I’ve embarked on a more serious project, one that aims to showcase the changes of the four seasons. The drone has a useful feature: it can return to approximately the same spot using GPS, with a precision of just a few meters. That’s where the idea came from, I would “just” need to revisit the same locations several times throughout the year and take one photo in each season. I looked around the area, trying to imagine which landscapes would look the most interesting across such a wide range of seasonal changes. I decided to start in multiple places so I’d have more options to choose from in the end. Here’s the first series from this project. From left to right, top to bottom: spring, summer, autumn, winter.

From the beginning, I knew it would make sense to shoot at roughly the same time of day each time. At most locations, I photographed either shortly after sunrise or before sunset to ensure optimal lighting conditions. Fortunately, quite early on, I also realized that if I’m doing this project, I don’t necessarily have to limit myself to just four photos. The number of visits and the level of visual change varied from one location to another. At the Drava River, I ended up going nine times, and I liked this 3×3 layout. Compared to the four-photo version, the transitions are smoother. What I found particularly interesting here was that the river’s varying water levels were also clearly visible in the photos, that was actually one of my selection criteria. While capturing the base material, I regularly checked the river’s current water level. The sandbanks emerging from the water changed constantly. Without them, the composition wouldn’t have been as balanced, but for a project with this kind of concept, I think it works perfectly fine. Starting from the top left, it begins with spring and ends with winter in the 4th and 9th photos.