- Pioneer in aviation and photography, combining the two and producing some of the most outstanding aerial photographs of the last century
- Produced some of the most outstanding images from New York, London, South America, Egypt while
- overcoming childhood illness
- numerous plane crashes resulting in the loss of his voice box at the age of 39
- Working in open planes, battling the elements with the associated problems of
- intense cold
- sprayed with engine oil
- protection for camera bellows required
- Leg tied to a seat to prevent him falling out
- breathing difficulties
