article_snippet: These incredible images snapped by Russian photography group AirPano depict some of the world's most iconic cities as round planets.
article_snippet: Using a pioneering method of aerial photography, plus some skillful manipulation in Photoshop - known in the trade as 'stereographic projection' - each location can now be seen at a full 360-degree angle, with jaw-dropping results.
article_snippet: These incredible images were taken by Russian photographic group AirPano .
article_snippet: The sweeping panoramas were taken over the space of eight years using helicopters, airplanes, dirigibles, hot air balloons, helium balloons and even  radio-controlled drones to capture These incredible images from staggering heights.
article_snippet: Images of San Francisco, Berlin, Venice and Sydney are among the collection, which show hundreds of miles of landscape in some instances.
article_snippet: The winding canals of Venice, Italy were one of the scenes snapped by AirPano over a period of eight years .
article_snippet: Sergey Semenov, the 32-year-old coordinator behind the project, said: 'To make these images, firstly we create aerial spherical panoramas, but this is not an easy task. '
article_snippet: We often photograph from a drone, but We also photograph from helicopters, airplanes, dirigibles, hot air balloons and helium balloons. '
article_snippet: Since the beginning of the project, AirPano team has created panoramas of the most interesting and significant places and cities of the Earth.
highlights_snippet: Jaw-dropping aerial photographs were taken by Russian photography group AirPano .
  
highlights_snippet: Panoramas taken using helicopters, planes, dirigibles, hot air balloons, helium balloons and radio-controlled drones .
  
highlights_snippet: Photographs are then manipulated using pioneering technique called
highlights_snippet: 'stereographic projection'
  AirPano spent eight years travelling the world to take the incredible snaps .