23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Cosmic Landscape at Ria de Alvor
A drone's view of the Ria de Alvor in Portugal, revealing an almost "cosmic" landscape. The partially dried-up lagoon forms intricate, alien-like patterns with four distinct islets, while the Atlantic Ocean peeks through the clouds on the horizon.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Alvor, Portugal |
| Camera: | FC7303 |
| Copyright: | © Oleksii Derevianko |