# @gettyimages on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/-W8EexsRNW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16457712-gettyimages-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/82c5e6ef10.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-11-21T19:21:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images (@GettyImages) — https://gondola.cc/GettyImages

## Caption

"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 #aerial #helicopter #photooftheday

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photooftheday, helicopter, gettycreative, lax, twilight, gettyimages, birdseye, light, capture, fromabove, photographer, lookingdown, airport, aerial

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