Sailing in time
The abandoned research boat “Taglit” (תגלית) resting silently along the shores of the Dead Sea during the final hours of the night. Once used for geological surveys across the Dead Sea, the vessel was washed ashore during a powerful winter storm in January 2026 and has remained stranded ever since - slowly becoming part of the landscape itself.
For this image, I spent over 3.5 hours capturing 540 separate exposures to create the circular star trails above the boat. Standing there in complete silence, surrounded only by salt, water, and the sound of small waves, felt almost surreal.
The bright star near the center marks Polaris, while the rotating sky reveals the Earth’s movement through time. Moments like this are why I keep returning to the desert at night.
Nikon D7100 Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 ISO 800 540 exposures stacked into one image
