aerial photography

[air-ee-uhl-fuh-tahg-ruh-fee]

noun

1. the act, process, or science of taking photographs from an aircraft or satellite in flight.

Example Sentences

Aerial photography of the site today shows how the maps match up to the original boundary wall, and the memorial garden.

From BBC

“I try to make the most visually complete portrait of where our food comes from, and I find aerial photography to be the most visually interesting way to capture it,” Steinmetz said.

From New York Times

“Hot air balloons, drones for aerial photography, and appropriate pathways for observation from a distance could allow tourists to closely yet remotely view sinkholes, while disturbing as few organisms as possible.”

From BBC

There wasn’t any actual aerial photography?

From Los Angeles Times

Apart from 10 sizzling organ numbers — including a cover of the titular Bill Withers piece — “Ain’t No Sunshine” comes with 19 pages of graphics and liner notes, including aerial photography of 1970s Seattle and an interview with one of the city’s present-day organ gurus, Delvon Lamarr.

From Seattle Times