Pilots have always been able to take photographs as they were flying, but it wasn’t easy, and it was, at times, questionably smart. But the advent of the camera phone (along with the meteoric rise in its ability to capture not good but great photographs) has allowed pilots to snap away. The results are wonderful, as you will see—a window into the flights that our friends make, a glimpse of the beauty that formerly we could only describe, which was always a poor substitute. So, to all who entered our Wingtip Wonders photo contest, thank you! And to our finalists and winners, thanks, and congratulations!
Ranadip Das captured the seaside beauty of the Virgin Islands on a flight from San Juan to Vieques, Puerto Rico. The flight skirts the Virgin Islands as it goes. Shot with a Google Pixel 4A.
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