Photography from Space...

Continuing the 'aerial' theme, ESA's Paolo Nespoli appears to be making a name for himself recently with his images of the earth captured from the International Space Station. The one you see above is of Lake Gairdner in Austrailia.

Paolo is taking images every few days and then sharing them with the inhabitents of the earth via his Twitter account !!
 
You can also check out his Flickr pages for the latest images.

Kite Photography...

Cris Benton a professor of architecture at UC Berkeley is a self confessed 'tinkerer' with a talent for constructing, flying and taking aerial photo's with a kite.

The images that he has created are really quite stunning and in the video below you begin to get an idea of what is involved with this type of photography and also the ingenuity that Cris shows with respect to the rigs he constructs to hold and move the camera.

You can find more images and information at his website here.

Kite Aerial Photography on MAKE: television from MAKE magazine on Vimeo.

African Air...

Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures in his photographs the stunning beauty, potential and hope of Africa's landscapes and people. See the project at http://mediastorm.com/publication/african-air

It's been a while since we've mentioned MediaStorm and when I saw this video on the aerial photography of George Steinmetz I thought it was time to remind everyone of this great site and concept.

You should also check out George's website as well, as it's really quite spectacular.