<strong>The Iceberg: </strong>Kyrgyz tour guide Timur Akbashev posed for this night shot in front of a backdrop of stars in a location known as "Mars Canyon." Click through the gallery for more of Dros's images.
The Iceberg: Kyrgyz tour guide Timur Akbashev posed for this night shot in front of a backdrop of stars in a location known as "Mars Canyon." Click through the gallery for more of Dros's images.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Fairytale Canyon:</strong> Albert Dros uses a technique called "stacking" to build perfectly exposed and focused night shots out of multiple images.
Fairytale Canyon: Albert Dros uses a technique called "stacking" to build perfectly exposed and focused night shots out of multiple images.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Star trail: </strong>In another image from Fairytale Canyon, Dros uses multiple exposures taken over time to create a star trail effect.
Star trail: In another image from Fairytale Canyon, Dros uses multiple exposures taken over time to create a star trail effect.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Mars Canyon: </strong>Dros scouts locations beforehand using Google Earth to track down interesting formations that he can then shoot with his drone.
Mars Canyon: Dros scouts locations beforehand using Google Earth to track down interesting formations that he can then shoot with his drone.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Digital planning: </strong>"For a trip like this I really don't know what to expect," says Dros. "I really like to scout in Google Earth, I can see it really detailed from the top, but I can also use the 3D view and I can see all the mountains."
Digital planning: "For a trip like this I really don't know what to expect," says Dros. "I really like to scout in Google Earth, I can see it really detailed from the top, but I can also use the 3D view and I can see all the mountains."
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Passion project: "</strong>For me, landscape photography is my hobby, it's also my job and my passion. I'm really addicted to it," says Dros. "So everywhere I am, I look around me, I see what's going on. Small things, big landscapes, everywhere, from the car, from the plane I will look outside and see a potential scene to shoot."
Passion project: "For me, landscape photography is my hobby, it's also my job and my passion. I'm really addicted to it," says Dros. "So everywhere I am, I look around me, I see what's going on. Small things, big landscapes, everywhere, from the car, from the plane I will look outside and see a potential scene to shoot."
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Eagle man: </strong>Dros, who originally trained as a graphic designer, says he much prefers shooting landscapes to people, but made an exception for this traditional Kyrgyz eagle hunter.
Eagle man: Dros, who originally trained as a graphic designer, says he much prefers shooting landscapes to people, but made an exception for this traditional Kyrgyz eagle hunter.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Canyon of Tears: </strong>Dros named this labyrinth of dry waterways the Canyon of Tears. Local tour guides Timur Akbashev and Ibraim Almazbekov came up with their own name: Canyon of Forgotten Rivers.
Canyon of Tears: Dros named this labyrinth of dry waterways the Canyon of Tears. Local tour guides Timur Akbashev and Ibraim Almazbekov came up with their own name: Canyon of Forgotten Rivers.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Completely deserted: </strong>Many of the beautiful areas visited by Dros on his trip are not on the tourist trail -- although that could soon change.
Completely deserted: Many of the beautiful areas visited by Dros on his trip are not on the tourist trail -- although that could soon change.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Adventure destination: </strong>With a recent relaxation of visa rules, Kyrgyzstan may soon be a hot adventure tourism destination.
Adventure destination: With a recent relaxation of visa rules, Kyrgyzstan may soon be a hot adventure tourism destination.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Safe and welcoming: </strong>"A lot of people they don't know this country," says Dros. "They don't know where it is. They think of Afghanistan and know it's dangerous, But Kyrgzstan is very safe, the people are very nice."
Safe and welcoming: "A lot of people they don't know this country," says Dros. "They don't know where it is. They think of Afghanistan and know it's dangerous, But Kyrgzstan is very safe, the people are very nice."
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>New ground: </strong>"I took a lot of pictures from places that even the locals don't really know," says Dros. "I'm very excited about this because when I post these pictures online and share them, even the locals will think 'oh well, I didn't know these places were in Kyrgyzstan."
New ground: "I took a lot of pictures from places that even the locals don't really know," says Dros. "I'm very excited about this because when I post these pictures online and share them, even the locals will think 'oh well, I didn't know these places were in Kyrgyzstan."
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Orto-Tokoy reservoir: </strong>The iced-over waters of this reservoir, west of Lake Issyk-Kul provided another landscape for Dros to capture.
Orto-Tokoy reservoir: The iced-over waters of this reservoir, west of Lake Issyk-Kul provided another landscape for Dros to capture.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Aerial ice:</strong> Dros uses a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone to capture images from the air. On land, he uses a Sony A7RIII camera.
Aerial ice: Dros uses a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone to capture images from the air. On land, he uses a Sony A7RIII camera.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Painting with photos: </strong>"The world is my canvas and I just want to show the world in the most beautiful way," Dros says. "With all the tools we have today, my camera and also my drone which is very important on trips like this, it's almost as if you're painting through your camera or drone. I see lines everywhere, compositions or contrasts."
Painting with photos: "The world is my canvas and I just want to show the world in the most beautiful way," Dros says. "With all the tools we have today, my camera and also my drone which is very important on trips like this, it's almost as if you're painting through your camera or drone. I see lines everywhere, compositions or contrasts."
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>No roads:</strong> Navigating these incredible landscapes can be tricky. Sometimes it's hard to tell a road from a dried-up riverbed. Sometimes the road is a dried-up riverbed.
No roads: Navigating these incredible landscapes can be tricky. Sometimes it's hard to tell a road from a dried-up riverbed. Sometimes the road is a dried-up riverbed.
Courtesy Albert Dros
<strong>Back to The Iceberg:</strong> "I will get not much sleep on a trip like this, but if the shots come out great it really doesn't matter," says Dros. "Because this is really what keeps me going, the beautiful scenery and the chance to get these beautiful shots. You can always sleep later."<br />
Back to The Iceberg: "I will get not much sleep on a trip like this, but if the shots come out great it really doesn't matter," says Dros. "Because this is really what keeps me going, the beautiful scenery and the chance to get these beautiful shots. You can always sleep later."
Courtesy Albert Dros