אמנות מופשטת במבט מהחלל על כדור הארץ

טראסות אורז שנראות כמו משיכות מכחול של ואן גוך, ארכיטקטורה אורבנית ומערכות כבישים היוצרים דפוסים מעוררי השראה, כתמי צבע יפהפיים של קרחונים נמסים או שטחי חקלאות… המבט מהחלל על כדור הארץ מספק מצע בלתי נגמר לאמנות מפתיעה. חשבון האינסטגרם של בנג'מין גרנט, Daily Overview, הוא רצף עצום של מטעמים ויזואליים שכאלה, אותם הוא מעלה כמעט מדי יום. בעוד כשבועיים, ב-25 באוקטובר 2016, יצא לאור ספר המאגד למעלה ממאתיים הצילומים הטובים ביותר. בינתיים, אפשר להתמכר גם אונליין. 

מתוך חשבון האינסטגרם של בנג'מין גרנט:

 

The salt evaporation ponds seen here cover roughly 10 square miles (26 square km) in San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Salt is extracted from the water here through a lengthy process. First, water from the bay is channeled into massive basins where it begins a transformation into brines. Over five years, the brines evaporate, concentrate, and travel several miles before they are collected as pure salt crystals. The massive ponds get their vibrant color from a particular species of algae (Dunaliella) that thrives in extremely salty water and produces a red pigment. /// Created by @benjaminrgrant, source imagery: @nearmap

A photo posted by Daily Overview (@dailyoverview) on Oct 10, 2016 at 7:50am PDT

 

Our thoughts are with the people of Haiti following the loss and damage the country is facing in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. In the city of Jeremie, it is estimated that 80% of the buildings have been flattened by the storm. We encourage you to check out the link in our profile to learn more about how you can help. We don’t have any imagery yet of the areas most affected by the storm, so this Overview shows houses covering the steep hillsides of the Killick Stenio Vincent neighborhood in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. /// Created by @benjaminrgrant, source imagery: @digitalglobe

A photo posted by Daily Overview (@dailyoverview) on Oct 8, 2016 at 6:17am PDT

 

Rice paddies, constructed in steps, cover the mountainsides of Yuanyang County, China. Cultivated by the Hani people for the last 1300 years, the slope of the terraces varies from 15 to 75 degrees with some having as many as 3,000 steps. As we’ve been getting a lot of questions recently about prints, I want to mention that this Overview, and many others, can be purchased directly from our website (link in profile) in the Printshop section! /// Created by @benjaminrgrant, source imagery: @digitalglobe

A photo posted by Daily Overview (@dailyoverview) on Oct 4, 2016 at 7:54am PDT

 

Everglades National Park in Florida is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States east of the Mississippi River, covering more than 1.5 million acres. The park was established in 1934 to protect the area’s fragile ecosystem and is home to 36 threatened or protected species including the American crocodile and West Indian manatee. Source imagery: @digitalglobe

A photo posted by Daily Overview (@dailyoverview) on May 17, 2016 at 1:02pm PDT

 

Discovery Bay is a waterfront community built on a network of man-made dikes in Contra Costa County, California, USA. Development of the area began in 1964 is now home to roughly 13,352 residents. As seen in this Overview, many residents have private docks with boat access to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. Source imagery: @digitalglobe

A photo posted by Daily Overview (@dailyoverview) on May 26, 2016 at 8:42am PDT

 

Glacial melting and flooding occurs every year by the Skafta River in Iceland. As the water travels down towards the North Atlantic Ocean, incredible patterns are created on the hillsides. Rising lava, steam vents, or newly opened hot springs can all cause this rapid ice melt, leading to a sizable release of water that picks up sediment as it flows down from the glaciers. /// Source imagery: @digitalglobe

A photo posted by Daily Overview (@dailyoverview) on Sep 8, 2016 at 10:57am PDT

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