Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Aerial Photos from Around the World

A compilation of 60 beautiful Pictures, all taken by the very talented photographer, Yann Arthus Bertrand. Each and every one of these pictures are truly incredible, and the selection of pictures includes spectacular aerial views from various countries around the world.

It's hard to pick a stand out picture as there are so many great pictures, but if you have any comments please let us know.

Region of Kitaa, Groenland, Denmark


Camels in India


Breeding near lake coleridge, New Zealand


Factory on an island, east of Hiroshima Honshu Japan


Windmills of Banning Pass, Palm Springs, California, US


Storm over the Amazon Rainforest


Wollman rink in Central Park, New York City, United States


Northern gannet colony, Eldey island, Iceland


The Corcovado overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Unloading trucks in Lagos, Nigeria


Barringer Crater Near Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, United States


Charles de Gaulle Etoile square, Paris, France


Boat near Tagbilaran Island of Bohol, Philippines


Aligre market in the XII arrondissement, Paris, France


Financial District, Manhattan New York, United States


Grounded boat, Aral sea Aralsk region, Kazakhstan


Fishing nets on the Beach, Saham, Oman


Folgefonni Glacier on the high plateus of Norway


Meanders in the Amazon River near Manaus, Brazil


The Arecibo radio telescope, Puerto Rico


Town of Koh Pannyi Phand, Nga Nay, Thailand


Houses on stilts at Fisherman’s Point, Orinoco Delta, Venezuela


Deforestation in the national parc of Los Haitises, Dominican Republic


Islet and sea bed, Exuma Cays, Bahamas


Volcano of Rano Raraku national park of Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Chile


Masai cattle pan near Masaï Mara National Reserve, Kenya


Windmill amid fields, North Holland province, Netherlands


Tree plantation near Seix Pyrenees, France


Town of Ushuaia, Ground of Fire, Argentina


Ritual baths in Gange Uttar, Pradesh, India


Pedestrians in the streets of Tokyo, Japan


Oil platform on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela


Mangroves in Everglades National Park, Florida, US


Highways over LA, California, US


Karymsky volcano erupting, Kamchatka, Russia


Nuclear Power Station at Saint Laurent Nouan on the Loire river, France


Philae’s temple dedicated to Isis, Egypt


Mar del Plata beach, Buenos Aires province, Argentina


Nosy Nato Island – it's lagoon, south of Nosy Boraha, Toamasina region, Madagascar


Oryx in the dunes of Sossusvlei Swakopmund region, Namibia


Presidential palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic


The medieval city, Dubrovnik, Croatia


Tulip fields near Lisse, Amsterdam Region, Netherlands


Tower Bridge, London, England, United Kingdom


Cotton fabrics drying in the sun in Sanganer, Rajasthan, India


Mongol bouriate horses in the wild on the shores of the Baïkal lake, Siberia, Russia


Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan


The Burj Dubai tower, Dubai, UAE


Talc quarry at Trimouns Ariège, France


Tree plantation near Christchurch South Island, New Zealand


The islets of Vabbinfaru, North Male, Atolls, Maldives


Village ravaged by Hurricane Mitch, onguanaja Islas de la Bahía, Honduras


Glacier flowing into the San Rafael lagoon, Chile


Maelifell, bordering the Myrdalsjökull glacier, Iceland


Yokohama, Honshu, Japan


Schoolboys With San Pedro, Bas Sassandra, Ivory Coast


The Jumeirah Palm island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates


Punta Arena in the national park of Jaragua, Pedernales, Dominican Republic


Pyramid of king Snefrou, Egypt


Taj Mahal, Agra Uttar, Pradesh, India