Robbie Shone Captures Stunning Cave Photography During Expeditions
Megan Facciuolo — April 18, 2014 — World
References: shonephotography & sneakhype
Robbie Shone is a British adventurer who loves cave photography. He fuses his love for photography and caving together to capture these impressive photographs. For the past decade, he has managed to photograph the deepest, widest and longest caves around the world. Who knew there was so much beauty like this beneath us?
The lighting of the caves makes for surreal imagery. He uses flash lights to enhance specific structures and stones in the caves. He has even hung on thin rope 200 meters above the floor of the world's deepest natural cave in order to get the perfect shot. These images are so captivating, it feels like Shone is bringing you along on an adventure; now, you can travel to the far ends of a 189 km long cave without leaving your desk.
The lighting of the caves makes for surreal imagery. He uses flash lights to enhance specific structures and stones in the caves. He has even hung on thin rope 200 meters above the floor of the world's deepest natural cave in order to get the perfect shot. These images are so captivating, it feels like Shone is bringing you along on an adventure; now, you can travel to the far ends of a 189 km long cave without leaving your desk.
Trend Themes
1. Cave Photography - The trend of cave photography is increasing with a focus on exploring and capturing pictures of the deepest, widest, and longest caves around the world, which presents an opportunity for adventure tourism and vacation photography.
2. Surreal Imagery - The trend of using flashlights to capture surreal imagery in caves has created an opportunity for innovative lighting products and technologies that allow for capturing stunning visuals in unique environments.
3. Virtual Travel - The trend of using photography and advanced technology to bring far-flung adventures to audiences digitally presents an opportunity for companies in the tourism and entertainment industries to create immersive experiences and innovative marketing campaigns.
Industry Implications
1. Adventure Tourism - The adventure tourism industry can benefit from the increasing trend of cave photography by offering unique and exciting tour packages that include cave exploration and photography expeditions.
2. Photography - The photography industry can capitalize on the surreal imagery trend by offering specialized lighting equipment and tools that enable photographers to capture stunning visuals in difficult environments.
3. Entertainment - The entertainment industry can create innovative and immersive travel experiences using virtual reality and photography, thereby capitalizing on the trend of virtual travel and bringing adventure to audiences worldwide.
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