Early kite photo from 1906

Kite aerial photography (KAP) is a hobby and a type of photography. A small camera is suspended from a kite and used to take aerial photographs. The camera rigs can range from the extremely simple, consisting of a trigger mechanism with a disposable camera, to complex apparatuses using radio control and digital cameras. On some occasions it can be a good alternative (in many ways) to any other form of aerial photography.

The example image of San Francisco after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was taken by an early pioneer in KAP, George Lawrence using a large panoramic camera and stabilizing rig he designed.

See also

• Panoramic photography

External links

• More information on this hobby available at: http://www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/kaptoc.html
• A portal to most websites on Kite Aerial Photography can be found on: http://www.bults.net/kapnet/index.html
• More about George Lawrence and his photographs of San Fransisco can be found at:

http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/lawrence/