Aerial photography and its usage in contemporary arts

The first aerial photography was shot in 1856 with a balloon of Nadar. Then, aerial photography has become a useful source of data for the discovery of enemy regions during World War I. In the following processes, archeology, anthropological research, mapping, geography and urban planning have become widespread. Together with these developments, photographers prefer to take the world from the sky with a different perspective and take aerial photography into an aesthetic plane. In the 21st century, technology has become an important part of our life in the field of imaging and illustration as it has developed in every field and entered our lives. In this direction, the use of aerial photographs in today's contemporary photography art has begun to capture a large area. Thanks to the latest technology, drones and unmanned aerial drones (UAV), all images captured with a bird's eye view on earth can be taken with high resolution and performance. The photographs are always discussed in the aspect of facing the art. A discussion of whether photography is an art stems from the creation of the human creature in art and the technological creation. Since the photograph in question is often intertwined with societies other than the artistic side, that is to say, technical, industrial and scientific services are presented more in human societies. In addition to this, this study consists of three parts except the introduction and conclusion sections. In the first chapter, the historical development of photography is emphasized and the historical basis of aerial photography is emphasized. In the same section, the features of aerial photography and aerial photographer were evaluated. In the second chapter, the technical equipment used in the aerial photography is explained and the importance of the aerial fography for military, archeology and geography disciplines is explained. In the third chapter, the aesthetic perception of aerial photography from a contemporary art framework and the visual factors that shape this aesthetic perception are evaluated. In addition to these, the aerial photography has been evaluated on the aesthetic plane through the art behaviors and works of the world famous aerial photographers. In the conclusion part, the study was finalized by making a general evaluation on the fact that aerial photography was presented with an artistic aesthetic concern besides being a visual data which is the source of other scientific disciplines.