"I set up the #tripod with a wide angle #lens and opened the shutter, then fell asleep on the roof of my car, looking up at the stars." Photographer #DavidTrood has shot large #landscapes from Greenland to the southern tip of New Zealand, and sees #nature as both his playground and his workplace. “The majority of people today live in big cities, so it’s important for me as a photographer to give them the opportunity to be inspired by images that create an attraction and curiosity towards the #outdoors. When I was a child my father would take me #camping in the #Australian #outback, and now, when life feels like it's going too fast, I go back there. It’s a long way from any city, so at night the #stars are very visible ⎯ more visible than almost any other place I've been in the world. It can be so quiet you can hear your own heart beating. That combination of #solitude, stillness and alertness creates a natural high and a unique feeling of being part of it.” #📷: Star trails from the #M...