ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Songlines is dedicated to the Etosha Pan in the north of Namibia.
The Etosha Pan covers 4760 square kilometers and is visible even from space.
To be able to orientate oneself in this abstract landscape from the air one has to
create a mind map, linking key locations and sites in the form of traces and patterns.
A combination of long and tedious planning, intuition and a good portion of luck are
some of the factors needed, to be in the right place at the right time for the landscape
to share its secret treasures.
The result are silent Songlines in form of visual poems - a tribute of this incredible
and unique landscape.

AUTHOR
Roland Blum, 1966 Grabs, lives and works in Schaan, Liechtenstein.
He studied music at the Jazz School and at the conservatory in Lucerne.
Work focus: abstract landscape photography with main focus on aerial shots.
I have been involved in photography since I was 10 years old. My father introduced me to the world of analogue photography. In these early days, I gained my first experience with abstract photography in the field of macro photography. Since then aerial photography became my main subject. 80% of my photographic work has consisted of aerial photography in the abstract landscape field.Some of roland blum's essential works are presented in his online gallery www.rolandblum.com

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