Since the birth of photography, photographers have been taking images of the earth from the air--with spectacular visual results. Celebrating over 150 years of these incredible images, this book tells the fascinating story of how these pictures were created, the technologies that have made them possible, and the photographers that have propelled image-taking to bold new heights. Taking advantage of the amazing sense of perspective that aerial photography...

"There are many beautiful and dynamic aerial photographs, including breathtaking views of mountains or scenes in the middle of the ocean. Not long ago, taking an aerial photo could be costly, difficult, or even dangerous! Today, drones have changed how we take photographs. Using drones for photography presents us with a new perspective and can show us amazing scenes. This informational text explores drone technology in age-appropriate language, accompanied...

"A down-and-out so-and-so gets more than she bargained for when new technologies developed for use in space allow an anthropologist a new perspective on earth's ancient histories and new ways of coping with those"--

Uses oral history and photography as the basis for a human study of the country's most famous road.

"Gain a new perspective on the world with innovative images seen from above"--