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Arthur Batut (9 February 1846 – 19 January 1918) was a French photographer and pioneer of
Batut was born in 1846 in
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Arthur Batut (9 February 1846 – 19 January 1918) was a French photographer and pioneer of aerial photography
Aerial photography (or airborne imagery) is the taking of photographs from an aircraft or other airborne platforms. When taking motion pictures, it is also known as aerial videography.
Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircra ...
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Life
Batut was born in 1846 in Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administ ...
, and developed interest in history, archeology and photography. His book on kite aerial photography
Kite aerial photography (KAP) is a type of photography. A camera is lifted using a kite and is triggered either remotely or automatically to take aerial photographs. The camera rigs can range from the extremely simple, consisting of a trigger me ...
appeared in 1890 and contained an aerial photograph taken in 1889 from a kite over Labruguière
Labruguière (; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''La Bruguièira'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France.
The Thoré is a river that is part of the commune's east ...
, where he spent most his life until he died there in 1918. It is believed that in 1887 or 1888 he was the first to use this method successfully.
At the time, kite aerial photography had potential applications for aerial reconnaissance
Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. The role of reconnaissance can fulfil a variety of requirements including artillery spotting, the collection of ima ...
, but also for agriculture and archeology. The first aerial photographs had been taken by Nadar
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloon (aircraft), balloonist, and proponent of Aircraft#Heavier-than-air – aerodynes, h ...
from a balloon in 1858. The use of unmanned kites promised obvious advantages in a military setting.
Inspired by Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton, FRS FRAI (; 16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), was an English Victorian era polymath: a statistician, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto- ...
, he also produced composite photographs combining portraits of multiple people onto one plate.
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