Santa Anita

LA AIRSPACE includes 120 pages of aerial photographs shot from a helicopter above Los Angeles during a daily window of time known as the ‘golden hour’. This is a time in which the California sunset cascades over the city, giving amazing depth, texture, and three-dimensionality not seen at any other time of the day.

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Originally from Ipswich, Massachusetts, Mike studied studio art and environmental science at the University of Vermont before moving to California and pursuing a career in photography in 2009. A self proclaimed "Aviation Enthusiast", Mike has become well known for his aviation and aerial photography. His "Airportraits" series, for which he has become well-known, each depict an entire day’s worth of aircraft movements into single images. Mike has also published a hard cover coffee table book titled "LA Airspace" and has just released his newest series of work depicting the life cycles of planes.

Mike's work has been featured in numerous publications and magazines including National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, CNN, Fast Company, Washington Post, WIRED, European Photography Magazine, and Fortune.

Mike Kelley