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When the international awarded photographer Werner Roelandt looked straight down more than 600 meters from the Preikestolen in Norway, he got the idea for “The World From Above”. The vertical image was fantastic and completely different from how we normally look to the world. He would change the horizontal perspective and look at the world "from above" from now on.

All photos from the fineart photography project “The World From Above” were taken straight down from public places open to everyone. All this without using a drone.

As an engineer, Werner has always had a great interest in the technical aspect of photography and the editing of the images afterwards. Photoshop gives him the opportunity to create that specific image he has in mind. In addition to his love for photography, he is also passionate about traveling.
In “The World From Above” we see several unique locations; from sea level to 3330 meters altitude.

Werner Roelandt received many awards and nominations at photo competitions in New York, Paris, Los Angeles, London, Budapest, Vienna, Tokyo and Amsterdam.

His images can be found in several European and American private collections and were exhibited at different occasions in Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Hungary.