Boat and Beach

Stunning Aerials of the Sun-Drenched Beaches of Antigua (PHOTOS)

Known as one of the world's most perfect island getaways, Antigua is home to pristine, white-sand beaches and turquoise-blue waters, but photographer Tommy Clarke captures the Caribbean island from a stunning perspective only a few of us have seen.

Dangling out of a helicopter, Clarke captured stunning images of both Antigua's more remote beaches and more popular, iconic attractions such as Cades Reef and Half Moon Bay Beach, dotted with colorful umbrellas and lounging tourists, and snorkelers exploring the waters. The sun-drenched images, some of which are collected in the slideshow above, will make you long for summer right now.

This isn't Clarke's first foray into helicopter-dangling for aerial photography. The British photographer has hung out of helicopters and small aircraft to capture the salt flats of Utah and San Francisco and the beaches of Mexico to the Canary Islands.

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"These days with the prevalence of drones in aerial photography I seem to be in the old guard by hiring helicopters and taking the door off, harnessing myself in and then hanging out—though I doubt flying a remote controlled drone is quite as exhilarating as my method," he told MailOnline in an interview in July 2015.

Clarke grew up on the south coast of England where he spent nearly every childhood holiday by the beach. This sparked a deep interest of the interaction between water and land and how people connect with that location, according to his website. But it wasn't until the 28-year-old, London-based photographer was living in Sydney that he embarked on his first aerial shoot over Bondi Beach, capturing the colorful surfboards strewn across the beach which became his first series, Shore.

For more on Tommy Clarke's work, visit his website.

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