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Nicolas Chorier

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Nicolas Chorier doesn’t need to worry about air-traffic control, or flight plans, or crowded runways. He doesn’t need to worry about fuel costs, or harnesses, or parachutes. What Nicolas Chorier needs to worry about is the wind. “"The wind is completely my boss,” he admits. “[It] decides if I can shoot, when I can shoot, where I can shoot, and what I can shoot. Without the wind, I'm unemployed."

And it’s very true. Nicolas, a professional photographer born in France and living the past 9 years in India, specializes in kite aerial photography. As he puts it, his art is comprised of “a few square feet of fabric, a touch of technical know-how, a whiff of a breeze, and lo, there is birdy on the remote.” For the last 15 years, Chorier has been perfecting his very specialized art.

His kite, which he made himself, is designed from the tenets of traditional Japanese rokkaku dado construction. He has modified the design to add stability and to add support for the weight of the digital SLR which he mounts in a small cradle hung from the kite’s string. He operates his kite’s-eye-view camera through a remote control like that for a toy airplane; however, this is no child’s toy. His remote is linked to a video which allows him to see what the camera is seeing, and at the precise moment that he’s framed a desired image through his lens, he’s able to click a button on the remote control as if it were the camera itself.

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Kalari Fighters, Calicut
Jal Mahal, Jaipur
Ambassador Car Dealer, Calicut
Lotus Temple, Delhi
Kumba Mela, Allahabad
Tea Plantation, Kalpetta
Drying Sarees, Hampi
Tal Mahal, Agra
Taj Mahal, Agra
Jantar Matar, Astronomical Observatory
Varanasi, Gahts, Ganges River
Varanasi, Cremation Gahts, Ganges River
Mumbai, Warli
Mumbai, Kashimira
Pondicherry, Sacred Heart Church
Mehrengarh Fort, Jodhpur
Hampi, Tungabhadra River
Hampi, Pilgrims on Tungabhadra River
Shravanabelagola, Monolithic Statue of Gomateshvara, Founder of Jainism.
Karnataka, Belur
Hampi, Royal Enclosure, Elephant Stables
Hampi, Step Well
Bijapur, Gol Gumbaz
Bijapur, Gol Gumbaz
Pattadakkal, Unesco World Heritage
Karnataka, Badami
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
Ahhichatragarh Fort, Nagaur, Rajasthan
Ahhichatragarh Fort, Nagaur, Rajasthan
Jag Mandir, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Yanam, Mosque by the  Godavari River
Yanam, fishing Harbor and Market
Yanam, Kids Lying on Seashells
Kovalam, Fishing Nets
Kovalam, Fishing Nets
Pondicherry, Fishermen
Kochi, Chinese Nets
Kochi, Chinese Nets
Mumbai, Walkway to Hadji Ali Mosque
Mumbai, Hadji Ali Mosque
Yanam, Elephants in the Yanam, Fishin Boats in  the Godavari River
Mahe, Temple, Step Well
Vilianur, Gopuram Temple
Vilianur, Gopuram Temple
Khajuraho, Carving Details
Mangalore, Kite Festival
Vaithikuppam, Massi Magam Festival
Goa, During Kite Festival
Mangalore, Kite Festival
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