Heart in Voh
Autumn Forest in the Region of Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada
Fields of Tulips, Near Amsterdam, Netherlands
Patchwork of Carpets in Marrakech, Morocco
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, US
Dromedary Caravan Near Nouakchott, Mauritania
Worker Resting on Bales of Cotton, Ivory Coast
Dromadary Caravan Near Nouakchott, Mauritania
Tree of Life, Tsavo National Park, Kenya
Sandbank on the Coast of Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia
Greater Flamingos on Lake Naruku, Kenya
Cliffs of Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland
Nature Reserve, Arguin Bank, Gironde, France
Whale Off the Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
Agricultural Landscape Near Cognac, Charente, France
Yankee Stadium, New York City, US
Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Car Breakers, Saint-Brieuc, Côte d’Armor, France
Flock of Scarlet Ibis, Near Pedernales, Amacuro Delta, Venezuela
Solar Thermal Power Plants in Sanlúcar la Mayor
“Sand Digger” in Kalaban Koro, Bamako, Mali
Rubber Tracks on a Recreation Ground near Doha, Qatar
Orchard Among the Wheat, Macedonia, Greece
Confluence of the Rio Uruguay and a Tributary, Misiones Province, Argentina
Training Arena in the Hippodrome of Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France
Icebergs and an Adelie Penguin, Adelie Land, Antarctica
Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada
French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has an unbelievable portfolio of aerial photography, capturing some of the most beautiful places in the world.
When Yann was 30 he traveled to Kenya with his wife with whom he carried out a three-year study on the behavior of a family of lions in the Massaï Mara reserve. He quickly started using a camera as a visual aid to capture his observations and enhance the written reports they compiled. While in Africa, he earned his living as a hot-air balloon pilot. This was when he really discovered the earth from above and the advantages of viewing what he was studying from afar to gain an overall picture of an area and its resources. He discovered his calling: to demonstrate the Earth’s beauty and show the impact of mankind on the Planet. His first book, Lions, was born of this adventure – he likes to call these lions his “first photography teachers.”
Yann is also the founder of the Goodplanet Foundation that aims to raise public awareness of environmental issues, implement carbon offset programmes and fight deforestation with local NGOs.
Images courtesy of Yann Arthus-Bertrand