Dezeen is giving away five copies of LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York ? a book brimming with aerial images that architect Jeffrey Milstein took while leaning out of helicopters and small aeroplanes.
Dezeen is giving away five copies of LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York
On his exploit, architect-turned-photographer Milstein toured the two US cities using a camera mounted on a stabilising gyro, capturing some of their most recognisable landmarks ? from Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan to Universal Studios in Hollywood.
The book features aerial photography of landmarks in Los Angeles and New York ? including the Empire State Building
New York's Empire State building, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grand Central Station, and 9/11 Memorial and Freedom Tower also feature in the series. Now published in LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York, the series of bird's eye images is intended to offer a new glimpse of the metropoles.
Taken by Jeffrey Milstein, other photographs include New York's Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art
Captured from above, LA's sprawling apartment community Park La Brea is shown with a gridded layout and an abundance of greenery, while New York's Stuyvesant Town layout of cross-shaped housing blocks can be seen nestled within trees.
Other photographs show the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade through Manhattan, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and major roads. There are...