Everything takes on a new perspective... even 10 feet off the ground. As a young boy, I spent hours building and flying model airplanes with my father. Starting at age 11, I cut grass after school so I could afford flying lessons on the weekends. It didn’t take long to realize that I enjoyed the view OUTSIDE the aircraft more than the flying. That’s when the photography bug hit me. Fast forward 40
years, combine a great drone and sophisticated camera... and you get a 400 foot tall mobile tripod! All of my images are shot from the vantage point of the drone. I’m an FAA Commercial rated drone pilot. My previous experience as a manned pilot lends itself well to this discipline. I’m a former Naval Officer. After graduating from Annapolis in 1982 I served the nation for 8 years. 5 of those years were spent at sea; the remainder teaching at the Naval Academy and Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. My aerial images are all about perspective. Common landmarks and cityscapes become uncommon from the air. Most of the images are full of bright natural colors. I’m a sucker for sunrises and sunsets, sailboats, water views... and of all things... abandoned to***co barns. There’s a certain pride and peace attached to these old icons. My photography prints are for sale on my website, and I would like to invite you to purchase them at www.jbvoigt.com.
