A bird’s eye view is not necessarily what you think it is. In the early 1970s, an avian scientist discovered that pigeons can see ultraviolet light, invisible of course to humans, which opened the door to an explosion in research on how birds actually interpret the world. It turns out that ultraviolet light is a critical tool for survival and navigation. It helps some species select mates, others feed their chicks, and still others hunt for food. Ever wonder how a raptor can find its prey hiding beneath a field of tall grass? The meadow mouse marks its path with urine, which turns out to reflect UV light. To a kestrel hunting above, that’s like a glowing neon arrow that says this way to brunch.
Gab Scanu shoots in plain old visible light, but his vision is equally distinctive. Already one of Australia’s leading drone photographers at just twenty-one, this son of a cinematographer has been shooting since his early teens and brings
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