It was years in the making but with some professional camera exposure (and a little help from nature) a Maltese photographer managed to turn Dwejra's Azure Window into a work of art. 

Rene Rossignaud and his friends set up four blue LEDs in different areas close to the world-renowned Gozo window, possibly one of the most photographed landmark in the Maltese islands.

"Tourists in the area kept looking at us suspiciously thinking we were planning to bomb the place since we had so much equipment with us," Mr Rossignaud told Times of Malta.

"Then basically all you see is a one-hour long exposure which shows the rotation of the world, and right in the middle is the north star. God also gave a helping hand as you can see a small lightning storm on the left."

The shoot lasted six hours but after 3,000 images Mr Rossignaud felt he landed the perfect picture. 

The photographer said he chose the colour blue to project onto the arch since it represented the EU colours - the picture was shot last Thursday as Britain voted in a crucial in/out EU referendum.

"I wanted to show that the EU is united... no matter what happens."