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Not everyone is privileged enough to own a blimp or a Gulfstream 650 (read G6), so many of the world's breathtaking views are unobtainable. Luckily, aerial photography is a genre giving us the view we may only get on occasion.
First practiced in 19th century France, aerial photography has been taken from many airborne platforms including balloons, helicopters, rockets, and outfitted pigeons. Unreal landscapes, perfectly symmetrical urban centers, and braided overpasses have all been captured in photographs so that we, the wingless, can still enjoy the views. We've collected some of them for your viewing pleasure in this gallery of 50 Incredible Aerial Photographs.
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Photographer: Robert B. Haas
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Photographer: Tyrone Turner
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Photographer: Jim Richardson
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Photographer: George Steinmetz
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Photographer: Chris Seufert
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Photographer: Rainer Hungershausen
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Photographer: Laurent Névo
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Photographer: David Wheeler
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Photographer: Navid Baraty
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Photographer: John Petrick
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Photographer: Kevin Dickert
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Photographer: Klaus Leidorf
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Photographer: Klaus Leidorf
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Photographer: Gurbir Singh Brar
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Photographer: Katka Samková
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Photographer: Juan Alvarez
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Photographer: William Cho
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Photographer: Chris Goldberg
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Photographer: Edward Burtynsky
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Photographer: Stephan Zirwes
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Photographer: Stephan Zirwes
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Photographer: Gerald Zinnecker
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Photographer: Bernhard Edmaier
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Photographer: Alex Maclean
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Photographer: Carl W. Heindl
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Photographer: Aldas Kirvaitis
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Photographer: Boby Dimitrov
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Photographer: Ricardo Ferriera
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Photographer: Matjaz Cater
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Photographer: Jason Hawkes
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Photographer: Jason Hawkes
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Photographer: Craig Alan
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Photographer: Craig Alan
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Photographer: Iwan Baan
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Photographer: Iwan Baan
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Photographer: Alexander Heilner
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Photographer: Bernhard Lang
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Photographer: Giles Price
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Photographer: Giles Price
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Photographer: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Photographer: John Crawford
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Photographer: John Crawford
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Photographer: Amril Nuryan
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Photographer: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Photographer: Jason Hawkes
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Photographer: Craig Alan
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Photographer: Iwan Baan
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Photographer: Giles Price
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Photographer: John Crawford
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