Drones: The Next Wave in Photography

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A new study shows that the worldwide market for drones will total $89 billion over the next decade, with buyers extending well beyond the military. Photo courtesy of New America Media

By Asha DuMonthier, New America Media

While drones have played an increasingly prominent role in America’s military and surveillance operations – at home and abroad – lesser known is the growing use of this new technology in civilian life. Some of these applications are far less sinister than one might expect.

For Jason Lam, owner of San Francisco’s first personal drone shop, the aerial crafts could just be the latest and most exciting wave in the field of digital photography.

Walk down 6th Street in San Francisco, an area long blighted but fast becoming a hub of tech entrepreneurialism, and you could easily miss AeriCam. The modest exterior houses an array of remotely-operated vehicles that, as the name suggests, promise a bird’s eye view for photographers.

“One day these could be something that all photographers use,” says Lam, pointing to the radio controlled helicopters that line his studio, which like a lot of the other tech startups in the area has a casual, creative flare to it. 

Read the complete story at New American Media. 

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