35+ Examples of Beautiful Aerial Photography for Inspiration

Aerial photography is the technique of taking photos of the land from an elevated location. In most cases, aerial photographs are taken without the support of a ground based structure. Instead, they are taken by the photographer aboard an aircraft, or triggered automatically, or by remote control from kites, balloons or vehicle mounted poles.

Because aerial photography can give us a view of the “whole forest, not just individual trees” it can give us a beautiful and unique perspective of the whole area that we do not normally see on land. In this article, we are sharing with you some of the great examples of aerial photography that you can use for inspiration in your continued quest to take your photographic art to the higher level. Once you have some material you should consider showcasing it online in your own portfolio – consider using a photography theme for this as there are many available that are really cool.

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Aerial View – Maldives Island

Photo used under Creative Commons from Badruddeen

Aerial view of Amazon rainforest

Photo used under Creative Commons from CIFOR

Aerial Photography Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA

Photo used under Creative Commons from JoeInSouthernCA

Aerial view of RHIC

Photo used under Creative Commons from Brookhaven National Laboratory

Boats

Photo used under Creative Commons from Jeff Attaway

Aerial Photo Maldives

Photo used under Creative Commons from Badruddeen

Intersection | NYC

Photo used under Creative Commons from Navid Baraty

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Rajesh_India

Spadina Crescent – Toronto Aerial

Photo used under Creative Commons from Kevo89

Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nikoletta Kanakis

SR 548 Roundabout – Aerial

Photo used under Creative Commons from WSDOT

Porto de Galinhas

Photo used under Creative Commons from Ric e Ette

Beach Front

Photo used under Creative Commons from Jeff Attaway

Intersection | Tokyo

Photo used under Creative Commons from Navid Baraty

Aerial of Goat Island at Niagara Falls

Photo used under Creative Commons from Katy Silberger

Porto de Galinhas – Formas e cores

Photo used under Creative Commons from Ric e Ette

West Palm Beach Aerial Sky Photo

Photo used under Creative Commons from Captain Kimo

KAP of a hotel pool in Beberibe, CE, Brazil

Photo used under Creative Commons from Ric e Ette

Advanced Photon Source Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from AdvancedPhotonSource

The Aerial San Diego Project

Photo used under Creative Commons from Steve Cherry

Highway Interchanges

Photo used under Creative Commons from Peter Andrew

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from grytpypecanada

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nathan Jones

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nathan Jones

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nathan Jones

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nathan Jones

Into the September sunset

Photo used under Creative Commons from Let Ideas Compete

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nathan Jones

Perth By Air

Photo used under Creative Commons from Richard Kong Win Chang

Aerial photo of Aquatica, Orlando FL

Photo used under Creative Commons from mriz4

Old London From Above

Photo used under Creative Commons from Stuck in Customs

Henningsvær from the air

Photo used under Creative Commons from afloden

Palos Verdes Peninsula

Photo used under Creative Commons from Konabish

The Aerial San Diego Project

Photo used under Creative Commons from Steve Cherry

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Mark Dunn

i-fly Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Ezz Osman

Aerial Photography

Photo used under Creative Commons from Rui Rodrigues

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