The world is full of beauty, the kind we wish we could hold or stare at forever. But as beauty comes in many forms, there are beautiful things we have to let slip after looking at them or experiencing them for a while. Trips with friends, annual gatherings with the family, or places we visited—we wish we could live in these moments for life, but we can’t. As cruel as it sounds, it’s true, some of life’s most beautiful parts are only temporary.
Maybe this is what makes photography a form of magic in its own right. It freezes the moment we want to remember till we perish, allowing us to go back to that same minute or second anytime we want. As American-Swiss photographer Robert Frank once said, “There is one thing the photograph must contain—the humanity of the moment.”
People turn to taking photos when they want to capture a memory they want to keep forever. Undeniably a very important form of science and art, photography has evolved since its invention in the early 1800s. We’ve gone from using the tedious process that is heliography to simply pulling out DSLR cameras and clicking on the shutter button.
Fast forward to the 2010s, in our want to take photos from an angle impossible for man to reach, we launch unmanned vehicles to do the job for us. Aerial photography is what it is called. For some reason, a photo taken from miles above the ground is more fascinating and offers a view always a sight to marvel at.
Drone photos never fail to leave us in awe. In celebration of this form of photography that helped us see beauty in a new angle, here are the most stunning pictures taken by drones.
15 Drone Photos That Will Take Your Breath Away
Be prepared to be left in awe by some of the most amazing drone photos you will ever lay your eyes on.
Nawarat Bridge, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Photo by TOMINSPIRES
ArcelorMittal Poland Headquarters, Katowice, Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
Photo by CHAWRAN
Lavender field, Provence, France
Photo by JCOURTIAL
Horse show jumping event, Gaborone, Botswana
Photo by Per Erik Bergh PER ERIK BERGH
Symmetrical aerial shot of Madrid, Spain
Photo by LUCKYDRON
Mercury City Tower, Moscow, Russia
Photo by ALEXEYGO
A tennis court in New Jersey, USA
Photo by MARTIN SANCHEZ
The Pen by Andy Mack
Photo by ANDY MACK
Ice formation in Greenland
Photo by FLORIAN
Toledo, Spain
Photo by MARTIN SANCHEZ
Normandy beach, France
Photo by MACAREUXPROD
A beach in the Maldives
Photo by GRAEME HECKELS
Tatacoa Desert, Colombia
Photo by RAGGAFRAN
Bell-Mouth Spillway, Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, England
Photo by LEE B
Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Photo by HELIOS1412
