aerial photography

How Drones Are Changing Our View of the World

By Alexandra Genova

These Aerial Photos Reveal the Devastating Cost of Industrial Pollution

By Marisa Gertz

An Aerial Photographer Finds Art on Earth

By Marisa Gertz and Kim Bubello

See Amazing Photos of Earth Taken by a Japanese Satellite

By Marisa Gertz
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The Best Photographs From Scott Kelly's Year In Space

In line with the astronaut's return to Earth, TIME looks back on the most beautiful moments of the year

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See Aerial Photographs of Refineries and Ports in America

As oil prices continue to plummet

By TIME Photo

The Breathtaking Geometry of America from Above

Jeffrey Milstein's 'Parks and Recreation' series explores sites of leisure and enjoyment in the U.S., captured from a helicopter

By TIME Photo

See Water's Footprints in This Breathtaking View From Space

NASA's Kjell Lindgren captured the imprints of water on sand in Oman from the International Space Station. NASA posted the image online to highlight the agency's collaboration with nonprofits to use technology created for space to support water purification efforts worldwide

By TIME Photo

See New York From Above in New Stunning Photos

Aerial photographer George Steinmetz captured the city like never before

By Lucia De Stefani

See the World's Largest Solar Plants From Above

Photographer Jamey Stillings takes us to some of the most impressive man-made wonders of the world

By Olivier Laurent

See a Bird's Eye View of the Frozen Tundra That Is NYC

It's very cold in New York this weekend. How cold? Check out these aerial images of a frosty Hudson River and more.

By TIME Staff

See Breathtaking Aerial Views of Fall Foliage

Autumn is here, and photographers everywhere are capturing the changing colors of the season. Poland-based photographer Kacper Kowalski captured the most unique views of all, opting to shoot his country’s fall foliage by paraglider (and...

By Mia Tramz

The Netherlands' Tulip Craze

They look like carefully coordinated paint swatches

By TIME Photo

Eighteen Pumpjacks: A Look at Oil on the American Landscape

Mishka Henner's latest work explores the mark left by the oil industry on the American landscape through a series of photographs taken from imaging satellites orbiting Earth which resemble Abstract Expressionist canvases.

By Mishka Henner

The Ivanpah Solar Project: Generating Energy Through Fields of Mirrors

LightBox presents Jamey Stillings' epic black-and-white images of Ivanpah, a solar field of mirrors generating energy in the Mojave Desert.

By Bryan Walsh

Picturing the American Drought: George Steinmetz

As renowned aerial photographer George Steinmetz documented the effects of the recent record-setting drought in the American South, he discovered that even in driest parts of the country, the cliched idea of the bowl of cracked earth and dust was neither common nor representative of the crisis.

By Neil Harris

Flood Patterns

Lightbox noticed a number of beautiful images taken from the air of the flooding in Mississippi. We asked photographer Robert King about how he came to make aerials over Mississippi’s flooded lands.“In Mississippi, I shot...

By Mark Rykoff

High Above the Glacier

Icelandic photographer Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson recounts his flight over a volcano spewing 10,000 to 20,000 tons of ash per second.

By Vaughn Wallace

Above & Beyond with George Steinmetz

A new iPad app offers an interactive look at 25 years of George Steinmetz's aerial photography.

By TIME Photo Department
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