Spectacular Images of Australia’s Salt Fields Captured by Simon Butterworth.

‘Blue Fields’ by Scottish landscape photographer Simon Butterworth is a stunning aerial photography series that could easily be mistaken for oil paintings. The images depict the Useless Loop solar salt operation in Shark Bay, the westernmost point of mainland Australia. The series is part of a larger, long-term project, Aesthetics of the Unexpected, where Butterworth explores the relationships between perception, expectation and reality.

The images were shot from a light aircraft, flying between 1,200 and 1,500 meters above ground.“The height was crucial in order to flatten perspective by using long focal lengths. Time of day and cloud cover were also critical, the abstract effect being heightened by complete lack of signifying shadow,” explains Butterworth.

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[Images © Simon Butterworth.]