When the fascinating ‘floating peaks’ were introduced by David Cameron in his 3D blockbuster, Avatar, we thought we have seen it all. Well, close on their heels is another set of awe-inspiring natural formations called the ‘earth pyramids. These real-life columns, located in South Tyrol, an autonomous province in northern Italy, seem straight out of some science fiction movie.
Kilian Schönberger PhotographyThe pyramids caught the imagination of Kilian Schönberger, a colour blind professional photographer and a geographer from Germany. Instead of snapping these alien-looking columns in the daytime, he climbed the Alps late at night and waited for dawn to break.
Kilian Schönberger PhotographyWhat he captured in his camera was really spellbinding. The columns, enveloped in the morning fog in the hazy dawn light, appear like stalagmites growing out of the ground. The whole scene appears surreal and other-worldly.
Kilian Schönberger PhotographySouth Tyrol is not the only place where such ‘earth pyramids’ are found. They are also found in Ritten, a plateau in the vicinity of Bolanzo in northern Italy and in Platten, near Percha in Puster Valley that extends from East Tyrol to South Tyrol. There are much more.
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