This is a project which I call ‘Life from Above’, centred around key locations from my upbringing, capturing them from a different perspective. The series consists of 8 photographs, each of them having their own relevance in my childhood, combining my personal life with the practice of aerial photography.
I grew up in a small town just outside of Birmingham called Oldbury, spending my youth here, as well as the surrounding towns. I wanted to create this project to document the areas in which I spent these key years, the locations which moulded the person that I am today, and the story behind my life. Showing these places from an aerial perspective, which most would have never seen them from before, offers a new idea of these locations, morphing them into this unseen entity.
The project was shot entirely on a DJI Mini 3 Pro, with all relevant safety precautions followed when taking flight, ensuring I wasn’t invading the privacy of the locals whilst doing so. I hope by doing this, I am able to change the public attitude towards drone technology as a whole.
![1 - Dad's Factory](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/1e5fa13c-f409-4198-a574-36ac6e92a679_rw_3840.jpg?h=3d200b7b7b2c5445b388101814136f1e)
1 - Dad's Factory
![2 - Street Games](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/dae1fe1b-b6c5-404a-a5c7-26b75e86fce6_rw_3840.jpg?h=fbc11e5e580d8248b802d8ec15d038ca)
2 - Street Games
![3 - Weekends at the Football](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/851ac33e-eb84-4319-b70d-dffd935667ff_rw_3840.jpg?h=f874a2413cd2af10a2e4917e614a0bdf)
3 - Weekends at the Football
![4 - Grandad's Factory](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/5bee7eb3-03af-4940-9da8-b756cb0df602_rw_3840.jpg?h=4211213cfce3994f3a09899cd15201cd)
4 - Grandad's Factory
![5 - Quality Time at Nanna's](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/c6e4c6d8-28bb-457e-9770-8aa155b3a777_rw_3840.jpg?h=5133fee2c8985017c5412cef6462c6ea)
5 - Quality Time at Nanna's
![6 - The Maze of My Youth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/2cc8352c-2cdd-4a0f-9046-b4194376bb12_rw_3840.jpg?h=cc1a1676e1f52dbaeb08a566b091b285)
6 - The Maze of My Youth
![7 - Friends with a Footballer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/b5489436-0cef-4299-a9fd-603f5da5987e_rw_3840.jpg?h=e9f43a01bc60c753b0412deb0b1f5d2d)
7 - Friends with a Footballer
![8 - 5-A-Side Childhood](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/f479abc7-c747-42eb-9085-dec3701f5383_rw_3840.jpg?h=ed316c97de8aa2cf64b4f90ed341dc55)
8 - 5-A-Side Childhood
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e4e4a2d8-382c-40b0-80e0-eae7cb981daf/3f91827b-0ac4-4313-ad41-ff548ab9f40a_rw_3840.jpg?h=1ef8a00468f7635b1a0e824693417e94)