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Phoria guys on a hike in Emerald Hills, California, September 2026 (Gaussian splat)
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Three men pose together on a dry, sunlit hillside trail in a 3D Gaussian splat capture, capturing a moment of camaraderie during a hike. [AI] #Photography #3D #Nature
Phoria guys on a hike in Emerald Hills, California, September 2026. (Gaussian splat)
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Three men pose on a sun-drenched trail, shading their eyes against the bright light in a 3D Gaussian splat capture, ready for interactive exploration. [AI] #Photography #3D #Nature
Eric Cheng with Phoria guys on a hike in Emerald Hills, California, September 2026. (Gaussian splat)
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An interactive 3D Gaussian splat capture of three hikers resting on a sun-drenched hillside of dry grass, posing casually under clear skies. [AI] #Photography #3D #Nature
Jerry's New House (Gaussian splat) #Photography #3D #GaussianSplat
Adam Tow under the giant donut sign at Randy's Donuts. (Gaussian splat)
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A man stands beneath the iconic giant donut sign at Randy's Donuts in Los Angeles, captured as an interactive 3D Gaussian splat volumetric scene. [AI] #Photography #3D #AI
Tom Gruber at the center of a brick labyrinth on a hilltop. (Gaussian splat)
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A man stands at the center of a circular brick labyrinth on a sunlit hilltop, captured as an interactive 3D Gaussian splat volumetric scene. [AI] #Photography #3D #AI
St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar 2025
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A cheerful string quintet poses with their instruments in a music rehearsal room, smiling for the camera during a summer chamber music seminar. [AI] #Music #Photography #Summer
St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar 2025
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A joyful group of six musicians, including violinists and a cellist, pose together in a music rehearsal room during the St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar 2025 at Stanford. [AI] #Music #ChamberMusic #Photography
St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar 2025
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A group of six musicians poses with string instruments in a music rehearsal room at Stanford, smiling for the camera during a chamber music seminar. [AI] #Music #ChamberMusic #Photography
St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar 2025
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A joyful group selfie of five musicians at the St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar, smiling in a rehearsal room with a grand piano and music notation on the wall. [AI] #Music #Photography #Community
St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar 2025
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A joyful group of six friends poses together at night in Palo Alto, California, during the St. Lawrence Summer Chamber Music Seminar 2025. [AI] #Music #ChamberMusic #Photography
Five musicians gather in a rehearsal room, smiling with instruments and sheet music, capturing a joyful moment of musical collaboration. [AI] #Music #Photography #AI
Otherworldly Iceberg near Ilulissat, Greenland, May 2025.
This huge iceberg was an absolute gem of otherworldly colors. There were two researchers from NYU at a research station on the edge of this ice wall near Ilulissat, Greenland, and they told us that it had calved just 3 hours before we arrived--it was the largest calving event they had seen in 10 years of coming to Greenland. Before disappearing into their pods for "Mexican night" (burritos!), they described a huge green "pyramid" extending up from the ice before it rolled over and settled into the deep blues and milky turquoise/greens we see in this video.
The researchers mentioned that they almost missed capturing this calving event because their generator and solar setup didn't give them power all the time. I asked whether they had a camera capable of pre-roll (recording before a trigger is sent to the camera), and they said they had a grant request recently denied by NSF for such a system, which would use a known seismic reading to trigger a camera with pre-roll. This is all so basic--it's sad that they struggle to get systems like this in place.
This footage was shot using a DJI Mavic 4 Pro (currently unavailable in the USA due to the tariff situation). I flew 6km out from the research station (in coordination with our helicopters) to reach it and never had any issues with signal. The battery is rated for 51 minutes of flight time; practically, I flew ~35-40 minutes per battery, but I think it is because I was flying at full speed in Sport Mode for much of it. I found that throttling down from 23 m/s (51 MPH) to 19 m/s (43 MPH) added an estimated 30% to flight time; it would take me 20% longer to fly the same distance, so it seemed worth the tradeoff.
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A massive, freshly calved blue iceberg dominates the icy waters near Ilulissat, Greenland, showcasing deep azure hues and fractured edges under an overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Nature #Science
We landed at the edge of an epic ice wall near Ilulissat, Greenland, and I had time for exactly one short drone flight before the inbound helicopter forced me to return and land. The wall towers 100 meters above the surface of the ocean but it extends underwater another 900 meters to the bottom. Footage is sped up roughly 2x, meaning that the viewpoint is moving at 100MPH during most of the flight. #Greenland May 2025
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A towering jagged ice wall rises from the Arctic Ocean near Ilulissat, Greenland, displaying deep crevasses and blue-white glacial ice under early morning light on June 8, 2025. [AI] #Arctic #Glacier #Drone
Surface water on the ice sheet in Greenland. This water makes it way down to the bottom of a glacier, lubricating the interface between the glacier and rock beneath, accelerating glacial movement into the sea.
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Vibrant turquoise meltwater pools and flows through crevasses on the Greenland ice sheet while researchers observe the glacial landscape. [AI] #Greenland #Glacier #Science
Fjords in Greenland look like giant tears across the planet from a giant claw.
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Aerial view of snow-covered fjords in Greenland, resembling deep scars across the icy landscape under a vast blue sky. [AI] #Photography #Travel #Nature
A science camp on the edge of the ice sheet near Ilulissat, Greenland.
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A scientific research outpost on rocky terrain at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, featuring a dome observatory and scattered equipment under an overcast sky. [AI] #Science #Greenland #Photography
A dramatic close-up of the fractured, icy surface of Sermeq Avangnardleq Glacier in Greenland, showcasing deep crevasses and textured blue-white ice under soft evening light. [AI] #Photography #Nature #AI
A vast, fractured expanse of the Sermeq Avangnardleq Glacier in Greenland, showcasing deep crevasses and textured ice under a pale, overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Glacier #AI
A row of yellow and white wooden houses in Ilulissat, Greenland, with snow-dusted steps and artistic window displays under an overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Travel #Greenland
A rocky Arctic shoreline in Ilulissat, Greenland, with melting snow and ice clinging to moss-covered stones, leading to red houses perched on a cliff under an overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Arctic #Travel
A cluster of colorful houses perched on rocky, snow-dappled terrain overlooking a frozen coastal inlet in Ilulissat, Greenland. [AI] #Photography #AI #Travel
A weathered red cabin with broken windows sits on a rocky, snow-dappled shore in Ilulissat, Greenland, with other colorful houses perched on the hillside under an overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Travel #AIArt
A rugged coastal settlement in Ilulissat, Greenland, with colorful houses perched on rocky terrain beside a calm fjord under an overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Travel #Greenland
A dark wooden church with a steeple stands on rocky, grassy terrain in Ilulissat, Greenland, under an overcast sky, with colorful houses scattered on the hillside behind. [AI] #Photography #Travel #AI
A red and blue building labeled "Hong Kong Cafe" and "Fake Kondi" stands on rocky terrain in Ilulissat, Greenland, under an overcast sky with patches of snow and dry grass. [AI] #Photography #Travel #AIArt
A science camp on the edge of the ice sheet near Ilulissat, Greenland. Eric Cheng and Ben Strauss, CEO and Chief Scientist of Climate Central.
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Two scientists stand on a metal platform at a remote research camp on Greenland's ice edge, surrounded by solar panels and scientific equipment. [AI] #Science #Greenland #Photography
A science camp on the edge of the ice sheet near Ilulissat, Greenland. Eric Cheng and Ben Strauss, CEO and Chief Scientist of Climate Central.
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A scientific research camp on rocky terrain at the edge of a vast ice sheet in Greenland, with researchers observing the glacial landscape. [AI] #Science #Climate #Photography
A science camp on the edge of the ice sheet near Ilulissat, Greenland. Eric Cheng and Ben Strauss, CEO and Chief Scientist of Climate Central.
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A remote scientific research camp on rocky terrain at the edge of a vast Greenlandic ice sheet, with researchers observing the glacial landscape. [AI] #Science #Greenland #Photography
Ben Strauss, CEO and Chief Scientist of Climate Central, standing with the giant ice sheet near Ilulissat in the background. Greenland.
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A man stands confidently in a vast, icy landscape near Ilulissat, Greenland, with the expansive ice sheet stretching behind him under a soft, overcast sky. [AI] #Climate #Photography #Greenland
A breathtaking aerial view of deep blue glacial ice with intricate cracks and striations, revealing the dynamic structure of a Greenlandic glacier. [AI] #Photography #Glacier #Nature
A breathtaking close-up of deep blue glacial ice, revealing intricate textures and crystalline fractures in Greenland's frozen landscape. [AI] #Photography #Nature #AI
A massive, jagged iceberg with deep blue ice dominates a fractured sea of ice floes under an overcast sky in Greenland. [AI] #Photography #Iceberg #AI
A science camp on the edge of the ice sheet near Ilulissat, Greenland.
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A remote scientific research camp set on rocky terrain at the edge of Greenland's vast ice sheet, with researchers and equipment scattered across the landscape. [AI] #Science #Arctic #Photography
Frozen details during a walk near Ilulissat, Greenland
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Delicate ice crystals fracture across a frozen puddle in Ilulissat, Greenland, bordered by dry tundra grasses under soft daylight. [AI] #Photography #Greenland #Nature
A lone figure stands on rocky terrain overlooking a vast, icy fjord filled with towering icebergs under a gray, overcast sky in Greenland. [AI] #Photography #Travel #AIArt
Snow-dappled granite cliffs overlook a mosaic of melting ice floes in Ilulissat, Greenland, under a gray, overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Greenland #AI
Eric Cheng in Ilulissat, Greenland. Photo by Ben Strauss
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A lone figure stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking a vast, icy fjord with towering icebergs under a gray, overcast sky in Greenland. [AI] #Photography #Travel #Greenland
A vast, icy landscape in Ilulissat, Greenland, with fragmented sea ice and towering glaciers under an overcast sky. [AI] #Photography #Travel #AI