그림같은 경관을 지나는 역동적 '기차'의 모습 Stunning Photos of Trains Roaring Through Picturesque Landscapes

경제문화 Economy, Culture/사진미술 Photo & Arts2017. 1. 23. 00:07

Stunning Photos of Trains Roaring Through Picturesque Landscapes

By Sara Barnes on January 21, 2017

Photo credit: Mantas Kristijonas Kuliešis

기차 여행에는 로맨틱하고 설레이는 무언가가 있다.

누군가가 충고해준다.

"미국을 그냥 관광하려면 캐딜락을 렌트하고

미국의 찬탄할만한 모습들을 보려면 기차를 타라"

황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터

Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor

There’s something romantic about train travel. As you sit and watch the world pass by, it offers a firsthand look at a landscape that’s both intimate and fleeting—truly a moving picture. Many routes take passengers (or cargo) through otherwise desolate lands with adventures along the snow-capped mountains, tall grasslands, and dense forests. Through stunning train photos, photographers pay homage to these journeys. Their awe-inspiring portraits capture the hard-working locomotives among grandiose settings.

Many photographers take an aerial approach to their work. They photograph the trains from a bird’s-eye view, often dwarfing them in the context of the larger landscape. Mantas Kristijonas Kuliešis took this idea a step further and used a drone to bring his image to life—as a result, the vessel looks as though it’s barreling directly at us.

The beautiful photos shown here will make you want to plan your next trip on a train. Travel maven Derek Low insists that doing so will show you things you wouldn’t see otherwise. In his now-famous $213 trip across the USA, he reflects:“If you want to see tourist America, rent a Cadillac, get on Route 66 and stop off at a few cutesy diners and motels. If you want to see the real America in all its spectacular, crazy, kooky glory, get on the train.”