Famous landmarks like the Arc Du Triumph, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sagrada Familia have been photographed countless times by photographers from around the world, and they are recognizable to most, if not all, of us. But this collection of stunning aerial photographs gives us a bird’s-eye-view of these places, casting them in a totally new light.
Most of the pictures are of places or things that most of us could easily identify right away. The images illustrate just how much a change in perspective can alter. It’s also worth noting that a few of these sites, like the Pyramids of Giza and the hotels in Dubai, were designed with an aerial perspective in mind. The designs of certain Dubai hotels can only be appreciated fully from above, and some theorize that the Pyramids of Giza were meant to be aligned with the stars in Orion’s Belt. Although taking photographs from a bird’s actual perspective is possible, most photographers prefer taking pictures like these from hot-air balloons, helicopters, gliders, or very tall structures. A few of the photographs also seem to be taken from altitudes that even birds couldn’t reach. None of this, however, detracts from their epic beauty.
For more great examples of aerial photography, check out these photographs by Kacper Kowalski and Klaus Leidorf. (via) Image credits: Judit Kovacs 1. Barcelona Image credits: Aldas Kirvaitis 2. Central Park, New York City Image credits: Sergey Semenov 3. Maze at Longleat, England Image credits: archive.4plebs.org 4. Mexico City Image credits: Pablo Lopez Luz 5. Venice Image credits: Yann Arthus Bertrand 6. Amsterdam Image credits: unknown 7. Giza Pyramids, Egypt Image credits: satimagingcorp.com 8. Niagara Falls, U.S.A. Image credits: thezooom.com 9. Namib Desert, Namibia Image credits: SysaWorld Roberto Moiola 10. Chicago Image credits: Robert Elves 11. Tulip Fields, The Netherlands Image credits: Normann Szkop 12. Bern Image credits: imgur.com 13. Mangroves in New Caledonia Image credits: Yann Arthus Bertrand 14. Dubai Image credits: unknown 15. Dubrovnik Image credits: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileubrovnik_crop.jpg]Michaelphillipr[/url] 16. Paris Image credits: imgur.com 17. Meskendir Valley, Turkey Image credits: Beng Lieu Song 18. Shanghai Image credits: imgur.com 19. Cape Town Image credits: imgur.com 20. Moscow Image credits: imgur.com 21. Athens Image credits: imgur.com 22. Vancouver Image credits: Evan Leeson 23. Male, Maldives Image credits: Mohamed Abdulla Shafeeg 24. Seattle Image credits: thatcherphotography.com 25. Vatican City Image credits: Randy P 26. Bac Son Valley, Vietnam Image credits: Hai Thinh 27. Marina Bay, Dubai Image credits: airpano.com 28. Rio de Janeiro Image credits: Antonello 29. Terraced Rice Fields, China Image credits: Thierry Bornier 30. A Lake in Pomerania, Poland |
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