Lake Bled From Above | DJI Mavic Pro (4K)

My parents have always had an extremely open house. I’m an only child, but throughout my life so many wonderful people came to live with us, that I now have brothers and sisters around the world. My mom decided to have a family reunion of sorts in Lake Bled Slovenia where everyone who’s lived with us was invited. Most of them had never met before!

My parents and I first visited Lake Bled when I was in high school. I remember feeling complete bliss while walking around the entirety of the lake, which only takes a short while. Earlier this year when my mom first brought up the idea meeting here I flipped out! I knew I needed to shoot something super mondo awesome. I sold my Phantom 4 drone and bought a Mavic Pro so I could easily fit everything I needed into a smaller backpack with a camelback for hiking since the two cameras are comparable in quality.

One of the beautiful things about Lake Bled is that there are no motorized boats, everything is human-powered preserving crystal clear water, and an entire lake that is safe to swim around. The lake is so small it only takes a few minutes to swim to the island in the center.

The following footage is the result of 5 days of exploring and documenting Lake Bled for the first time as an adult/professional cinematographer with my family. Lake Bled is an absolutely surreal magical fairyland. I’m so stoked I was able to return and capture all its stunning beauty. I couldn’t think of anyone I’d rather share the adventure with than my parents and the rest of our huge international family. Trips like this are what I live for.