George Steinmetz captures some pretty amazing subjects, gives you a chance to see how beautiful our world is. He travels all over the world and makes photos in these beautiful settings. He uses a small paraglider to capture his work that he flies himself. He attaches his camera to a harness and captures them mid flight. Even though a good portion of his work is commercial there are still some great techniques it looks like he uses to capture these beautiful photos. My favorite would be the New York City skyline, growing up I would go visit my grandparents who lived in Queens and you could see all five boroughs from their 33rd floor apartment.
Some of his land photos reminds me of how Edward Burtynsky captures his work, I'm sure they have different editing processes and equipment. His photos from the Dunes of Brazil are pleasing to view as well, you don't realize how beautiful this world is until you actually view it yourself. His photographs make the location look very promising to visit, as he flies over 14,000 feet in the air. His innovative idea has allowed him to take flight in some of the most amazing parts of the world and capture a photo at the same time.
He wants the people to know he is a "photographer who flies, not a pilot who takes pictures," his confidence makes someone like me want to go outside of my comfort zone and make beautiful photos just as he is.
He does remind me of Edward Burtynsky's work, and it's interesting to see the contrast of seeing the world in an angled perspective from above on his crop circles than Edward's directly above approach.
ReplyDeleteI was about to say the same thing, reminds me of Edwards' work. Taking the pictures from so high and bing able to control the light or get the light that you want takes some time.
ReplyDeleteThis artist does a great job at finding a way to get his pictures from the elevation that he needs to make such incredible photos.
ReplyDeleteThese are incredibly interesting. The height and angle lends to seeing them as a design, light, and shapes not actual subjects being photograph.
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