Microcosm or macrocosm? Klaus D. Francke photographs the world from above; his images reveal our “blue planet” as an endless expanse of colors and shapes, a mysterious work of art born of a sparkling, supernatural imagination. Francke, co-founder of the Bilderberg Agency in Hamburg, works for renowned magazines such as Geo, Stern, and Merian and has garnered numerous accolades for his work. For over twenty years he has regularly boarded a Cessna 172 to photograph the world from 300–1,500 meters above. Three monographs have already been published, revealing spectacular views of