25 Awesome Aerial Photos

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Leaning out of helicopters and planes, aerial photographers capture stunning landscapes from thousands of feet in the air.

The patterns, colors and abstract forms that result are often unanticipated and almost always interesting. Manmade and natural terrains alike take on a different quality when viewed from above, offering the viewer a chance to—sometimes literally—see the forest for the trees.

Check out 25 Awesome Aerial Photos and glimpse the world from a whole new perspective.

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Fields of Tulips Near Lisse, Near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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The River, Amril Nuryan (1x.com)

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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Under the Shadow of Giants, Peter Svoboda

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Boats Belonging to Sand Diggers in Kalaban Koro, outskirts of Bamako, Mali, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Snow Forest, Bernhard Lang

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Scrap Metal Recycling, Klaus Leidorf

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Marrakesh Carpet, Morocco, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, U.A.E., Alexander Heilner

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Families in Play Pools, UK, Jason Hawkes

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Islet in the Reservoir in Guri, Venezuela, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Heart, Sibylle Allgaier (heliphoto)

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Floating Wood near Port Gentil, Ogooué-Maritime province, Gabon, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Modern Agriculture, Klaus Leidorf

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Flamingos on Lake Nakuru, Kenya, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Eiffel Line, Samuel Gaze (1x.com)

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New Car Lot, Alex Maclean

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The Beach at Mar del Plata, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Moab, Utah, Alexander Heilner

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Freeway Interchange, Phoenix, Peter Andrew

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Dinghies Clustered Around Dock in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Alex Maclean

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The Blue Lagoon, near GrindavÍk, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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Chesapeake Bay Area, Cameron Davidson

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A Place To Think, Denis Chaussende (1x.com)

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Dromedary Caravan Near Nouakchott, Mauritania, Yann Arthus-Bertrand