Earth from Above

If we do not maintain our natural beauties and resources, no one will.

“Earth from Above” is an Outdoor Photographic Exhibition. Yann Arthus-Bertrand is the head photographer of this high-flying project. Every shoot of this outstanding project not only reflects the geography aspects also the human living aspects. French Embassy of Singapore and Singapore Environment Council co-present this project.

Heng Chiang Meng, Chairman of Singapore Environment Council, reveals “from a rare perspective, the photographs in this series illustrate the astonishing beauty of planet earth. The variety and splendour of the landscapes dazzle the eye and impress upon us that our planet is, indeed, a very special one. All these, however, will disappear if we do nothing to limit the massive damage we inflict on our environment.



The 59 years old French, Yann moved to Kenya in 1976 to study the nature of lions in Maasai Mara Reserve. By flying over the landscape in a balloon, he discovered the beauty of the nature of the world.

He, then, realized that the resources of the world will become extinct day-by-day if we do not maintain. So he decided to record them by his profession, the photography.

For this massive project, Yann carefully researched for 10 years. Most of the photographs were shot between within an altitude of 30 and 3,000 meters above the earth. Exactly, he flied over 76 countries and spent 3,000 hours in the helicopter. His mode even took him to Antarctica, Alaska, Southern Argentina, Australia, Siberia and Africa.

There were two assistant photographers and a skillful pilot with him.

Among the over 100,000 shoots, only 120 are presented. Yann considers those that they can really communicate his own vision. Moreover, he believes that the geographical coordinates of every shoot will allow other photographers to locate the same sites and continue this ambitious undertaking.



Today Earth from Above has been translated into 24 languages. More than 60 millions people in about 70 cities have seen this outdoor project.

In Singapore, The show will end in 17.January.2005. It situates in Orchard Road. It starts from in front of Border bookshop until the Manchester United Café.