The fairytale Neuschwanstein castle, the inspiration for Disney castles, photographed during a sunset in 2023. With the foothills of the Alps and the town of Füssen in the background, this image takes on a beautiful depth where the castle rises mightily above.
Although I would have loved to climb to this viewpoint, the route was too dangerous with the knowledge that I would have to return in the dark. Therefore, I walked to the main gate of the castle in the hope of shooting some nice pictures's from there. My drone turned out to be the perfect solution to still be able to shoot this picture with the rapidly setting sun. A magical place.
Hi! My name is Max van der Weide, I am 19 years old and live in Bemmel (The Netherlands). At the age of 14 I started playing around with cameras and by the age of 16 I approached photography more professionally. I currently work on my own freelance photography.. Read more…