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The most spectacular, surreal and psychedelic photography of 2018

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Every morning hundreds of hot air balloons lift off from Cappadocia, an arid region in Turkey (Credit: Martijn Doolard Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The Long Journey series documents Kevin Krautgartner's travels to remote locations. Each image captures a snap of the car by drone in a stunning variety of different landscapes (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The Long Journey series documents Kevin Krautgartner's travels to remote locations. Each image captures a snap of the car by drone in a stunning variety of different landscapes (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The Long Journey series documents Kevin Krautgartner's travels to remote locations. Each image captures a snap of the car by drone in a stunning variety of different landscapes (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
These images of Australian salt evaporation ponds were taken from a small plane. The colors come from different algae concentrations (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance  (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ))
These images of Australian salt evaporation ponds were taken from a small plane. The colors come from different algae concentrations (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance  (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ))
From Russian photographer Local Preacher came this series of trippy reflections entitled Liquid Portals (Credit: Local Preacher Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
From Russian photographer Local Preacher came this series of trippy reflections entitled Liquid Portals (Credit: Local Preacher Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
German photographer Bernhard Lang's remarkable aerial photographs of solar power plants in California and Nevada beautifully capture the awesome scale of these modern, sustainable power plants (Credit: Bernhard Lang Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
German photographer Bernhard Lang's remarkable aerial photographs of solar power plants in California and Nevada beautifully capture the awesome scale of these modern, sustainable power plants (Credit: Bernhard Lang Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
German photographer Bernhard Lang's remarkable aerial photographs of solar power plants in California and Nevada beautifully capture the awesome scale of these modern, sustainable power plants (Credit: Bernhard Lang Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
German photographer Bernhard Lang's remarkable aerial photographs of solar power plants in California and Nevada beautifully capture the awesome scale of these modern, sustainable power plants (Credit: Bernhard Lang Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Elsa Bleder's beautiful collection, Midnight Gothic, turned the streets of Johannesburg into a magical cinematic landscape bringing light, mystery and color into classically brutalist architectural settings (Credit: Elsa Bleda Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Elsa Bleder's beautiful collection, Midnight Gothic, turned the streets of Johannesburg into a magical cinematic landscape bringing light, mystery and color into classically brutalist architectural settings (Credit: Elsa Bleda Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Elsa Bleder's beautiful collection, Midnight Gothic, turned the streets of Johannesburg into a magical cinematic landscape bringing light, mystery and color into classically brutalist architectural settings (Credit: Elsa Bleda Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another gorgeously cinematic collection of night photography came from Swedish artist Simon Aslund. These particular entries in the ongoing series were taken in and around Dalarna and Stockholm (Credit: Simon Aslund Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another gorgeously cinematic collection of night photography came from Swedish artist Simon Aslund. These particular entries in the ongoing series were taken in and around Dalarna and Stockholm (Credit: Simon Aslund Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another gorgeously cinematic collection of night photography came from Swedish artist Simon Aslund. These particular entries in the ongoing series were taken in and around Dalarna and Stockholm (Credit: Simon Aslund Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Al Mefer's Alien Architecture collection (Credit: Al Mefer Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Al Mefer's Alien Architecture collection (Credit: Al Mefer Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Mefer's Deserts of the Future uses some simple Photoshop techniques to transform our real world into bizarre alien landscapes (Credit: Al Mefer Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Mefer's Deserts of the Future uses some simple photoshop techniques to imagine turn our real world into bizarre alien landscapes (Credit: Al Mefer Behance CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
This intriguing collection, from German photographer Tom Hegen, examines the different patterns appearing in a frozen lake. All the images are taken from an average height of 250 meters (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
This intriguing collection, from German photographer Tom Hegen, examines the different patterns appearing in a frozen lake. All the images are taken from an average height of 250 meters (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
This intriguing collection, from German photographer Tom Hegen, examines the different patterns appearing in a frozen lake. All the images are taken from an average height of 250 meters (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The Tulip Series is another aerial collection from Tom Hegen. This time the photographer chronicles the massive tulip farming sector in the Netherlands (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The Tulip Series is another aerial collection from Tom Hegen. This time the photographer chronicles the massive tulip farming sector in the Netherlands (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The Tulip Series is another aerial collection from Tom Hegen. This time the photographer chronicles the massive tulip farming sector in the Netherlands (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The Tulip Series is another aerial collection from Tom Hegen. This time the photographer chronicles the massive tulip farming sector in the Netherlands (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Dubai has long been a favorite photographic target and Chinese photographer Black Station delivered several fantastic new perspectives on the massive futuristic city, from a surreal foggy morning to the epic ongoing constructions (Credit: Black Station Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Dubai has long been a favorite photographic target and Chinese photographer Black Station delivered several fantastic new perspectives on the massive futuristic city, from a surreal foggy morning to the epic ongoing constructions (Credit: Black Station Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Dubai has long been a favorite photographic target and Chinese photographer Black Station delivered several fantastic new perspectives on the massive futuristic city, from a surreal foggy morning to the epic ongoing constructions (Credit: Black Station Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Dubai has long been a favorite photographic target and Chinese photographer Black Station delivered several fantastic new perspectives on the massive futuristic city, from a surreal foggy morning to the epic ongoing constructions (Credit: Black Station Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Every morning hundreds of hot air balloons lift off from Cappadocia, an arid region in Turkey (Credit: Martijn Doolard Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Every morning hundreds of hot air balloons lift off from Cappadocia, an arid region in Turkey (Credit: Martijn Doolard Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
These bizarre natural formations found in South Tyrol, Italy are often focused on by photographers looking for surreal natural wonders. Martin Rak's collection captured these iconic spaces shrouded in fog, adding to the weird uncanny landscape (Credit: Martin Rak Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
These bizarre natural formations found in South Tyrol, Italy are often focused on by photographers looking for surreal natural wonders. Martin Rak's collection captured these iconic spaces shrouded in fog, adding to the weird uncanny landscape (Credit: Martin Rak Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
These bizarre natural formations found in South Tyrol, Italy are often focused on by photographers looking for surreal natural wonders. Martin Rak's collection captured these iconic spaces shrouded in fog, adding to the weird uncanny landscape (Credit: Martin Rak Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another collection from Local Preacher in 2018 is one for fans of extreme psychedelic color. This series is aptly titled Ghetto Streets On Acid, and floods simple architectural forms with obscene highlights of color (Credit: Local Preacher Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another collection from Local Preacher in 2018 is one for fans of extreme psychedelic color. This series is aptly titled Ghetto Streets On Acid, and floods simple architectural forms with obscene highlights of color (Credit: Local Preacher Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another collection from Local Preacher in 2018 is one for fans of extreme psychedelic color. This series is aptly titled Ghetto Streets On Acid, and floods simple architectural forms with obscene highlights of color (Credit: Local Preacher Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The sublime spectacle of the Northern Lights is one that never gets tiring to look at and Christian Hoiberg's gorgeous collection, titled The Lady in Green, delivered some of the year's best Aurora images (Credit: Christian Hoiberg Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The sublime spectacle of the Northern Lights is one that never gets tiring to look at and Christian Hoiberg's gorgeous collection, titled The Lady in Green, delivered some of the year's best Aurora images (Credit: Christian Hoiberg Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
The sublime spectacle of the Northern Lights is one that never gets tiring to look at and Christian Hoiberg's gorgeous collection, titled The Lady in Green, delivered some of the year's best Aurora images (Credit: Christian Hoiberg Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another incredible Tom Hegen collection from 2018 was The Crater Series, examining the beautiful colors and patterns of extinct volcanic craters in Iceland (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another incredible Tom Hegen collection from 2018 was The Crater Series, examining the beautiful colors and patterns of extinct volcanic craters in Iceland (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Another incredible Tom Hegen collection from 2018 was The Crater Series, examining the beautiful colors and patterns of extinct volcanic craters in Iceland (Credit: Tom Hegen Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
More stunning images from Kevin Krautgartner, this time investigating Bauxite mining in Western Australia. The mineral contains 20 percent aluminum as well as iron oxides, giving the landscape a deep red color (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance  (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
More stunning images from Kevin Krautgartner, this time investigating Bauxite mining in Western Australia. The mineral contains 20 percent aluminum as well as iron oxides, giving the landscape a deep red color (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance  (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
More stunning images from Kevin Krautgartner, this time investigating Bauxite mining in Western Australia. The mineral contains 20 percent aluminum as well as iron oxides, giving the landscape a deep red color (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance  (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Michael Shainblum's absolutely incredible lava photos were taken in Hawaii. All the images are single exposures with Shainblum focusing on the magnificent power of the lava flows (Credit: Michael Shainblum Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Michael Shainblum's absolutely incredible lava photos were taken in Hawaii. All the images are single exposures with Shainblum focusing on the magnificent power of the lava flows (Credit: Michael Shainblum Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
Michael Shainblum's absolutely incredible lava photos were taken in Hawaii. All the images are single exposures with Shainblum focusing on the magnificent power of the lava flows (Credit: Michael Shainblum Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))
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From alien architecture to neon water reflections, the last 12 months have delivered a stunning array of photographic treats. To celebrate the new year we have hand-picked a collection of the most mind-bending, sublime, and spectacular photographs we've been treated to in 2018.

As drones have become increasingly accessible the field of drone photography has exploded with a variety of incredible aesthetics. Some of the most impressive drone photos this year came from German photographer Kevin Krautgartner. Alongside two striking collections offering surreal aerial perspectives on mining in Australia, Krautgartner also chronicled his long car journeys to often remote sites via a series of drone snaps from above.

The Long Journey series documents Kevin Krautgartner's travels to remote locations. Each image captures a snap of the car by drone in a stunning variety of different landscapes (Credit: Kevin Krautgartner Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))

Spanish artist Al Mefer's psychedelic photography was also a 2018 highlight. His Deserts of the Future and Alien Architecture collections took earthly sights and transformed them into surreal otherworldly visions. A Russian photographer known as Local Preacher also embraced neon-drenched psychedelia this year, particularly in a collection called Liquid Portals focusing on the colorful abstractions found in water reflections.

Al Mefer's Alien Architecture collection (Credit: Al Mefer Behance (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0))

The last 12 months also served up compelling geometric ice patterns, massive solar power plants, gothic South African nightscapes, and foggy Dubai vistas. Take a look through our gallery to trip through some of the more astonishing images captured in 2018.

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