One reason why we love great photographers is their ability to capture the world in a way that’s new and exciting. Cédric Houmadi does exactly that with his impressive aerial photos that feature some of the most beautiful landscapes ever.
The award-winning French photographer has been shooting in many countries including Egypt, Jordan, Dubai, Hawaii, Bali, USA, Japan and more. According to his website, “Cedric wishes to raise awareness about the environmental impact on our planet. His objective is to participate in Humanitarian Projects in order to pass on a message, that of the consequences of human beings on our planet”. Scroll down to see his amazing work.
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Normandie, France
Initially as a hobby, photography rapidly took over Cédric’s life after he started working for hotel chains. Now, the artist has an audience of more than 36K Instagram followers.
He has worked with brands such as Ford, Hilton, Bose, and Hyundai, as well as showing his work in personal exhibitions and being published by many popular magazines and websites. Also, Cédric has won 2nd place in Paris Aerial Photography Awards competition in 2020.
Bali, Indonesia
Created in tribute to one of the first aerial photos taken in 1858 over Paris by Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, the Paris Aerial Photography Awards competition is a big deal to many photographers around the world.
“For my first participation in a competition, I am very happy to have won a prize,” Cédric said. “It was a great opportunity to show my work to professionals and to obtain, in a way, their recognition. I want to thank my friends for supporting me in my projects and for believing in me”.
Netherlands
Other than traveling the world shooting incredible landscapes from the bird’s eye perspective, Cédric photographs weddings and portraits as well as architecture. Some prints of his work are available for purchase on his website.
If you’d like to see the work of other winners of the Paris Aerial Photography Awards, check out our post about it. Also, fans of aerial photography might enjoy our post about two guys from Germany who were excited to explore the world through their lens as well.
Toscana, Italy
Cairo, Egypt
The landing site for Goa'uld motherships. .... sorry, I'm binge watching Star Gate these days
Desert
Niagara Falls
Maid of the Mist boats have been in operation since 1846. The raincoats are awesome. Here's a photo from 1910. maid-mist-...6100b3.jpg 
Utrecht, Netherlands
Iceland
Iceland
Dolomites
The Dolomites are beautiful, and these winding pass roads take you so close to the mountains.
Greece
Bali, Indonesia
The ligh in this picture is phenomenal. It look so soft and peaceful.
New York
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lago Di Braies, Trentino
Note: this post originally had 50 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
