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The world like you've never seen it before: Stunning aerial images snapped by a British pilot reveal tall peaks, winding rivers and glittering skylines under infrared light

  • These incredible photos provide a rare look at stunning landscapes or famous landmarks under infrared light 
  • Photos capture everything from Dubai's man-made Palm Islands to the rugged coast of Labrador, in Canada 
  • Aerial images were taken by British pilot Jon Bowles, 55, from Bolton, during his travels around the world 
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    The world is best viewed from above, and these incredible aerial snaps of stunning landscapes or famous landmarks reveal what it looks like under infrared light.

    The photos of everything from Dubai's man-made Palm islands to the Canada's frozen Labrador coast were taken by British pilot Captain Jon Bowles from his cockpit at altitudes of up to 40,000ft.

    Some of his best snaps show the peaks of K2 - the second-highest mountain in the world - and Kilimanjaro, the sacred waters of the Ganges Delta, and the salt flats of Pakistan.

    Bowles, 55, from Bolton, used a modified Sony Nex 5N camera to capture these awe-inspiring views in a completely different spectrum.

    His amazing photography shows the world in a light impossible for the human eye to detect.

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    British pilot Jon Bowles snapped this image of a winding river and land that was once under Lake Urmia, in northwestern Iran

    Dubai's man-made Palm Jumeirah islands and its glittering skyline, which includes the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world

    Bowles photographed K2, the world's second-tallest mountain, Broad Peak and the Gasherbrums, in the Himalayas and Karakoram ranges

    The Bangladesh side of the Ganges Delta, which is the world's largest delta. The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus

    An open cast mine has a reddish glow in this photo, which was taken under infrared light from the cockpit of an airliner

    One of the perks of the job for piltos is seeing some of the most amazing sights in the world, including Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro

    Bowles infrared photo of the Padma River, in Bangladesh, looks more like a work of art than a photograph taken from as high as 40,000ft

    Kunyang Chhish mountain is located in the Karakoram range of Pakistan, near the country's northeastern border with China

    Canada's frozen Labrador coast, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

    Bowles snapped this remarkable photgraph of a hydrothermal vent while flying over the 3,700-mile Great Rift Valley in Africa

    The British pilot's amazing photography shows the world in a light impossible for the human eye to detect (pictured: the Great Rift Valley)

    Many of Bowles' best photos show rugged mountain ranges in Asia or Africa. This snap shows the Kunlun Mountains in China

    Iran's Lake Urmia, near the border with Turkey, was once the largest lake in the Middle East but has shrunk due to the damming of rivers

    These rolling fields and small towns in Bulgaria look they're part of a puzzle in this snap taken from the cockpit by Bowles

    Bowles used a modified Sony Nex 5N camera to capture these views in a completely different spectrum (pictured: rugged hills in Iran)

    Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey. The saline soda lake is fed by water from small streams that run from the surrounding mountains

    Bowles snapped this photo while flying over Dubai. It shows Dubai Marina, the desert city's artificial canal district

    An aerial view of an industrial zone shows different shades of colour that are invisible to the naked eye

    The Red River, pictured in northern Vietnam, runs from the province of Yunnan in southwest China to the Gulf of Tonkin

    Known for its wine, the city of Stellenbosch, near Cape Town in South Africa, was a European settlement


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