EPA’s Eye in The Sky

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Maracana stadium, Brazil

A general view of the pitch of Mario Filho stadium, best known as Maracana, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Via EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Chicago, USA

The Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Via EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: The Vatican

Visitors wearing masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, walk down a staircase designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932, inspired by the original Bramante staircase designed by Renaissance architect Donato…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Jakarta, Indonesia

A general view of giant slides at Ancol amusement park amid an easing of the large scale coronavirus restrictions in Jakarta, Indonesia. Via EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Bieszczady Mountains, Poland

Morning fog hangs in the air over Lake Solina in Polanczyk, Bieszczady Mountains, Poland. Via EPA-EFE/DAREK

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Castelluccio di Norcia, Italy

A view of the fields offering a breath-taking flowering landscape considered unique in the world, in Castelluccio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy. Via EPA-EFE/GIANLUIGI BASSILETTI

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Saillon, Switzerland

Swimmers in an outdoor pool at the 'Les Bains de Saillon' thermal baths in Saillon, Switzerland. Via EPA-EFE/LAURENT GILLIERON

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Jakarta, Indonesia

The Semanggi interchange with less than usual traffic during the large-scale social restrictions that were imposed in Jakarta, Indonesia, because of the coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Rolle, Switzerland

A view of a field with a permaculture mandala garden, a project of the boarding private school Le Rosey, next to cars driving on the A1 motorway, in Rolle, Switzerland.…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Viareggio, Italy

Rows of beach parasols in the Tuscan resort town of Viareggio, Italy, prepared amid the the regulations relating to the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Istanbul, Turkey

An aerial view of people sitting in a circle marked by the municipality with social distance, because of the pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Budapest, Hungary

A handout picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of an image taken by a member of the Expedition 62 crew from the International Space Station…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Lucca, Italy

An aerial view of the main and historical square Amphitheater in Lucca, Italy. Lucca is a medieval town and art city nicknamed 'town of 100 churches', enclosed into the circle…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Wisconsin, USA

An aerial photo shows people in a park in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA.

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Harissa, Lebanon

The statue of Our Lady of Lebanon is pictured empty of people during a curfew lockdown implemented to stem the spread of the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic in the town…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Istanbul, Turkey

An aerial picture taken by drone shows a general view of Galata Tower and Halic Bay at sunset during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey.

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy

An aerial view shows the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore with the Moon in the background, just south of Asciano, in the Crete Senesi area of Tuscany, central Italy.

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Tuscany, Italy

A zenith aerial view of olive trees next to a field of yellow rapeseed flowers near Chiusure in the Valdorcia region, Tuscany, central Italy. The Valdorcia region, with its landscape's…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Kathmandu, Nepal

Syambhunath Stupa, an ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the Kathmandu valley, is seen amidst smog during the coronavirus lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Venice, Italy

An aerial view of the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront area in Piazza San Marco square at sunrise in Venice, northern Italy during a nationwide lockdown over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy

A photo taken with drone showing a deserted Piazza Navona, during the Coronavirus emergency lockdown in Rome, Italy. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Siena, Italy

An aerial view of Piazza del Campo (Campo Square) with its Torre del Mangia tower standing next to the Palazzo Pubblico (town hall), in the historic center of Siena, Italy,…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Beirut, Lebanon

A picture taken with a drone shows deserted streets during curfew lockdown against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic at Al Ring Bridge in Beirut, Lebanon. Photographer: WAEL HAMZEH

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Istanbul, Turkey

An aerial picture taken by a drone shows Galata Tower during the curfew to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in Istanbul, Turkey. Via EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Pisa, Italy

A handout aerial photo made available by the Italian Guardia di Finanza of the deserted Piazza dei Miracoli and the leaning tower in Pisa, Italy during the country's lockdown aimed…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Navarra, Spain

View of the relay antenna onto the Higa de Monreal mountain seen in the fog, in the village of Monreal, Navarra, northern Spain. Via EPA-EFE/Jesus Diges

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in The Sky: Kempen, Germany

An aerial picture taken by a drone shows colourful rainbows painted on the cobbles in front of houses in the old town of Kempen, Germany. In the old town of…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky:Grevenbroich, Germany

An aerial picture taken with a drone shows blooming tulips on a field in Grevenbroich, Germany. Tulip fields can be admired all over the Rhine district of Neuss. The tulips…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Verbier, Switzerland

A empty street of the ski resort is pictured during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Verbier, Switzerland. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Pisa, Italy

A handout aerial photo made available by the Italian Guardia di Finanza of the Arno river in the center of Pisa, Italy, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Przemysl, Poland

A picture taken with a drone shows a water play ground on a wintery morning in Przemysl, Poland, south-east Poland.E Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Seoul, South Korea

A photo taken with a drone shows South Korean people queuing to purchase masks outside a Happy Department store in Seoul, South Korea. Via EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Tel Aviv, Israel

A general aerial view showing a pattern from splatter of foams, as sterilization crews clean the Israeli Emergency Medical organization Magen David Adom 'Check and go' complex for mass testing…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Budapest, Hungary

A picture taken with a drone shows empty outdoor pools of the Szechenyi Thermal Bath in Budapest, Hungary. The company that manages the capital's spas and hot springs closed all…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Athens, Greece

A photograph taken with a drone shows the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the empty streets of the capital city of Athens, Greece. Cafes, restaurants, museums and archeological…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

An aerial view of the nearly empty Dam Square in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Like in most European countries, public life in the Netherlands has come to a standstill as…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Illinois, USA

An aerial photo made with a drone shows empty parking lots by office buildings in Schaumburg, Illinois, USA. Via EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aerial photo with a drone shows the Copacabana beach without visitors due to COVID-19 crisis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Hortobagy, Hungary

A picture taken with a drone shows geese and swans in the municipality of Hortobagy, Hungary, 27 February 2020. Between October and March, the geese are regular guests of the…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Sofia, Bulgaria

A woman clears her car from the snow in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgarian authorities have declared a ban on intercity travel around the country in an effort to slow down the…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Cairo, Egypt

An aerial view shows new city of Madenty in Cairo, Egypt. Madenty is a suburb, aimed at becoming a complete city, in northeast Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It is south of…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Bieszczady Mountains, Poland

An aerial view of a snow-covered pier at the Solina Lake in the Bieszczady Mountains, south-eastern Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Werkendam, The Netherlands

An aerial picture taken with a drone shows the flooded Noordwaard Polder in the Biesbosch in Werkendam, The Netherlands. The Noordwaard area collects high water from the river Boven Merwede.…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Polana, Poland

An aerial view of snow-covered the Bieszczady Mountains in the village of Polana, southeastern Poland. EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: La Tzoumaz, Switzerland

Skiers take part in the Skicolor event where they are sprayed with biodegradable colour powders as part of carnival celebrations in the alpine resort of La Tzoumaz, Switzerland. Photo:…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Galicia, Spain

Fog wafts during the sunrise in the village of Verin, Ourense, Galicia, northwestern of Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE/Brais Lorenzo

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Illinois, USA

A photo made with a drone shows a frozen lake in Round Lake, Illinois, USA. Photo: EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Tiszacsege, Hungary

A picture taken with a drone shows a ferry on River Tisza at Tiszacsege, Hungary. In the night of 30 January 2000, a dam at the gold mining company Aurul,…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Zubracze, Poland

A view of snow-covered Bieszczady Mountains in Zubracze, southeastern Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Abadszalok, Hungary

Ice yachts slide on the frozen Lake Tisza near Abadszalok, Hungary. Photo: EPA-EFE/Zsolt Czegledi

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Sils, Switzerland

People enjoy themselves on the Silsersee (lake Sils), covered with so-called "black ice", in Sils, Switzerland. Black ice, sometimes called clear ice, is a thin coating of glazed ice on…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Istanbul, Turkey

Rowing athletes perform during their practices at Halic by Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

A general view of fog surrounding of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: EPA-EFE/FEHIM DEMIR

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Istanbul, Turkey

An aerial picture taken by drone shows Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge under heavy fog at the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Mount Fuji, Japan

Mount Fuji is seen from a Tokyo-bound passenger plane, near Shizuoka, Japan. Located at around 100 kilometres from Tokyo and standing at 3,776 meters high, Mount Fuji is a symbol…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Hasankeyf, Turkey

A general view of Hasankeyf, an ancient city with roots going back 10,000 years and located along the Tigris (Dicle) River in south-east Turkey's Batman province before the hydro electric…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Bieszczady Mountains, Poland

An aerial view of snow-covered Bieszczady Mountains in south east Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

Read More Here