40 Breathtaking Examples of Aerial Photography
Aerial photography can be very inspirational since it provides a view of our environment and surroundings from a perspective we are not used to. It was first practiced in the 1800′s by photographers in balloons. Today, with the advancement in equipment and technology, aerial photographers are able to get a wider variety of photos from above. Here are 40 breathtaking aerial photos for your inspiration.
Clicking on the images will take you to where we found them, and will allow you to see a larger version and learn more about the photographers.
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30 comments
Jeremy
December 30, 2009Impressive
Charlotte Web Design
December 30, 2009Awesome photography, nice to watch. I love black and white photography especially.
Johnny
December 30, 2009Well done, most of these are truly breathtaking photos, Nice roundup
michelle
December 30, 2009wow I love the one with the clouds
SmashingWebs.com
December 30, 2009Wow… Amazing collection
Simon Liew
December 31, 2009That was incredible photos collection. Hope to see more.
Steve Martin
December 31, 2009Amazing photos… These Aerial photos are stunning to look at…. Thanks for sharing your photographs and thoughts…
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December 31, 2009Wow… Amazing list
ferhan
December 31, 2009very nice
Justin Zalewski
December 31, 2009Great collection, photography is all about getting a new visual perspective and these aerial shots certainly provide that!
Mario Körbler
January 1, 2010Great photo collection! I like the vine photo best!
sajib
January 1, 2010Fabulous collection. The pictures are breathtaking.
Katherine
January 1, 2010Nice aerials. I don’t see any of Adriel Heisey, Yves-Bertrand, Cameron Davidson or William Garnett’s work. They are the true masters of aerial imagery. Mr. Garnett (R.I.P) was an incredible photographer. Also, look at Marilyn Bridges work.
Stefan Matei
January 2, 2010Now there’s something you don’t see in Google Maps…
Matthew Aebersold
January 2, 2010These are absolutely amazing. Thank you for this!
Jannis Gerlinger
January 4, 2010stunning pictures !
claire
January 4, 2010Absolutely stunning and really creatively inspiring photos – nice to see a historical example in there too!
Rachel
January 5, 2010Wow! Those are the most gorgeous and amazing pictures I have seen in a long time! Absolutely breathtaking and sensationals!
Amit
January 16, 2010wow that was exquisite!!i m not into aerial photography much..the last pic related to aerial photography was clicked from a tenth floor of a sky scraper
beautiful images..
Anh dep
January 17, 2010Stunning! great collection
Marty
January 22, 2010Why isn’t credit given under each photo to the photographer? I know each photo is linked, but that isn’t good enough. They deserve to have their work recognized as their work.
It’s only fair, you would want the same.
Boby Dimitrov
February 1, 2010Thanks for featuring two of our images! You can see more aerial photography (mainly taken by a helium balloon) from Bulgaria here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobydimitrov/sets/72157606220043203/
Tim Nealon
February 8, 2010Nice pics. Thanks for taking the time to collect all of these in one place.
Sue
February 22, 2010Fabulous photographs
Lumka
March 16, 2010wow! They are wonderful!
Sam
April 1, 2010Stunning pictures
Sarah Marie
April 1, 2010lovely!
Vishal
April 2, 2010hey man
these r one of the most interesting pics I have ever seen
Jen Pruett
April 29, 2010wow those are just amazing photos never seen anything like this, Thank you for sharing, Jen
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June 4, 2010There are just some shots most photography hobbyist can’t touch due to expense and we can only envy them. These are great!