Luminescence

Southeast Region

Landsat 8

Acquired 2015-02-20

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 6

A mesmerizing plume creates a paradox of light and dark, brilliant and murky. The dark water of the Suwannee River flows from the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia to the Gulf of America in Florida. The river’s inky color comes from decaying vegetation at the river’s swampy source.

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U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 6. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

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Imagery curated from Earth as Art, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data.

Acquired 2015-02-20Landsat 8

OA-092

Luminescence

Southeast Region

Landsat 8

Acquired 2015-02-20

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 6

A mesmerizing plume creates a paradox of light and dark, brilliant and murky. The dark water of the Suwannee River flows from the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia to the Gulf of America in Florida. The river’s inky color comes from decaying vegetation at the river’s swampy source.

Curated from

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 6. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

Limited edition

24 of 24 remaining

Available as

Not yet in the shop. Get in touch → for commissions or an early print of this scene.

← Back to archive

← Previous

Mezen Mixing

OA-091

Next →

Facing the Tide

OA-093