How One Photographer Paraglided a 4,700 Ft Mountain to Create Breathtaking Autumn Photos and Videos

While most photographers use a drone to create aerial images, sometimes, that isn’t enough. Sometimes, you want to soar like an eagle, going 50 mph over the sheer face of a mountaintop as you photograph. If that sounds like you, then let me share with you the story of Bernard Chen, paraglider and photographer extraordinaire.

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Who Was the First Global Social Media Travel Infuencer?

You take photos, you write books, you’re published in weekly and monthly newspapers and magazines, and travel the world with the sole purpose of… traveling. You sound like one of the early social media influencers of the 2010s who was “living the dream,” constantly on the road, distributing a drip of photos and articles to the travel-enthused general public. However, it’s 1888, and your name is Frank Carpenter.

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