The Elevated Eye: Aerial Photography Past and Present examines the history of aerial photography, from its origins in the 19th century to the boundary-pushing technologies of the 21st. The exhibition assembles nearly 150 images and 14 minutes of video, as well as satellite models and drones.

While the exhibition highlights a number of stunning locations around the world, many of the images focus on Los Angeles and Southern California, revealing how the region has developed over the course of more than a century.

The Elevated Eye traces the parallel developments of flight and photography as well as intersections of art and technology, illustrating how a simple change in perspective transforms the familiar into the spectacular.