Instagram post by National Geographic Travel • Oct 16, 2017 at 9:24pm UTC

The World at Night photography
A couple of nights ago next to an icon in Utah. A great aspect of US National Parks is their pristine dark skies, thanks to the Night Sky Program in the parks which controls light pollution. To me as a night photographer who spent past 2 decades imaging under stars in all continents, this is the paradise!
The Milky Way, from Scorpius to Aquila, appears at the end of twilight above the Delicate Arch, 60 ft (18m) high, in the Arches National Park. On @babaktafreshifind more of our planet’s wonders at night.

Instagram post by National Geographic Travel • Oct 25, 2017 at 11:57pm UTC

From a bird’s-eye view I was able to capture more of Wyoming’s natural patterns. The Grand Prismatic Hot spring in Yellowstone National Park is the world’s third largest hot spring and descends deeper than a 10 story building. Wyoming will blow your mind from the sky offering more than 1,200 geysers. I wanted to capture the contrast of the colors by shooting this thermal pool during winter from a small plane around 5,000 ft. The name Grand really begins to mean something when you see it from this angle.

Instagram post by National Geographic Travel • Oct 25, 2017 at 11:57pm UTC

Instagram post by National Geographic Travel • Oct 29, 2017 at 5:53pm UTC

Completely filled only three times in the past 150 years, Australia’s 9500 sq. km salty “dead heart” – which comprises Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South – is devoid of vegetation. Before the advent of GPS, explorers of this expanse of white could only navigate by compass, as if they were at sea. As a photographer, the aerial viewpoint always offer a unique perspective looking down on the unique environment of the Australian Outback.

Instagram post by National Geographic Travel • Oct 29, 2017 at 5:53pm UTC