“Perseid Meteor Shower on Mangart Saddle”
The Mangart Saddle is a mountain pass in the Julian Alps on the border of Italy and Slovenia. Last year, the photographer scaled the saddle to image the Milky Way and ended up capturing the streaks of some of the Perseid meteor shower which peaked last summer. The resulting image is breathtaking and dynamic: the lofty escarpments of the alps are dwarfed by the galactic arch, and the Perseids give a sense of depth lacking in other shots of the Milky Way.
