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Are you willing to arm wrestle people for the window seat on airplane just for the chance to take pictures? If you answered "yes," you will definitely like the photographs below. In this collection, we have photos from airplanes, balloons, RC planes and even kites! Aerial photography has its roots in World War and has been used for real estate and construction projects, tourism, and spying. It has now become a real art form.
If you are passionate about aerial photography, please check out the work of Alex Maclean and Yann Arthus-Bertrand, both are masters of the craft.
For those just starting out in this field, read the following:
- Aerial Photography Guide
- Aerial Photography: Tips for Your First Flying Experience
- Cris Benton on Kite Aerial Photography
Inspiration
Chris Goldberg
William Cho
Nathan Kendall
Katka Samková
Juan Alvarez
Ricky Gui
Dr. Len Radin
Gurbir Singh Brar
Ippei & Janine Naoi
Klaus Leidorf
Ryan MacLean
Hussam Qasem
Saharsh Cherian
John Petrick
Kevin Dickert
Michele Molinari
Heilah Alnasser
Marin
Farl
Marcus Bradbury
Andrew Mace
Mark
Navid Baraty
Kenneth Wu
Dave Brosha
David Wheeler
Jiff Milsteen
Graham Hicks
Craig Wilson
Darshan Chakma
Jeff Wool
Rafe Cookinghamus
Simon Phipps
Andrew Hounslea
Irene Suchocki
Stas Kulesh
Jerry Ting
Nicolas Gaire
Lynn Morag
William Cho
Tanja Tiziana
Hengki Koentjoro
Lyndsey Matthews
Cris Benton
Pete Dunkel
Hank LeClair
Michael J. Slezak
Carlos Toledo
Reggie Wan
Gil Desnoyers (Deltakap)
Mike Lavoie
Irina Souiki
Giancarlo Giupponi Trentino
Vicente Piorno
Ben Visbeek
Alida Thorpe
Robin Davies
Billy Plummer
Linda Geng
Laurent Névo
Andrew
Don Iannone
Sandra Leidholdt
OZinOH
David Small
Doug Bull
Pedro Szekely
Washington State Dept of Transportation
Alex Olguin
Michael Foley
Ricardo Mendonça Ferreira
United Nations Photo/Fred Noy
Scott Largent
Royal New Zealand Navy
Jes
Will Luo
Carolina Ödman
David B. Gleason
Jeff Attaway
Mike Willis
Eric E Yang
David Kinney
Ray
Paul
Tiarescott
Nattu
The U.S. Army
Seattle Municipal Archives
Bob Jagendorf
Timo Noko
Further Reading
Introduction To Radio-Controlled Plane Aerial Photography
Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera
Better Than a Lead Balloon: Aerial Balloon Photography
Near-Space DIY Aerial Photography for $150
Make Yao Ming Jealous: DIY Aerial Photography
Thanks
I hope you enjoyed this photography collection. Feel free to share links to other inspiring images – your own, or other's – in the comments, and please make sure you comment on the original photographer's photos as well. I really thank all photographers who openly and happily permitted me to display their photographs here. Those who wish to see their photos on Photo Tuts+ in near future can ping me at gplus.to/vailancio. Send in your entries using the email option.
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