Over the past year, photographer Vincent Laforet has been capturing stunning images of cities around the world for his AIR project.

Strapped into a harness and hanging from a helicopter, Laforest has travelled around the globe to New York, Barcelona, Berlin, Sydney and more to capture the intricate networks of city streets and lights that we’ve carved into our planet.

Resulting from the year-long endeavor is AIR, a 228-page book that beautifully shows off the colorful masterpieces the veteran photographer captured.

Recently, Laforet shared a presentation at TEDxSanFrancisco that dove into the back-story of the AIR project and how it came to be.[Read More…]