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Red Umbrella Maldives South Ari Atoll

Lonely red umbrella at the beautiful beach of a small tiny Islet in the South Ari Atoll Area. Aerial Drone 90 Degrees Down View. South Ari Atoll, Republic of Maldives

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It feels like yesterday.
This morning I just realized, that I missed the ‘Mlenny Birthdate’ – 10 Years Mlenny on iStockphoto anniversary – by roughly 3 weeks. My first images got accepted on iStockphoto on the 31st August 2005.
A lot has changed in those 10 years, to the bad but also a lot to the good! The brand new ‘Microstock Business of 2005’ evolved and matured. In those ten years I literally met with hundreds or maybe even thousands of interesting people from all over the world to shoot together people, concepts, travel, landscapes and simply having fun together with like-minded people sharing the same craziness, passion and love for photography and travel. Many became good and close friends, independent how often and where we meet on our small planet! This is by far the greatest and best part of those ten years. So happy birthday to my Alter Ego: Mlenny. Cheers to the next 10 years and to all people and friends I met and will see soon again. I can`t wait for the next 10 years of travel and adventures.

The image below got accepted on iStockphoto exactly 10 years ago. It´s from a snowmobile trip with friends in Lapland/Finland in the cold month of February 2005. Processed 16.9.2005 and uploaded Mid September 2005, it got accepted on 21st September 2005.

Snow Landscape in Lapland - Finland - Europe. Snowmobile Expedition through the Ice Cold Northern Europe in Winter. Snow Landscape in Lapland – Finland – Europe. Snowmobile Expedition through the Ice Cold Northern Europe in Winter.
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Even 10 years old, with the (from todays point of view) low MegaPixel of the original Canon 1D of 2005, I still like it. But even more: I fell back into memories of this 2005 trip by simply seeing it in my portfolio. Thanks iStock!

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Endless Highway in the Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia
Endless Highway in the Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia

Desert highway to the horizon, sand dunes along the road, way through the Sossusvlei, Namibia, South West Africa.

[url=https://www.istockphoto.com/collaboration/boards/wOdhr-3FaEiKEKNiNM7jWA t=_blank]Namibia, Africa Collection: Desert Landscapes, Wilderess Animals and more[/url]
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Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
View to Hout Bay from Chapman’s Peak Drive, one of the most spectacular marine drives in the world. Hout Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

[url=https://www.istockphoto.com/collaboration/boards/wVbRoIIfdkKroYUpkp_rrQ t=_blank]South Africa Photo Collection[/url]
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Columbia Ice Field, Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Canada
Columbia Ice Field, Canadian Rockies, Canada

Columbia Ice Field in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park between Banff and Jasper, Canada.

[url=https://www.istockphoto.com/collaboration/boards/Msd44uT930GKPcQzWhdYrg t=_blank]Canada Collection: Banff, Calgary, Drumheller, Rocky Mountains[/url]
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Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia
Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia

Rice terrace under tropical cloudscape with small straw huts in the north east of Bali, Indonesia.

[url=https://www.istockphoto.com/collaboration/boards/WIqvJmGegEiel1fWyKMuVQ t=_blank]Asia: Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapur, Thailand[/url]
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Road Closed, Zabriskie Point, California, USA
Road Closed, Zabriskie Point, California, USA

Road Closed. Zabriskie Point, California, USA. Polaroid colors.

[url=https://www.istockphoto.com/collaboration/boards/Msd44uT930GKPcQzWhdYrg t=_blank]USA – Utah, Nevada, California, Texas and more [/url]
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