THE BEAUTIFUL NATURE OF MIRROR OPPOSITES

GEIR MAGNE SÆTRE

Mirrors are inherently ironic in that they reflect both sameness and opposites. Unless they are warped, they show you a duplicate of whatever you place in front of them, except in reverse order.

Photographer Geir Magne Sætre has captured beautiful mirror images of birds as they come close to the surface of still waters in lakes near his home in western Norway. One of his favorite places to photograph is the famous bird island of Runde.    

As the birds swoop down to skim the glassy tops, looking to catch a meal, a drink or a bath, their mirrored opposite view doubles their beauty.

During the day, Sætre works as a boat designer and engineer. But when he is free to work on his own projects, he packs up his Nikon cameras and lenses and heads out the the wilderness to capture portraits of natural beauty.

Sætre specializes in photographing wildlife, but has a particular passion for birds. He also takes on commercial projects featuring natural subjects. See more of his work here.

Read more about Beautiful Opposites in Beautiful Opposite: Big & Small.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Mirror.”
2. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Mirror Bird II.”
3. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Mirror II.”
4. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Take Off.”
5. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Seagull Landing.”
6. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Seabird Action Flying.”
7. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Moon Night.”
8. Image: by BN App - Download now!
9. Image: by Geir Magne Sætre. “Ice Yeti...”