Probably The Most Amazing Aerial Photos Of New York City

Multi-talented Swiss-born filmmaker and photographer Vincent Laforet has wowed his fans with breathtaking late-night aerial photos of New York City, illuminated by the lights of a city that never sleeps. He shot the series “Night Over New York” while sitting on the edge of a helicopter flying as high as 7,500 ft (2285 m) above the Big Apple.

“ It is both exhilarating and terrifying all at once, ” Laforet confessed to Gizmodo. “ Let’s just start off by saying this was the scariest helicopter “photo mission” of my career. And the most beautiful. ”

“ Armed with cameras such as the Canon 1DX and the Mamiya Leaf Credo 50 MP back- both capable of shooting relatively clean files at 3200 & 6400 ISO and a series of f2.8 to f1.2 lenses including a few tilt-shift lenses, ” explained the photographer, “ I was finally able to capture some of the images that I’ve dreamed of capturing for decades. ”

More info: fineart.laforetvisuals.com (h/t: gizmodo )