Aerial Cemetery Over Salt Ponds Near Forli

Bright midday light floods the landscape, revealing a stark grid of white crosses rising from dark earth. Rows stretch in perfect parallel lines, their sharp shadows falling directly beneath them on the wet ground. Beyond the cemetery, a network of salt ponds reflects the clearing sky in patches of pale turquoise and slate gray. Causeways cut straight lines through the water, connecting the saline basins. The monsoon rain has left the soil saturated and glossy, turning the paths between graves into dark ribbons. The white stone of the crosses stands out against the damp, earthy tones of the surrounding terrain. At the edge of the frame, the geometric precision of the burial rows meets the irregular, shimmering surface of the drying salt pans.