Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer, journalist, and environmentalist who founded the Altitude Agency in 1991, the world's first press agency specializing in aerial photography. In 1994, he started a study on the state of the Earth for UNESCO where he took aerial photographs of the world's most beautiful landscapes from helicopters and hot air balloons. His book "Earth from Above" sold over 3 million copies and was translated into 24 languages. In 2000, his free exhibition of large posters from the book was displayed in parks in Paris and then traveled to over 110 cities worldwide where it was seen by 120 million people.

1. Fly Over Europe

2. Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born March 13, 1946 in Paris) is a French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist. He founded the Altitude Agency in 1991, which was the world's first press agency and images bank specialising in aerial photography (500,000 pictures taken in more than 100 countries by more than 100 photographers). In 1994 Arthus-Bertrand started a thorough study on the state of the Earth sponsored by UNESCO. As part of the study, he made a picture inventory of the world's most beautiful landscapes, taken from helicopters and hot-air balloons. The book from this project, Earth from Above (‘la Terre vue du ciel’) sold over 3 million copies and was translated into 24 languages. In 2000, his "Earth from Above" free exhibition was set up on numerous big posters on the gates of Jardins du Luxembourg in Paris. It then travelled worldwide from Lyon to Montreal, to 110 cities and was visited by 120 million people.

3. Paris, France

4. Louver & Ile de la Cité, Paris, France

5. Louvre, Paris, France

6. Paris, France

7. Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris, France

8. France

9. Millau Viaduct Bridge, France

10. Military cemetery in Verdun, France

11. Suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark

12. Gullholmen, Sweden

13. Stockholm, Sweden

14. Pena, Portugal

15. Walled City of Dubrovnik, Croatia

16. Istanbul, Turkey

17. Bazaar of Istanbul, Turkey

18. Anatolla, Turkey

19. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

20. Solar plant in Andalusia, Spain

21. Kukes, Albania

22. Monastino of Meteora, Tesalla, Greece

23. Ionian Islands, Greece

24. Orchard Trigales, Macedonia, Greece

25. Dodecanese, Greece

26. Cliffs of Inishmore, Ireland

27. Mýrdalsjökull on the edge of the Glacier Maelifell, Iceland

28. Helmaey, Iceland

29. Tuscany, Italy

30. Lagoon of Venice, Italy

31. Overview of Venice, Italy

32. Castle of Trakai, Lake Galve, Lithuania

33. Luxembourg

34. Norway

35. Tulip fields, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

36. Windmill in the middle of fields, The Netherlands

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