![]() ![]() Steinmetz regularly photographs for National Geographic, and has also had his pictures featured in the New Yorker and the New York Times.įor his first book, African Air, Steinmetz spent most of his time on a motorized paraglider, picturing different parts of the continent over a ten year period. Open (Tennis), and the Statue of Liberty. ![]() Just some of the imagery to look forward to include photos of the High Line, Central Park, the 9/11 Memorial, The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, The New York City Marathon, The U.S. He captured photos of some of the most prominent locations in the city, and also photographed some of the little seen sights such as a picture of Hart Island, the potter's field in the Bronx, according to Hyperallergic. He had gone to Africa on assignment after studying at Stanford University. He knew he had to get up higher to make sense of the vast expanse. His previous efforts have also focussed on aerial photography from different parts of the world.įor his latest book, Steinmetz traveled all over the city in a three-seat helicopter over the course of 2015. This experimental aircraft enables him to capture unique images of the world, inaccessible by traditional aircraft and most other modes of transportation. When George Steinmetz hitchhiked across the Sahara desert as a young man, he felt like an ant crawling along an endless carpet. Hyperallergic first reported on the release, his fourth book so far. ![]() Prolific aerial photographer George Steinmetz has captured a series of breathtaking images of all five boroughs of New York City in his new book, New York Air: The View From Above. ![]()
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