"From straight above, the man-made subjects appear as tiny puzzle pieces of a bigger planet.” ∘ The idea first came to Japanese #photographer Michael Hitoshi while on a flight from Nice to Paris, watching the city lights come on as the sun was setting. "The natural #light, merging with the artificial structures, inspired a desire to go up in the air and #capture it." ∘ The only obstacle - Hitoshi suffers from Vertigo. He ultimately decided it was important enough for him to fight it and push his visual comfort zone. “It’s a combination of two things: The magical, ephemeral moment of the city at #twilight combined with the direct, straight down #birdseye view creates an emotional connection with human life. When capturing a city's buildings, #airport or highways, they look like blood vessels or neurons, and I can’t stop imagining that I'm looking deep into the human body."∘ Image: Airliners and control tower at #LAX | 📷: Michael H. | #GettyImages #GettyCreative #lookingdown #fromabove ...