Tijuca National forest .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Saturday, June 19, 2010



.. Niu in front of The Taunay Waterfall ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro .. O Cristo Redentor ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010


.. The day after I took these images vandals climbed the scaffolding and spray painted graffiti on head of the statue .. Such a amazing icon ..The cariocas were not happy about this what so ever ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro .. O Cristo Redentor ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010


..Amazing..one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World"...Christ the Redeemer... It's being restored now so unfortunately we weren't able to make the trip up Corcovado to see this wonderful statue close up.. I guess circling it with a helicopter will have to do ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010




.. Jóquei Clube .. Flying low over Lagoa ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010



.. Looking back towards Sugar Loaf .. Flying over Lagoa ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010



.. Niu riding shotgun making a video.. while I bounce around in the back seat with my lenses going everywhere ..Rocinha favela in the distance ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010



.. Maracanã Stadium ..Favela Matinha ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010


..It was around 9 a.m...the haze was just starting to burn off ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010


.. View from the helipad on Pão de Açúcar .. Niu on the helipad while the helicopter refuels in the background ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010



.. Christ the Redeemer on top of Corcovado in the distance .. Landing on Sugar Loaf to refuel ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010



Flying out over Impanema .. Looking back at Impanema ..I had a lot of bad shots in this area .. This was my first time shooting out of a helicopter ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010



Flying east up Ipanema .. The end of Ipanema over Parque Garota de Ipanema ..

Helicopter fly over .. Rio de Janeiro ..

Sunday, June 06, 2010



Amazing views from our helicopter tour...I had a hard time shooting at first...mid flight lens change helped a bit .. Taking off ..flying out over Lagoa ..