Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt plain in the world, located in the south of Bolivia and achieves respectable size over 10,000 square kilometres. It is estimated that the plain contains about 10 billion tons of salt, and each year a portion of the salt is harvested. Once a year occur in the Salar de Uyuni floods and the entire plain is filled with water. This makes Uyuni Salt Flats a huge mirror and the ideas for photos are unlimited.
Tourists come to Uyuni from all over the world to admire the vastness and grandeur of the Uyuni Salt Flats. Each one wants to make the best photos. Since the whole plain is perfectly flat and white, it is possible to play with perspective. Salt flats photo ideas have no limits, so all sorts of photos are created on Salar de Uyuni by travellers who outperform each other in creativity.
During our visit to the Salar de Uyuni, we had a great guide who was full of different ideas for photos. Read more about our tour to Uyuni Salt Flats. Whether you visit the plain in time of the year, you will be rewarded with a beautiful spectacle. Whether the glossy mirror or the white infinite plains.
Be inspired by the funniest ideas we have found and taken some great Salar de Uyuni pictures in Bolivia.
5. Love on the thin shoelace
6. Don’t worry I’ll drive safely
7. What the angel whispers to me?
8. Magical evening mirroring
9. May the Fourth Be with You!
11. Can I swim in your drink?
12. Finally, I humbled my passport
13. Milky Way above Salar de Uyuni
14. Even drone shot can be original Salar de Uyuni photo
20. 3, 2, 1… JUMP
Typical Uyuni Salt Flats photo for each group and believe me, it is a lot harder to take the photo than it looks.
To Sum Up Salar de Uyuni pictures:
Salar de Uyuni is an incredible place. Do not miss the opportunity and take some original photos there. I hope that this collection of ideas will inspire you. If you do not know how to plan everything, here’s How to arrange a trip to Salar de Uyuni.
Which of these Salar de Uyuni photo ideas is your favourite? Let us know in comments.
I love these photos and perspective. What a great compilation of photos. One of the reasons I want to go see Salar de Uyuni was to do these shots 🙂 It looks like an otherworldly and surreal place to visit.
Hi Mary, it is very spectacular place and making these pictures is a big fun! 🙂 We can highly recommend to visit this place because it is really special.
haha! very hilarious pics – thanks for posting. I’ll be sharing this on my Facebook page!
Thank you 🙂 I know this place is real dreamworld…
Oh God, this is hilarious. Can’t choose which one is the best. I loved them all. #TheWeeklyPostcard
Amazing photos! What a great idea for a post. #TheWeeklyPostcard
Thank you Anda 🙂
These are all so fun, makes me wish I was more creative. Just to let you know it looks like #14 has been removed from Instagram. Thanks for sharing on #TheWeeklyPostcard.
Thank you 🙂 I will check Instragram again and nestore it…
Cool photos! They all look amazing and make me add another place to my travel list.
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You should add it to your bucket list. It is amazing place 😉
Haha this is hilariously awesome!! I’ve seen some pix before ofSalar de Uyuni and definitely want to go but this makes it look soooo much fun!! Thanks for linking up with #TheWeeklyPostcard!
Yeah, this is has so huge potential to think some fun pictures 🙂
Some fine ideas for photos in Uyuni there! #theweeklypostcard
Yeah,,so many ideas …it is difficult to invent something new.
Oh no, these are too funny! I love the Hulk attack with the group on top of the bus, followed by the Godzilla attack. You can see where my mind goes. On the opposite end, the photo with the Milky Way at night is stunning. I have seen some similar photos that people have taken of their visit to the Salt Plains in Bolivia. Such a cool place indeed. #TheWeeklyPostcard
Haha some great ideas for Salar de Uyuni! When I went, our group was poorly prepared for the photo op, so we made do with a bottle of rum. Found myself diving into it. Love the machete shot! #TheWeeklyPostcard
You do not need some special equipment for this 🙂 The funny pictures is posble to made from just basic things 🙂 The bottle of rum is a great idea 😀
Haha, this is awesome! If you’re there with a group of friends, it would be so much fun. I usually travel solo, so if I was to go to Salar de Uyuni one day, I may have to join a group tour 🙂 #TheWeeklyPostcard
Dear, we travel as a couple and it is easy to join some groups of other travelers. For solo travelers it’s even easier (from our experience) – so don’t worry and go 🙂
First, what a very special place. It must have been really exciting to finally get there! But those photos! How fun!! The one with the Milky Way behind the truck is breath taking. Great collection – thanks for sharing on #TheWeeklyPostcard!