A photographer in Vermont is taking his work to new heights while documenting the state’s famous fall foliage.
"It is pretty amazing," said Caleb Kenna of Middlebury, who was photographing autumn leaves in New Haven Wednesday when NECN & NBC10 Boston tagged along with him. "I was sort of blown away by the color and the view."
Even with his 25 years of experience as a photographer, Kenna is still learning new techniques. He added drones to his repertoire in recent years to capture vantage points he just couldn’t get any other way.
Kenna’s finished photographs show his fascination with lines, geometry, and textures.
"Looking down – straight down – bird’s eye view, you really start to see the patterns on the land," Kenna said.
Already with photos published by The New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian and by other big names, Kenna’s photography is now the subject of a new book, called "Art from Above Vermont." It is available to purchase online through Schiffer Books, and through a range of book retailers, Kenna said.
"Using the drone is really liberating because you can go out for 20, 30 minutes and you’re soaring – you’re flying in this wide-open space, and it does feel like being a bird," Kenna told NECN & NBC10 Boston. "It’s very freeing, it’s very exciting, it’s very beautiful – whether it’s foliage or a farm, or even something industrial like train tracks, there’s beauty everywhere."
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While foliage season may produce some of his brightest shots, Caleb Kenna is already thinking about what comes next: when the leaves fall, bare tree limbs will mean new shadows and new bluish colors from snow, Kenna said. It will provide boundless new inspiration all around the photographer.
"Every day is different – you never know what you’re going to find," Kenna beamed.
