These photographs of our beautiful world were taken by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, a well-known french photographer. In the first place, his specialty was the animal photography, but later he changed his ‘course’ and started taking photos of the land from air. He’s been to all the locations around the world.

Coal mine in South Africa

Mountains near Jengish, Kyrgyzstan

Sha Kibbutz, Isreal

Military cemetery in Verdun, France

Ruins of medieval city of Shaly, Egypt

Switzerland, crowded lake

Gullholmen, Sweden

Denver, USA

Fraser Island dune, Australia

Walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia

Cattle near Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

Tasmania, Australia

Boat houses in Lagos, Nigeria

Hashima Island, Japan

Stockholm, Sweden

Boats stranded on dry Aral Sea, Kazakhstan

Epicenter of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Easter Island, Chile

Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A part of Istanbul, Turkey

Suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark

Favelas in Rio de Janeiro

Machu Picchu, Peru

Freeways in Los Angeles, USA

A part of Paris, France