Across the Salt Flats: A Visual Journey Through Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni
PHOTO ESSAY
Across the Salt Flats: A Visual Journey Through Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni
At the edge of the Altiplano, the world’s largest salt flat stretches white and silent toward the horizon. These images trace a path from dawn to dusk across its surface.
Photo Essay | Rusty Cole | March 26, 2026
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Part One: The First Light
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Part Two: The Midday Expanse
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Part Three: The Fading Hour
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At the center of an infinite white plane forces a kind of reset of expectation, of perspective, of what beauty can look like.
Rusty Cole
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Rusty Cole is a Customer Success leader and visual storyteller based in Seattle. He documents travel experiences and explores the intersection of business strategy and human connection through photography and writing.
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