Unlike other cities I have photographed, it is very difficult to get permission to photograph directly over Paris. Very few people have been granted this permission, and as of now, all permissions have now been halted for security reasons. Paris is a uniquely beautiful city where building height is restricted protecting the historic architecture and creating a human scale with light filled streets connecting squares monuments parks and museums. My architecture and art background influence my work. I search for interesting patterns and geometry, as well as symmetry and order from the air.
Photographer, architect, and pilot Jeffrey Milstein has had a love for aircraft since childhood. After graduating from the University of CA, Berkeley, Milstein used his passion for flying to inspire his art. Milstein is known for his aerial shots of cities, as well as his photos of aircraft mid-flight. His work has been featured in publications such as the NY Times, Time, European Photography, and LA Times. It has been showcased in both the US and Europe and is represented by Kopeikin Gallery in LA, Benrubi Gallery in NYC, Bau-Xi Gallery in Toronto, and ARTITLEDcontemporary in the Netherlands.
Awards • 14th Annual Pollux Awards, winner in Cityscapes for Paris, exhibition in Barcelona March 2020
• Graphis Photography Annual 2020, Gold award winner for Paris, January 2020
• Creative Quarterly 58, winner for Orlando series, December 2019
• Graphis Photography Annual 2019, Gold award winner for LANY, April 2019
• Creative Quarterly, 100 Best of 2018, 2019
• Communication Arts 2018 Photography Annual, Competition Winner for LANY, July/August 2018
• Creative Quarterly, 100 Best of 2017, 2018
• Texas Photographic Society, first place winner in Drone & Aerial Photography, 2017
• Creative Quarterly 100 Best of 2016, 2017
• One Eyeland Awards, silver award in Fine Art, February 2017
• International Photography Awards One-Shot Climate Change, First place winner in Machine Category, February 2017
• PDN Object of Desire Still-Life Contest, runner up, July 2016
• Creative Quarterly, 100 Best of 2015, 2016
• Moscow International Foto Awards, Honorable mention in Fine Art-Landscape category, June 2016
• Communication Arts 2016 Photography Annual, Competition Winner, July/August 2016
• 2016 PDN Annual Winner, May 2016
• Applied Arts Photography AACE Award Winner, April 2016
• Creative Quarterly, 100 Best of 2015, 2016
• International Photography Awards, First place in Architecture-Cityscapes, October 2015
• The Decoration and Design building 2015 Stars of Design winner, September 16, 2015
• Creative Quarterly, Fall, 2015
• Applied Arts Magazine, Photography & Illustration Award winner May-June, 2015
• Applied Arts Magazine, Photography & Illustration Award, 2015
• Creative Quarterly, 100 Best of 2014, 2015
• Creative Quarterly 38, winner in Professional Photography, December 22, 2014
• Creative Quarterly, 100 Best of 2013, 2014
• Communication Arts, July/August 2013, Photography Annual first place prize in the “For Sale” category
• PDN Photo Annual, May 2006
• PDN Digital Photography Contest, First Place, 2005
• Photo Review, Honorable Mention 2005
