This page isn’t about Mike Clegg Media. Think of it instead as a brief look back — a little piece of history from my early days in aerial photography.

From 1997 until drones arrived and reshaped how aerial photography was done, this was how I captured images from the sky — a camera hanging from a helium blimp. It was exciting, unpredictable, and always a bit of an adventure. (One word: wind — if it was blowing, the blimp stayed grounded. But on calm days, the results were incredible.)

I’ve always been fascinated by the aerial perspective — seeing the world from above and capturing that view in a way most people never get to experience. As a kid, I was obsessed with kites and always wondered what they were “seeing” up there. As an adult, that curiosity turned into a business: suspending a camera from a blimp and floating it high overhead to capture unique shots from the sky.

These early photos were shot on film in the late 1990s — a completely different era. As technology advanced, I moved with it. Digital cameras changed how I worked. Drones opened up new creative possibilities. And each leap forward — from film to digital, blimps to drones, and now into 360° tours, cinematic video, and even AI-driven tools — has simply been part of the same journey: finding new ways to see, capture, and share the world from above.

Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing. The tools have evolved, but the heart of it has always been the same — a love of perspective and a fascination with how things look from a different angle.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a little trip down memory lane with me. 🚀