Amateur Photographer

Flyinghigh

Kris Christiaens

Belgian aviation photographer Kris Christiaens became fascinated with the wonderful world of military aviation about eight years ago. Today, Kris tries to portray aircraft and helicopters as creatively as possible at numerous airshows and other aviation events. To see more, visit

www.kc-photography.be, @kris.christiaens on Instagram

Mankind has always looked up and wanted to fly. With the advent of civil and military aviation and photography in the 20th century, it didn’t take long for both to be combined, allowing us to capture better than ever the immense power of airplanes and helicopters and the beauty of flight.

Not just for big lenses

Anyone who regularly attends airshows or spotter days and takes pictures during such events will have noticed that a lot of people use huge telephoto lenses, and these tend to be

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