San Francisco based Aerial Photographer and
Aerial Film Maker Herb Lingl


San Francisco Bay Area based aerial photographer
Herb Lingl at the Petaluma Airport, CA; Image ID: 30107-37
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Herb Lingl, San Francisco based aerial photographer, aerial film maker, and commercial pilot, travels extensively, creating aerial photography and aerial video and film.

Recent projects include a night time aerial photography survey in Arizona, books of aerial photography with Robert Cameron about Mexico City entitled Above Mexico City and La Ciudad de Mexico desde Arriba and extensive aerial photography and video of San Francisco bay, excerpts of which have been published in a photo essay about the San Francisco Bay salt ponds in California Wild, the publication of the California Academy of Sciences.

One of Herb's aerial photography portfolios is available here.

Herb's still aerial photography is currently on display at the San Francisco International Airport in the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum in the international terminal. Additional information and a press release about the exhibit, Aerial Aesthetics | Herb Lingl, is available at the web site of the San Francisco International airport. A few select images, additional background information and a listing of all of the images on display is available at Aerial Aesthetics.

Herb has been recognized for excellence in aerial photography and his work has been exhibited at galleries, museums and is in private collections. Recognitions include the Epson Aerial Photographer of the Year award in 2007.

An ongoing project is creating aerial photographs illustrating the habitats of San Francisco bay.

Herb has also created panoramic photography of the California State legislature, and conducted numerous seminars, including seminars on the frontiers of aerial photography.

To book Herb for aerial photography or video assignments or for speaking engagements, please contact Aerial Archives.