Bernhard Lang is previously mentioned on Design Faves for his areal photographs capturing rows of colorful beach umbrellas and towels. Lang is known for his areal photography, captured whilst strapped underneath ultralight planes, of car parks, football fields, harbors, snow covered landscapes, among other things.
His images of the Tagebau Hambach coal mine in Germany show massive, three-story tall machinery removing soil from a 240m-long, 96m-high pit. Though Germany is a leader in clean renewable energy, the Hambach mine is one of the largest dirty coal mines in Europe.
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Lang’s images present an unusual perspective, capturing a beautiful patterned landscape that one can only realize from extreme heights. However, Lang also aims to create awareness as well: the “images of opencast brown coal mining with its huge machines biting into the soil show quite directly the human impact on, and exploitation of, our environment.”
Source: designfaves.com