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There is a selection of his work exclusively represented by
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Much of his work focuses on photographing the world while piloting a motorized paraglider. This experimental aircraft enables him to capture images of the world inaccessible by traditional aircraft and most other modes of transportation. He began using the paraglider in 1997 when a pilot he had hired
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chronicles how humans have come to be the dominant force shaping the environment and the solutions people have come up with to protect the planet and combat pollution. Images taken on all seven continents over
Steinmetz's thirty years of aerial photography explore climate and the natural world, how
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on an extraordinary adventure around the world to explore Earth's greatest wonders and reveal its most hidden secrets. Steinmetz appeared in
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to profit from the work of scientists in the dry valleys and volcanoes of
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with a degree in geophysics in 1979. He began his career in photography after hitchhiking through Africa for 28 months in his twenties.
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In 2003 he was the first person to take pictures from a private aircraft in Iran following the revolution.
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in 1987, Steinmetz has completed more than 20 major essays for the magazine, including three covers.
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for a job in Niger quit. He has also begun using a drone for photography.
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