The project of Yann Arthus-Bertrand "Earth seen from heaven" experienced a huge public success. This method revealed till then unknown wonderful colors and symmetry. The scenes captured by the cameras are amazing.

"The Earth seen from the sky" is, currently, one of the best selling books of photographs in the world with over of 3 million copies printed in 24 countries (not less than 5 editions) after the first edition in 1999.

Now see a selection of some of the best shots.

Eruption of the volcano Karimskii, Kamchatka 

Inflowing of Parana in the Uruguay River. Misiones Province, Argentina.

“Spaceman”, Nazca plateau, Peru.  

Tongkil, floating village in the Philippines.

El Attaf in Algeria

The Temple of Ramses II , Egypt 

Love Parade in Berlin

Perifieria Lurte in Ulan-Bator, Mongolia

Heart in Voh in New Caledonia

Pigeon houses in Mit-Hamre, Egypt. Pigeons are raised for meat. 

Caravan in dunes, Mauritania

Fishermen on the ice, Lake Baikal 

Cemetery in Assiut, Egypt

Settlement with holiday homes in Geneva, Suisse

Agricultural landscape near the city of Cognac, France 

Cows between dunes, Chile

Emperor penguins colony, Antartica 

Fisherman on Lake Kossou. Ivory Coast

The flamingos on the Lake Nakuru, Kenia  

Residential houses on the outskirts of the city of Copenhagen, Denmark

Rural moschee in Mali 

Irrigation circles in Jordan

Icebreaker “Louis Saint Laurent” in the province of Nunavut, Canada 

Olive plantations, Andalusia, Spain

Phi Phi island near Phuchet, Thailand  

Charle de Gaulle square, Paris

Rice plantations, Nepal.

Melting iceberg, Unartoq, Greenland

The River Nile, Egypt

Volcano Fudziama, Japan

Landfill near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 

Formations of salt in the Dead Sea, Israel.

Satellite antennas in Aleppo, Syria

Dead city (Chernobyl), Ukraine 

Devastated by crude oil in Athabasca, Canada 

Harvested cotton, Burchina Faso

Mountains in Reunion Island

Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai

Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai

Tractor at work on the farm in Bozman, USA

Tsingy-de-Bemaraha Stone Forest in Madagascar  

Venice at sunset  

Village near Lake Chad, The Republic of Chad.   

The white horse of Uffington-figure of 110 metres of chalk created 3000 years ago. United Kingdom.

Windmills (electic generators) near Palm-Springs, California