Photographer Klaus Leidorf gets high in the sky to take aerial view pictures of a range of landscapes in Germany. Leidorf uses a Cessna 172, a small propeller plane, to cross the sky above the places he wants to capture.
The images Leidorf captures are of farms, cities, agricultural and industrial sites or anything else that crosses his path. Leidorf refers to the process as "aerial archaeology." Since the 1980s, he's shot thousands of aerial photographs. The photos show how drastically landscapes can change over time because of humans. Sometimes humans build works of art and sometimes we destroy already beautiful things.
Over a decade of Leidorf's photography is available on Flickr.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Aerial Photography
- Discover how aerial photography is revolutionizing the way landscapes are captured and analyzed.
- Land Transformation
- Explore the significant changes in landscapes caused by human activities through aerial archaeology.
- Environmental Impact
- Learn about the environmental effects of human interventions on landscapes through aerial photography.
Sectors Adopting This
- Photography
- Opportunity for photographers to specialize in aerial photography and offer unique perspectives to clients.
- Environmental Conservation
- Potential for using aerial photography to monitor changes in landscapes and develop strategies for conservation.
- Urban Planning
- Application of aerial photography to analyze the transformation of cities and inform urban development projects.
