{"id":166463,"date":"2025-10-01T20:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/up-up-and-away-see-the-world-through-this-photographers-aerial-lens-today-com\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:54:19","slug":"up-up-and-away-see-the-world-through-this-photographers-aerial-lens-today-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/up-up-and-away-see-the-world-through-this-photographers-aerial-lens-today-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Up, up and Away! See the World Through This Photographer's Aerial Lens – TODAY.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether it\u2019s to capture a family moment or simply to have something to post on Facebook, everyone takes photos for a different reason. For Los Angeles-based photographer Gray Malin<\/a>, it\u2019s all about finding what he calls \u201cphoto moments\u201d to bring his viewers joy, give them a feeling of escape and provide a sense of wonderment.
Malin is best known for his aerial photos, often capturing the beaches of Australia, Europe and Africa from above \u2014 a habit he picked up after observing beachgoers from a Las Vegas balcony.
In an interview with TODAY\u2019s Jenna Bush Hager, he why seeing the world from above is magical to him. \u201cI think it\u2019s the surprise. I\u2019m not just going up to like get a shot and come back down. I\u2019m going up to look and find something that, from above, feels like a piece of art.\u201d
Malin sells prints on his website <\/a>along with shoes, bathing suits, surfboards, wallpaper (which he has in his own bathroom), and more adorned with his work.
Scroll to see some of Malin\u2019s original photography:
Skiers everywhere: This series called, \u201c\u00c0 La Montagne,\u201d was photographed from a doorless helicopter.
Documenting many of Italy\u2019s most famous beaches on a 2,000-kilometer road trip, the artist\u2019s \u201cLa Dolce Vita\u201d series was inspired by the glamorous, Italian Riviera lifestyle.
People in the ocean, part of the artist\u2019s \u201cA La Plage, A La Piscine\u201d series.
Malin told TODAY that he hopes the contrasting images bring awareness to climate change, just like he wants the sheep in his photos (painted with non-toxic vegetable dye) to encourage people to dream big. \u201cAt the end of the day, they make people happy, they make people feel like they can escape. My whole tagline is \u201c\u2018make every day a getaway.\u2019\u201d
Malin took a helicopter ride with TODAY\u2019s Jenna Bush Hager to see New York City from above and will now make the photos part of his expansive collection.
Downtown Manhattan as seen from above.
New York City\u2019s Central Park showing The Reservoir, Great Lawn, and surrounding buildings.
New Yorkers sun on a grassy patch in New York\u2019s Central Park.
A boat near the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East river.
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