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:

Inspiration

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.