Focus on Total Solar Eclipse in Chile: A photo essay of images from Chile and Easter Island

Having just returned from leading a 2.5-week photography tour through Chile and Easter Island and including the July 2 total solar eclipse, I’d like to share a few favorite images. You can find the full photo gallery here: https://www.kadlerphotography.com/Travel-Photography/Chile-Eclipse.

Santiago Cathedral’s tower reflected in the windows of a modern glass office building.

Glorious cityscape of Valparaiso.

We were fortunate to visit Valparaiso on the day of the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul.

We were fortunate to visit Valparaiso on the day of the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul.

We were fortunate to visit Valparaiso on the day of the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Sea lion sibling rivalry.

The diamond ring effect signals the start of the 2.5-minute period of totality.

A timelapse montage showing the path of the sun across the sky during the entire solar eclipse and through to sunset.

What we do on photography tours.

Glorious landscape around the Miscanti Lagoon.

Three species of native pink flamingo live in the Atacama Salt Flat.

Pattern and texture on the Atacama Salt Flat.

Three species of native pink flamingo live in the Atacama Salt Flat.

We were so fortunate to travel during a new moon in winter to the Atacama Desert. There’s no better combination of time and place for viewing (and photographing) the Milky Way.

Tatio Geyser Field.

Old church in the village of Machuca.

Valley of the Moon.

We enjoyed a breathtaking sunset at Kari Viewpoint in the Atacama Desert.

Group portrait of the entire Photography Tour team in front of the seven Mo’ai of Ahu Akivi on Easter Island.

Orongo Crater.

Gorgeous sunset over the ocean behind mo’ai.

Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial platform on Easter Island, once holding 16 mo’ai. After the mo’ai were toppled during a period of civil unrest and then, more recently, devastated by a tsunami, 15 of them were reconstructed with help from Japan.

Traditional Rapa Nui face painting on Anakena Beach.

Vai Te Mihi performed a show of traditional Rapa Nui dance and music.

Vai Te Mihi performed a show of traditional Rapa Nui dance and music.

Vai Te Mihi performed a show of traditional Rapa Nui dance and music.

Worth the 3 AM wakeup call! A once in a lifetime opportunity to photograph the Milky Way above mo’ai on Easter Island. We had a bit of cloud cover, but overall I was very pleased with the resulting images.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this sampling of images from this amazing adventure. Please check out the full gallery here: https://www.kadlerphotography.com/Travel-Photography/Chile-Eclipse. And please join me for upcoming photography tours and workshops around the world: https://www.meetup.com/TravelPhotographyWorkshops/.

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