Was I a pioneer in drone photography? Revisiting my early experiments led to unexpected discoveries: National Geographic articles cited in U.S. patents, university educational references, aerial ballet photography, humanitarian mapping in Nepal, and the mentorship of conservation biologist Thomas E. Lovejoy.
Category Archive: SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Before drones became everyday photographic tools, I was experimenting with flying cameras and imagining new possibilities for art, exploration, and conservation. From early quadcopters to aerial ballet and documenting drone mapping in earthquake-stricken Nepal, this is the story of how a new perspective changed my photography.