From above - George Steinmetz's African portfolio (24 photos)

Photographer George Steinmetz's amazing African portfolio is a collection of photographs taken from a bird's eye view. Few have seen Africa like this – captivating, mysterious, and beautiful.







Elephants at Lake Amboseli in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. (George Steinmetz)





The remote village of Arouan between Timbuktu and Taoudenni in the Sahara Desert. (George Steinmetz)



Salt mines in Niger. (George Steinmetz)



Firewood market in Djenne, Mali. (George Steinmetz)



The village of Bartaga on the Niger River in Mali. (George Steinmetz)



Rare snowfall in the Ziz Gorge in Morocco. (George Steinmetz)



Seal colony in Namibia. (George Steinmetz)



Caravans in Fahi, Niger. (George Steinmetz)



Salt ridge in the Chalbi Desert, Kenya. (George Steinmetz)



Sandy outskirts of Nouakchott, Mauritania. (George Steinmetz)



Sandy peaks in the Kamasi Valley, Chad. (George Steinmetz)



Zebras and fairy rings in the Namib Rand Game Reserve in Namibia. (George Steinmetz)



Sandy peaks in the Kamasi Valley, Chad. (George Steinmetz)



Self-portrait with a hunter in the Ituri Forest, Zaire, June 1979. (George Steinmetz)



Paragliding over Arakaou, Niger. (George Steinmetz)



Maasai herders appear after landing on Lake Natron, Kenya. (George Steinmetz)



Fishing village near Nouakchott, Mauritania. (George Steinmetz)



Airplane shadow on Lake Natron in Tanzania. (George Steinmetz)



Shifting megadunes in Namibia's Namib National Park. (George Steinmetz)



Terraced fields in Rwanda. (George Steinmetz)



View of the slums of Nouakchott, Mauritania. (George Steinmetz)



Part of the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. (George Steinmetz)



Beth Goorgis Church in Laliblah, Ethiopia. (George Steinmetz)