Aerial Photography

Aerial photography is such an exciting way to capture unique images. One of my favorite things to do when visiting a new location is to take a chartered helicopter flight over a landscape to see it from above. I find that when I’m up in the air, I am able to photograph so many incredible abstract shapes & patterns and stunning natural formations that I otherwise would not have been able to see.

Thanks to today’s technology, I am also able to capture aerial photography of a landscape through the use of a drone which at it’s smallest, can fit inside a pocket. Including drones in my photography kit has opened up a whole new world for me to create. The following galleries showcase images taken from planes, helicopters and drones in the Canadian Rockies, Himalayas, Iceland, Hawaii, Oregon, Italy and New York City.

If you’re interested in learning more about aerial photography, visit the Field Notes section on my website and look for my post called Tips on Aerial Photography!

Aerial photography shot with a drone over a snowy forest during winter on Mount Hood, Oregon

Aerial photography of svínafellsjökull glacier in Iceland shot with a drone

Aerial photography taken of trees floating in Spirit Lake after the eruption of Mount St Helens. Shot while on assignment for National Geographic's 'America the Beautiful' streaming on Disney + from Wildstar Films.

Aerial photography taken of trees floating in Spirit Lake after the eruption of Mount St Helens.

Morning light hits a forest and casts long tree shadows across Sparks Lake, Oregon

Aerial landscape photography of the abstract patterns of Utah's badlands shot from a small airplane

Aerial photography of the alien-like landscape of Southern Utah

Aerial photography of Iceland's braided rivers and lahar glacial streams

Aerial photography at Iceland's Fagradalsfjall Volcano during the 2022 eruption.

Birds eye view aerial photography looking down on the abstract patterns of a 'lake' of lava at Iceland's Fagradalsfjall Volcano during the 2022 eruption.

aerial photography looking down on a 'lake' of lava at Iceland's Fagradalsfjall Volcano during the 2022 eruption.

Aerial landscape photography of Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption in 2022

Aerial landscape photography of the abstract patterns in Utah

Aerial photography shot of a glacier in Banff National Park, Canada

Aerial landscape photography of a beautiful 'S curve' stream with Oregon's iconic South Sister and Broken Top Mountain in the distance

Birds eye view aerial photography of the Painted Hills landscape in Oregon during sunset

Aerial landscape photography of the Na Pali Coast on Kauai, Hawaii

Aerial photography of the Na Pali Coast on Kauai Photo by Andrew Studer

Aerial photography shot of Kauai's iconic Na Pali Coastline from a helicopter

Aerial photography shot of Kauai's iconic Na Pali Coastline from a helicopter at sunset

Aerial landscape photography of the jagged ridgelines on the Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii

Aerial landscape photography of Mount Hood, Oregon high above the fog

Aerial photography of a foggy forest in Oregon

Aerial photography of Oregon's Cascade Mountain Range. Olallie Butte, Mount Washington, Three Finger Jack, Mt Jefferson, Mount Hood and Mount Adams can all be seen in frame with low fog.

Aerial photography of mount chephren in Banff National Park during sunrise above the fog Photo by Andrew Studer

Aerial landscape photography of the moon-like landscape in Utah's desert

Aerial landscape photography of a desert shot in Southern Utah in America's Southwest with a drone.

Aerial photography taken from a helicopter of mountains above the fog in Banff National Park, Canada

Aerial photography of svínafellsjökull glacier in Iceland shot with a drone

Aviation Landscape Photography of two planes flying over Southern Utah

Backcountry aviation photography of two airplanes flying low over the beautiful valleys and ridge-lines of Factory Butte, Utah

Aerial photography taken above Central Oregon's Smith Rock State Park on a foggy winter sunrise with the Cascade mountain range in the distance

Aerial photography of the Sisters Mountain Range in Oregon with Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood in the distance.

Aerial landscape photography of a mountain in Banff National Park during sunrise. Shot from a helicopter.

Aerial landscape photography of mount chephren in Banff National Park, Canada along Icefields Parkway during sunrise above the fog. Shot from a helicopter.