From 500 feet above Biscayne Bay at dawn, Miami becomes something else entirely. The geometry of the causeways. The color of the water shifting from slate to turquoise as the sun rises. The skyline of Brickell catching the first orange light while South Beach is still in shadow. This is the Miami that most people will never see — and the Miami that belongs on your wall.
National Geographic photographer Edin Chavez has been shooting Miami from the air for over 15 years, returning to the same altitudes and headings in different conditions and different light until the photographs match the city’s extraordinary potential. The Miami Favorites collection — 557 images — is the result of that pursuit.
Why Miami Aerial Photography Makes Extraordinary Wall Art
Aerial photography has a quality that ground-level work cannot replicate: it reveals the geometry and color of a place that is invisible from the street. Miami from above shows you the color of the water — the extraordinary turquoise of the shallow Biscayne Bay flats that no Instagram filter can reproduce, because it is simply real. It shows you the mathematics of the Art Deco grid, the organic curves of the Venetian Causeway, the dark thread of the Miami River cutting through the downtown grid.
These are not tourist photographs. They are fine art images made by a National Geographic photographer with 20 years of experience knowing exactly where to be and when.
The Miami Favorites Collection
With 557 images, the Miami Favorites gallery is the most comprehensive fine art Miami photography collection available from a single photographer. It spans aerials at dawn and dusk, long-exposure cityscapes at blue hour, the beaches at sunrise before the crowds arrive, and the quiet moments in Miami neighborhoods that most visitors never find.
- Browse all 557 Miami photographs →
- Available as fine art giclée and ChromaLuxe metal prints
- Sizes from 8×10″ ($95) to 40×60″ ($995 giclée / $1,595 metal)
- Certificate of Authenticity with every order
- Free shipping on orders over $250
Miami Panoramic Prints
The Miami skyline is a natural panoramic subject — the long horizontal sweep of Brickell’s towers reflected in Biscayne Bay at blue hour demands the wide format. Panoramic prints from the Miami collection are available in sizes from 15×30″ ($185) to 30×60″ ($895) — formats specifically proportioned for the sweep of the Miami skyline.
Metal Prints for Miami Photography
ChromaLuxe metal prints are particularly effective for Miami aerial photography. The extraordinary turquoise of the bay water, the warm amber of the dawn light on the towers, the deep blue of the pre-dawn sky — these colors achieve a luminosity on the White High Gloss aluminum surface that no paper can match. Miami on metal looks like Miami actually looks from a helicopter — vivid, saturated, alive.
Most Popular Miami Prints
- Miami at Dawn — Biscayne Bay Aerial: The definitive Miami fine art photograph. Available as limited edition.
- Miami Beach Sunrise — Art Deco Towers: The iconic lifeguard towers at first light.
- Miami Fog Series: Helicopter aerials through rare marine fog. The most exclusive Miami prints.
- Miami Downtown Panorama: The full skyline in panoramic format.
Photographs by Edin Chavez — National Geographic photographer, Nikon professional, Masters of Photography. Based in Miami Beach, Florida. Fine art prints available at edinfineart.com.