Panoramic panorama pictures from the air are the specialty of Sergei Semenov and his friends. The photographers from Moscow have been traveling around the world for 13 years. "Our team has recorded around 370 places on the planet, including high mountains and poles," says 36-year-old Semenov.
"We took pictures in the largest cities in the world, in national parks, with animals, in the desert and in the jungle" - they assembled the works of art from countless photos. "We do not do journalism," says Semenov, "we want people to enjoy nature photography and that they feel like visiting these places as well." Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to find new interesting motifs.
We have already introduced five of the impressive 360-degree photos: you could slide over the Great Wall of China and through Cuba's sea at the click of a mouse, take a look around at Rio's Jesus statue and at the bears on Kurilensee. Here you can see five other selected locations - from Mexico to Namibia - and hear how the photographer describes his impressions:
On the Skeleton Coast: Namibia
In the west of Namibia, the Namib Desert ends directly in the waves of the Atlantic. The most famous place is the Sossusvlei with the highest sand dunes in the world - up to 325 meters high. "The colors of the sand change from orange to red - plus the dazzling white of the sun," says Semenov.
Further to the north of the hostile desert, to the border with Angola, lies the skeleton coast. "The name is no coincidence: fog and storms, high waves and strong ocean currents north of the Cape of Good Hope create dangerous conditions for navigation," says Semenov. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the shore, and many whale bones are found in the sand. In this panoramic photo, taken in 2015, the cloud bank can be seen over the coast.