Photographer Benjamin Grant has set off on a mission to change the way we see our planet with his stunning photo project - Daily Overview.
Every single day, Grant shares one satellite photo from Digital Globes to change the way we see our planet. "With a focal length 16 times longer than a standard DSLR camera, the cameras are so powerful that you can take a picture of a beach ball on the Golden Gate Bridge in full resolution…from Los Angeles," Grant told Bored Panda. "I try to present the images with no bias and let people decide what these altered landscapes mean, based on the facts and the visual evidence in the frame. I believe that this perspective is a means to start a conversation about the condition of our planet and how we can better protect it."
"I create the images by stitching together numerous high-resolution satellite photographs. I partnered with a satellite company called DigitalGlobe and accordingly have access to their full archive of imagery. Once I have put together a composite image, I then treat it like a photograph to make it as crisp and easy to understand as possible to accentuate certain patterns, colors, or places." The results are so amazing, Grant has even put together a book of over 200 high-resolution satellite photographs. It's titled "Overview: A New Perspective of Earth", and can be purchased through Amazon.
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#101 Brick Kilns, Dhaka, Bangladesh
23.7675749, 90.318299. Kilns for firing and making bricks are scattered across the landscape in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Almost all bricks in the country are made using a 150-year-old process where soil is mixed with water, formed into bricks using wooden molds, left to dry in the sun, and then burned in these orange, traditional kilns. As the widespread use of old kilns has hampered air quality in the country, local groups and the government have been working hard to increase the use of "clean" brick kilns with more sustainable technology.
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#102 Clearcutting In The El Dorado National Forest, Georgetown, California, USA
38°45′01″N 120°20′00″W. 20 acre clearcutting tracts in the El Dorado National Forest.
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#103 309th Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group Tucson, Arizona, USA
32.170890°N 110.855184°W
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