Industrial photographer Andrei Duman takes to the skies for a surprising set of aerial panorama imagery. By way of his lens, we see an summary view of the world, with unusual traces and surreal colours. Taken utilizing a 151-megapixel Section One digital camera, the photographs are additionally full of wealthy particulars that actually pop when they’re seen in a big format.
Whereas Duman’s industrial pictures requires meticulous consideration to element and cautious planning, his aerial pictures offers him with a unique sort of artistic outlet. All the pictures are taken from a helicopter, making them a full-body expertise.
“It’s extremely liberating to be in a airplane or helicopter with the doorways off, corkscrewing round your topic with all of the G-forces and blood dashing to your head,” Duman shares. “It’s a must to adapt shortly to altering circumstances and turn into reactive to your settings and compositions.”
This journey spurs spontaneity and, given the high-quality outcomes, exhibits off Duman’s sharp observational abilities. Even in these circumstances, he is capable of craft suave compositions that draw within the viewer. Whether or not photographing salt ponds, river beds, or arid terrain, he is capable of extract the essence of the panorama.
Duman’s sequence is presently being featured in a web-based exhibition at Aurélie’s Gallery, the place they’re additionally obtainable for buy. Attracted by their summary high quality, gallery founder Aurélie Jezequel marvels at his capacity to point out magnificence in sudden locations.
“At first look (and even on the tenth one), you’re unsure what you’re taking a look at. It’s laborious to decipher a panorama in these unusual traces and surrealist (but true) colours. Coming nearer you generally discover small particulars—an influence line, a home—which provide you with a clue to what you’re taking a look at. However too typically, there’s nothing to cling to: a lot of the pictures stay mysterious, defying conventions and expectations of what a panorama ought to appear like.”
Scroll right down to see extra of Duman’s unimaginable aerial pictures, after which click on over to From Above, his on-line exhibition at Aurélie’s Gallery.