zedler discovers a “magical portal" along the Rhine River. Petros Koublis retraces the steps of the ancient Greeks, introducing us to a world defined by magic and myth. In the silence of Germany's Teutoburger Wald forest, Frank Machalowski imagines great beasts around the corner, while in the dead of winter, Jessica Cantlin finds peace along Lake Washington. Sebastian Dijkstra Nilander goes hunting for trolls in Norway, more.
“I was always fascinated by the stars,” the Greek photographer Petros Koublis tells me. “In Greek mythology, they are connected with many myths. …
Frank Machalowski’s Tierwald hangs heavy with mystery. In the apparent silence of the forest, rendered in delicate greys, great beasts hulk, meeting …
According to an old Cheyenne Native American myth, the world began with only water and animals. Most of the animals lived in the sea; however, the …
Trolltyg i tomteskogen “I have always been drawn to a darker, mysterious, and melancholic side,” the Norwegian photographer Sebastian Dijkstra …
© Henrik Emtkjær Hansen / Offset Ribe, Denmark-based photographer Henrik Emtkjær Hansen is drawn to mysterious regions near the Wadden Sea, capturing …
Sydney-based photographer Svetlana Bailey’s quiet, poetic images of hazy landscapes assume a sense of mystery. Through the occurrence of fog, the …
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