His sometimes controversial images offer an unparalleled aerial perspective on the Middle East and Africa in the early 20th century. Mittelholzer photographed aerial views of landscapes across the world -- including Mokattam's hilly plateau near Cairo, Egypt. "Mittelholzer founded an enterprise for aerial photographs," the book's author, Kaspar Surber, tells CNN Travel. The aerial photographs changed the established visual habits." Media entrepreneurMittelholzer was an early media mastermind.

Source: CNN July 06, 2017 01:07 UTC