23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Where the Sea Paints Its Lines

This sandbar on the coast of Fuerteventura forms natural abstract patterns where the turquoise shallows meet deeper Caribbean blue. The textures created by currents and tides look almost like brushstrokes, giving the landscape a surreal, painterly feeling.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Spain
Camera: FC3411
Copyright: © Uku Sööt