Aerial photography is the technique of capturing photographs of the land from an elevated location. This type of photography usually refers to photographs which are taken when the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure. The camera in Aerial photography may be hand held or mounted, and photographs may be taken by a photographer, triggered remotely, or triggered automatically.

Since aerial photography can produce some very inspirational photographs that provide us a beautiful view of our surroundings from a different perspective that we never usually don’t use to see. Therefore, here we are presenting 50 breathtaking aerial photos for your inspiration. Hope you like the collection.

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Flight at dawn

Tulip fields near Lisse, Amsterdam Region, Netherlands

Boat graveyard at Kerhervy, Lanester, Morbihan, France

Love

Training arena in the hippodrome of Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France

Worker resting on bales of cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo, Ivory Coast.

Terminal 2

Aerial Photo

London from above at night

Moscow Winter Life

Aerial Photo

Aerial Photo

Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)

Skyline Sunset

Docks – Britannia Yacht Club – Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)

la metropoli

The Jumeirah Palm island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

8797 – San Francisco Bay slough

Peak

cracked pond of rust

Vegetation Inside the Dunes

Teenagers Running

Flying in autumn (1)

Shanty Town

London from above at night

London from above at night

Amazing Sarychev Volcano – as seen from space

Taken from the rim of an extinct Volcano, it involved a tricky night landing!

Xico volcano crater, behind is Chalco where few streets are paved.

Olivenlund i Toscana

Aerial Photo of a secluded NJ home

Morning in May

July

The River

Green bands

Ponza Island Lighthouse – Italy – Aerial Photo

Perfect Parking

Nice cloud formation at FL 200, climbing out of Paris (2)

Broch of Gurness. Orkney

Beadnell Harbour. Northumberland.

Speckled Leaves and Autumn Tree Tops

In a sea of clouds…

MXP- BCN nice light

Delicate Arch

Agricultural landscape near Cognac, Charente, France

Gardens at the Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte

Tree plantation near Seix, Pyrenees, France

Buren’s Columns

Aerial Photos