The beautiful Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. No photos were edited using filters — they are as true to reality as my 5-year-old iPhone can capture. Photo by Marie Kester

How Do You Capture a View This Beautiful?

The Blue Mountains took my breath away

When I got off a two-hour train ride to visit the Blue Mountains, I couldn’t wait to see the gorgeous views for the first time.

Little did I know, however, that it would be one of the most memorable experiences of my life.

Echo Point. Photo by Marie Kester

This rock formation, known as the Three Sisters, was my true first glimpse of the Blue Mountains.

The Three Sisters, a famous rock formation. Photo by Marie Kester

The view left me absolutely speechless. The more I looked, the more I felt a wave of awe come over me.

And it was here I started to wonder: How do I begin to capture something so beautiful? Will my photos do it justice?

I am no photographer, but I couldn’t help at least try to capture the breathtaking beauty of the mountains anyway.