23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Crossroads

An industrial access road cuts across vivid evaporation ponds in Utah’s salt flats, forming a sharp intersection of color and texture. From above, the landscape becomes an abstract study in geometry, anchored only by a pair of passing trucks.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Utah, United States of America
Copyright: © Alex Visbal