The photographs of Juan Méndez from Lanzarote have once again conquered the prestigious magazine National Geographic. This time a new publication has compiled seven photographs taken in Lanzarote but which have been used to talk about the beauty of the entire Archipelago.
"There is work behind each photograph", the visual artist wanted to make clear during a conversation with La Voz. The images captured in the magazine belong to different periods of time, but show his work to capture all the corners of Lanzarote. For him, photography is "his passion, moments to disconnect and be at peace with nature. Doing what I like the most and being recognized in this way is something incredible."
The first of the selected images is The green flash, taken from Playa de Papagayo and with the focus on a sailboat on the coast of Conejera. In this case, the photograph managed to capture the unusual green flash or green ray. This phenomenon in the form of points of that color appears when the sunset is ending and before the moon rises.
The second photograph is Mars on Earth. In this case, as it could not be otherwise, he was inspired by the environment of Timanfaya National Park. With a volcano in the center of the image, you can see around the orange and earth colors so characteristic of the place.
After her, The Tajinaste holding the Universe is an impressive photograph in which you can see the Milky Way behind a Canary tjinaste, an endemic plant of the Archipelago and one of the most characteristic. In this case, this photograph is taken on the island of La Palma.
The fourth image The Legend of the Devil of Timanfaya. In this case he captured one of the most beautiful and characteristic images of the island: its special sunsets. In this case, one of the posters of the devil of Timanfaya, a sunset and the clouds served as a stage to immortalize the scene.
In fifth position is the sample Ícaro Lanzaroteño. In the vicinity of the Ermina de las Nieves in the Villa de Teguise was from where he took an image in which you can see a paraglider advancing towards the Sun.
The sixth photograph is The Canary Hubara (Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae) in it he was able to capture one of the endangered species of the Archipelago. This subspecies of the houbara bustard is only found on the three easternmost islands of the Canary Islands.
To conclude, the last impressive shot is Climbing the Moon from Guinate. On this occasion, a climber advances along a vertical wall with the Full Moon in the background.
